Waste and Resources Management Provides Updates on Recycling Centers

Waste and Resources Management announced changes at the Recycling Centers.  The Pleasant Ridge Recycling Center now accepts food scraps as part of the Knoxville Compost Project, bringing the total number of drop-off locations to five.

Residents can now compost the following items:
* Uncooked fruits and vegetables
* Coffee grounds (with paper filters)
* Eggshells
* Nut shells
* Loose-leaf tea (no bags)

The Knoxville Compost Project helps reduce food waste in local landfills by offering residents an alternative to placing food scraps in their trash. Collected scraps are composted at local farms and used to enrich community gardens across the city.

All City recycling centers that accept food scraps:
* Chilhowee Park/Magnolia Ave – 210 Alice St.
* Chapman Highway – 225 W. Moody Ave.
* Pleasant Ridge Recycling Center – 5412 Pleasant Ridge Rd.
* Cedar Bluff – 341 Park Village Rd.

Nourish Knoxville will also collect food scraps at the Market Square Farmers’ Market on Wednesdays and Saturdays starting May 7.

The Old City recycling center was removed from the list of places accepting food scraps on March 19, due to parking changes in the Willow Ave. lot under James White Parkway. Food scrap drop-off for this location has been moved to the Old City Garden at 300 E. Depot Ave.

Residents who use that location for recycling have some options:
* Sign up for free residential curbside recycling by calling 311 or making an online request at KnoxvilleTN.gov/recycling.
* Recycle at one of the City’s other recycling centers, listed above.
* Visit the University of Tennessee’s Public Recycling Drop-Off at 2121 Stephenson Dr. Dock 24, which is open from 7 a.m.-8:30 p.m. daily.

For more information, please visit the City’s website.