🗑️ Sanitation Department
Keeping Knoxville clean and sustainable
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📅 Curbside Pickup Schedule
Regular garbage and recycling collection schedule for Knoxville residents. Please have your garbage out by 7:00 AM on your scheduled day.
| Day | Collection Area / Service |
|---|---|
| Monday | North side of Main Street (excluding Lincoln Street) |
| Tuesday | Recycling (entire town) & North side of Main Street (yard waste) |
| Wednesday | South side of Main Street & East of Broad Street |
| Thursday | South side of Main Street (including Lincoln Street) & West of Broad Street |
| Friday | South side of Main Street (yard waste) |
💵 Fees & Services
Current rates for sanitation services and container rentals.
🏠 Monthly Sanitation Fees
| Location | Monthly Rate |
|---|---|
| Inside City Limits | $12.00 |
| Outside City Limits | $15.50 |
🏢 Commercial Container Collection (Per Pickup)
| Container Size | Per Pickup Fee |
|---|---|
| 2 Yard Container | $25.00 |
| 4 Yard Container | $35.00 |
| 6 Yard Container | $45.00 |
| 8 Yard Container | $55.00 |
🏠 Residential Volume Collection (Keep Dumpster 1 Week)
| Container Size | Weekly Rate |
|---|---|
| 2 Yard Container | $50.00 |
| 4 Yard Container | $90.00 |
| 6 Yard Container | $130.00 |
| 8 Yard Container | $160.00 |
🛋️ Large Item Pickup
The City of Knoxville no longer holds Spring or Fall Clean Up events. To help residents dispose of unwanted large items throughout the year, we offer Large Item Stickers.
Fee: $10.00 per item (available at City Hall)
Examples of items requiring stickers:
- Dressers
- Mattress and box spring (counted as 1 item)
- Toilets
- Vanities
- Grills
Items with stickers can be placed out on your regular trash day.
🌿 Yard Waste Collection
Proper disposal of lawn and garden waste helps create compost for the community.
📦 Accepted Materials
- Leaves
- Grass clippings
- Small hedge or brush trimmings (max ¼ inch diameter)
- Bundled brush (see requirements below)
🚫 Not Accepted
- Regular garbage
- Stones
- Building materials
- Non-organic waste
📋 Collection Instructions
Container Options:
- City biodegradable bags
- Garbage cans with stickers (max 30 gallon)
For Larger Brush:
Brush larger than ¼ inch diameter must be:
- Bundled with twine or cord
- Not exceeding 3 feet in length
- Not exceeding 20 inches in diameter
- Not exceeding 50 lbs in weight
- Must have a sticker attached
Sticker Placement: Place sticker on the inside lid of each garbage can or it will not be collected.
💰 Yard Waste Fees
City Biodegradable Bags: $1.50 each
Available at City Hall and Shell Gas Station
Container Stickers: $1.75 each
Available at City Hall
• North side of Main Street: Tuesday afternoons
• South side of Main Street: Friday afternoons
♻️ Recycling Program
Free recycling service for all Knoxville residents - picked up on Tuesdays only.
📋 Program Details
Service: FREE
Pickup Day: Tuesdays only
Containers: City does not provide containers
Residents may use:
- Plastic tote
- Trash can (32 gallons or less)
🏛️ How to Participate
1. Pick up FREE recycling stickers at City Hall
2. Get recycling instructions at City Hall
3. Place sticker on your container
4. Set out on Tuesday for pickup
📋 Regulations & Restrictions
Important rules and guidelines for sanitation services in Knoxville.
🗑️ Garbage/Trash Restrictions
- Have garbage out by 7:00 AM
- Maximum 10 containers or bundles combined
- Bags not to exceed 30 gallons or 50 lbs
- Other containers not to exceed 32 gallons or 75 lbs
- Boxes must be broken down and tied with string
- NO construction materials
- NO hazardous waste (includes paint)
- NO yard waste in regular trash
🔥 Open Burning Regulations
Burning Schedule
- NO burning: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday
- Burning allowed: Wednesday through Saturday, 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Restrictions
- NO burning on City streets
- NO burning in ditches
- NO smoldering fires that issue noxious fumes
- ONLY dry landscape waste may be burned
- NO trash or building materials
- NO burning of grass clippings
Allowed
- Wiener roast fires
- Fire pits
- Grills
🌱 Mowing Regulations
- NO discharge of clippings into the streets
- Unkept yards will receive a nuisance complaint
- Reference: Chapter 15 of the Knoxville Municipal Code