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Check the City's Waste Not Blog for updates on the collection of garbage and recyclables and more! For more details, call 311 or visit www.knoxvilletn.gov/solidwaste.

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What's Your Solid Waste I.Q.? - Curbside Recycling

1. What is the proper way to recycle empty plastic bags or plastic films (like sandwich bags and plastic wraps)? A. Plastic bags/films are not recyclable. - INCORRECT. Plastic bags/films can be ... more»

Posted by tmcdonell On Dec 28, 2018 at 10:19 AM

What's Your Solid Waste I.Q.? - Curbside Trash Pickup

1. Which of the following photos depicts a cart that will not be emptied due to overflow? a. Lid slightly propped up – INCORRECT. According to the policy outlined in the City’s contract wit ... more»

Posted by tmcdonell On Nov 13, 2018 at 2:35 PM

What's Your Solid Waste I.Q.? - Bulky Waste

1. When is bulky waste collected? a. At the same time as weekly curbside pickup. INCORRECT. If a Waste Connections driver is able to collect a bulky waste item at the time of trash collectio ... more»

Posted by tmcdonell On Sep 14, 2018 at 4:10 PM

City Begins Delivery of 1,521 New Recycling Carts

A dozen households in North Knoxville neighborhoods received new recycling carts before 10 a.m. this morning. The two-man public service team of Cody Foster and Dustin Hinshaw had their list an ... more»

Posted by ptravis On Jun 08, 2017 at 12:53 PM

Videos: Quick and Efficient Trash Collection Vs. Back-Breaking Manual Pickups

For four months, City officials have been talking about the benefits of the new 60,000 wheeled trash carts and how they're a key component in modernizing and improving the City’s household garbage c ... more»

Posted by evreeland On Apr 06, 2017 at 1:01 PM

Big Difference: Clean Sorted Glass Vs. Commingled Low-Quality Glass

When the City on Jan. 1 stopped accepting glass in the curbside single-stream recycling program, the Solid Waste Office explained that during the processing of recyclables, glass gets broken into smal ... more»

Posted by evreeland On Feb 27, 2017 at 5:56 PM

Having Trouble Containing Your Trash to 1 Cart Per Week? You've Got Options!

Part of the new garbage collection system requires each household to fit all its trash into the City-issued trash cart. If you are having a hard time keeping your trash to one 95-gallon cart every w ... more»

Posted by evreeland On Feb 23, 2017 at 5:30 PM

Glass Collection Up 63 Percent at Recycling Drop-off Centers

Q: Have you seen an increase in tonnage of glass taken to the drop-off recycling centers in January? A: Way to go Knoxville!!! We calculated the average weight of glass recycled at the five recyc ... more»

Posted by evreeland On Feb 21, 2017 at 5:46 PM

Avoid Confusion: Don't Place Old Trash Receptacle at Curb Unless It's Being Discarded

Now that everyone has their new wheeled garbage cart, lots of residents have told us they'd like help in getting rid of their old trash receptacles. So this month, Waste Connections has started haulin ... more»

Posted by evreeland On Feb 15, 2017 at 6:45 PM

Love My New Garbage Cart, But What Should I Do With My Old Trash Can?

As residents are settling into using their new City-issued garbage carts, they are probably wondering what to do with their old cans. Well, our first suggestion is to repurpose them around your hou ... more»

Posted by evreeland On Feb 02, 2017 at 5:05 PM

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