Knox County Solid Waste supports several events in our community in order to reduce waste, promote recycling, and remove toxins from our environment.
Event Planning Help: Low Waste or Zero Waste
Knox County Supported Events
- Medication Collection Events
Provides residents an opportunity to turn in unwanted and/or outdated and expired prescription medicines and over the counter medications for proper disposal
- Electronic Recycling
Free eCycle event to collects old computers, laptops, parts, peripherals, and a few other electronic items.
- Christmas Tree-Cycling
Yearly Christmas tree recycling held in early January
- Earth Fest
East Tennessee’s Earth Day Festival - April 17, 2010
- Flag Retirement
Honorable Flag Retirement Ceremony for Flag Day
- Phone Book Recycling
Collected during December and January at participating Knox County Schools
Knox County Supported Programs
- Recycling Education
Ijams Nature Center educational program providing recycling education to the general public, schools, businesses, community organizations, and the media throughout Knox County and East Tennessee.
- Litter Education and Litter Prevention
Keep Knoxville Beautiful litter education and litter prevention programs
- Medication Collection Program
Provides residents an opportunity to turn in unwanted and/or outdated and expired prescription medicines and over the counter medications for proper disposal.
