Until further notice, the Solid Waste Facility only accepts credit or debit cards—NO CASH.

HOLIDAY NOTICE: The Solid Waste Facility (both Transfer Station and the Household Hazardous Waste Facility) will be closed Thursday, November 26 through Saturday, November 28 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Charles Thomas
Waste Facility Manager

Solid Waste Facility
Transfer Station + Household Hazardous Waste
1033 Elm Street
Knoxville, TN 37921
Office: 865-215-6700
Fax: 865-215-6711



FREE FOR CITY RESIDENTS DAY
The first Saturday each month, unless closed due to holiday, is Free for City of Knoxville Residents Day. No County residents or commercial businesses may use the facility on these days due to high traffic volumes and the scales being closed. Please be prepared to show proof of City residence.
*No commercial vehicles or waste
*No dump trucks
*No trailers over 2,500 lbs (gross weight)
*No shingles
*No brush
*One visit per household (no exceptions)
*Please expect long lines.


All Visitors Must Always Drive Across the Scale

HOURS OF OPERATION

Transfer Station and Household Hazardous Waste
Mon., Tues., Thurs., & Fri.: 7 am to 3:45 pm
Wed.: 7 am to 11:45 am
Sat.: 8 am to 11:45 am
Sun.: Closed

FEE STRUCTURE

• Minimum fee of $1. Debit or credit cards only. No American Express and NO CASH.
• Garbage, Construction, & Demolition Debris - $60 per ton
• Shingles or Shingles Combined with Other Waste - $70 per ton

Household Hazardous Waste- No Charge (for City and County residents only, commercial household hazardous waste and recycling not accepted at this facility). 

Specialty Recycling- No Charge except for appliances containing refrigerant (which require additional handling requirements) are subject to regular tipping fees: $60 per ton with a minimum fee of $1.00.


MATERIALS ACCEPTED INCLUDE

The Solid Waste Facility is where individuals and businesses can dispose of a wide variety of solid waste materials.  Here you can rid yourself of tires (limit of only 4 a day), building materials, construction / demolition debris, and most other materials not permitted in daily garbage collections. 

Along with Solid Waste disposal, the Solid Waste Facility also contains a Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) facility. Knoxville and Knox County residents may drop their household hazardous materials at this permanent drop-off facility. Items accepted include automotive oil and fuel (10 gal. limit per day), additives, antifreeze, bleach, cooking grease, fluorescent tubes & compact fluorescent light bulbs, fungicides/wood preservatives, herbicides, pesticides, household batteries (rechargeable and hazardous, no alkaline), oil-based paint (no latex paint; view this link on how to properly dispose of latex paint), and other items. For a complete list please visit the HHW page.


SPECIALTY RECYCLING

• Used motor oil
• Electronics
• Scrap metal
• Appliances
• Appliances containing coolant, refrigerant, etc. such as refrigerators and air conditioners. Appliances containing coolant are subject to regular tipping fees.

MATERIALS NOT ACCEPTED INCLUDE 

• Loose, blown insulation (bagged insulation is accepted)
• Asphalt
• Commercial hazardous waste
• Contaminated soil
• Dead animals
• Lighting ballasts
• Hot ashes
• Medical waste (including oxygen tanks)
• Sludge
• Railroad ties over 3 ft. in length
• Large amounts of rock, brick, concrete, or dirt (limited to two wheelbarrows full per vehicle trip)
• Yard waste*

*Yard waste that is brought to any of the three Living Earth Knoxville locations will be turned into mulch. For more information, call 865-927-7646. ROCK, BRICK, CONCRETE, DIRT: You may bring up to two wheelbarrows full of rock, brick, concrete, or dirt only. Any more than that amount cannot be accepted since it will damage the machinery we use to process materials.


RULES / REGULATIONS

• This is a non-smoking facility.
• All vehicles are required to cross the scales and must be able to unload in 30 minutes or less.
• For liability purposes, City employees cannot help to unload any items.
• Residential, commercial trash, and construction materials may be brought to the Transfer Station.
• The City reserves the right to refuse any materials.
• All vehicles are required to separate recyclables, tires (limit of 4 per day), building materials, construction/demolition debris, and any other material as directed by the attendant and unload them in appropriate areas of the facility.
• No material may be removed from the Solid Waste Facility.