Contact Us At 865-268-3238

We are excited to announce that we are now accepting GLASS!

The blue dumpster for glass is located in the parking area by the Recycle Office.

DO NOT PUT IT IN THE SINGLE STREAM COMPACTOR

Any size, type or color, no separation necessary. Please remove lids and trash first.


Click here to see the Glassmill in operation

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Congressman Tim Burchett and staff visits the Glassmill to see it in operation.

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Shredded Paper:

Shredded paper must be enclosed in a paper bag to be recycled. If it is not enclosed (either by rolling it up tight or stapling it shut to prevent it from opening) it will not be recycled since it is too small to be captured in the system and will just end up falling through cracks and being landfilled. Shredded paper should not be enclosed in plastic bags or cardboard boxes—paper bags only. Paper bags are recycled in the same way as shredded paper is so that is why paper bags are best.

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    Shayne Powell

    Recycle Center Operator

The Blount County Recycle Center is open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 8:00am - 4:30pm. We are Located at 331 Levi Street, one street down from the Blount County Operations Center off of McArthur Rd. If you have any questions please call 865-268-3238, please leave a message if there is no answer and we will call you back.
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NOW OPEN!
We are now open and ready to collect your Household Hazardous Waste, Used Oil and Antifreeze!

Other Blount County Recycle Center

Please note that we are NOT associated with this recycle center located on 613 Howard Jones Road in Maryville

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Below is a list of items that we accept at HHW

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Attention!
Please do not throw your household trash in the recycle containers. We are a "Recycle" facility, not a garbage dump. If you see someone throwing trash in the containers please help us keep our facility open and clean by letting the Attendant know.

We have lots of information listed on signage and fliers to help you know what items we accept, if you are unsure PLEASE see the Attendant.

Thanks to the support of our community since we opened December 2017 we have been able to collect enough recyclable material to extend the life of the landfill by more than 3 years!! 

We do NOT accept Plastic Bags, Bubble Wrap or Styrofoam of any kind.
PLEASE do not bring these items to the Recycle Center as we have no way to recycle them.
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We love to recycle in Blount County!
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We are here to help answer all of your Recycle questions at 865-268-3238

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​Click below to see what items we accept at our facility

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Bulbs and Paints
​We are now accepting 4ft and 8ft intact "Fluorescent Bulbs" and "Oil Based Paints" for recycling.
PLEASE NOTE: Latex or water based paints are NOT recyclable. Dry the paint with kitty litter, sawdust, etc. then dispose of in trash.
Please check back often for updates
Please Help Us Keep Your Recycle Center Clean.
NO dumping allowed, NO after hours drop off allowed​.

For your convenience there is a drop box for your unwanted prescription medications located at the Blount County Justice Center in the 24hr lobby, 940 E. Lamar Alexander Pkwy.

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Our collected Recycling material is processed by WestRock and transported by Waste Connections in Knoxville. You can see in the pictures below that they work very hard to sort and process your recycle material.​
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