NOTICE: Effective July 1, 2022,
fees increased to $70/TON. Loads containing shingles increased to $80/TON.
Additionally,
loads weighing over four tons (8,000 lbs.) are no longer accepted.
Anthony Savage
Waste Facility Manager
Transfer Station
1033 Elm Street
Knoxville, TN 37921
Transfer Station/Scale House: 865-215-6700
Fax: 865-215-6711
HOURS OF OPERATION
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
2024 Solid Waste Facility Calendar [PDF]
2025 Solid Waste Facility Calendar [PDF]
ATTENTION: The Transfer Station cannot accept cash or the following credit/debit cards. We apologize for any inconvenience
.
- American Express
- Apple Metal Cards
- Chime
- Citi MC (Citi Visa is accepted)
- Divvy
- Venmo
All visitors must always drive across the scale.
| The Solid Waste Facility only accepts credit or debit cards—NO CASH. |
FEES
- Minimum fee of $1. Debit or credit cards only. No American Express and NO CASH.
- Garbage, Construction, & Demolition Debris - $70 per ton
- Shingles or Shingles Combined with Other Waste - $80 per ton
- Appliances Containing Refrigerant - $70 per ton
- Scrap Metal & Appliances without Refrigerant - no charge
*FREE FOR CITY RESIDENTS DAY
The first Saturday of each month, unless closed due to a 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
MATERIALS NOT ACCEPTED AT THE TRANSFER STATION INCLUDE
- Asbestos
- Asphalt
- Commercial hazardous waste
- Contaminated soil
- Dead animals
- Explosives or ammunititon
- Lighting ballasts
- Loose, blown insulation (including bagged insulation)
- Loose Styrofoam (all Styrofoam must be bagged)
- Mattresses: no more than four per customer/business per day
- Medical waste (including oxygen tanks)
- Radioactive waste
- Railroad ties
- Sludge
- Tires: no more than four per customer/business per day
- Large amounts of rock, brick, concrete, or dirt (Limited to two wheelbarrows full per vehicle trip. Any more than that amount
cannot be accepted since it will damage the machinery we use to process
materials.)
- Latex paint that is not completely dry (see details for drying latex paint here)
- Yard waste
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 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.
- No loads over 8,000 lbs. (4 tons).
- 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.