Greenwaste Recycling Facilities
There is a modest fee to drop off Greenwaste at:
-8707 Joe Daniel Road, in the Solway community
-3608 Neal Road in the Halls community
-3106 Water Plant Road at the Forks of the River Industrial Park.
For More Information about the Greenwaste Contactor:
Knox County uses a contractor for processing Greenwaste into compost. For more detailed product information, drop off locations, rules for acceptable material, and fees that they charge visit the Natural Resources Recovery website.
Why Compost Green Waste?
Organics (biodegradable products like paper products, greenwaste, food waste, and even cardboard) are dumped by the tens of thousands of tons into US landfills. Not only are these organic materials valuable resources diverted from industries that may benefit from these materials, such as agriculture and transportation, but they have a high negative impact on the climate when placed into landfills. These materials comprise more than half of our solid waste composition, and when they are buried in landfills, they begin to decompose anaerobically (without oxygen), causing highly toxic levels of methane, impacting our air quality and climate change. These organic materials can be used to create soil where there is none, improve soil where soil quality is poor, and support our farmers by creating affordable, local products, promoting self-sufficiency and high quality products.
Backyard Composting:
Backyard Composters are available through many local retail outlets and by mail order. You can also very easily build your own backyard composter. There are numerous links on the internet.
Here is a link for Backyard Composting that we like:
http://www.wikihow.com/Compost
For more information about the Knox County Greenwaste program contact the Knox County Recycling Coordinator.
