Carter Convenience Center

Knox County’s drop-off at 8815 Asheville Highway in east Knox County, where carpet goes in as bulky waste.

Carter Convenience Center hours are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.; it is closed Wednesday, Sunday and county holidays. The county places it just east of the split of Asheville Highway and Andrew Johnson Highway. With Dutchtown, it is one of two county centers that take carpet only as bulky waste, not for recycling.

Serves: Knoxville trash pickup and recycling rules.

What this center takes and what it does not

Carter takes bagged household trash, bulky items and do-it-yourself demolition materials, plastics 1 and 2, mixed paper, cardboard, cans, scrap metal, tires, car and motorcycle batteries, used oil and other auto fluids, cooking oil, fluorescent bulbs and one propane tank a year.

Carpet is accepted with the bulky waste. Unlike Halls, Karns, John Sevier, Powell and Tazewell Pike, Carter has no carpet recycling container. Clothing and electronics drop-offs are not listed here; the county lists them at Halls, Karns and John Sevier.

Glass bottles and jars are not taken; they go to the City of Knoxville’s recycling drop-off centers. Plate glass and mirrors are accepted as bulky items. Green waste, liquid paint, appliances containing refrigerant, shingles, brick, block, concrete and commercial waste are refused.

About this site

The county’s annual progress report to the state lists Carter at ZIP code 37924 under state permit 47-0027. The county runs the center under a lease agreement for the site, which the Knox County Commission amended on April 22, 2024.

Rules at every Knox County convenience center

The seven county centers are free for Knox County residents, including City of Knoxville residents, bringing their own household waste; business, rental-property and contractor waste is turned away. Load limits, holiday closures and the full rules are on the Knox County Solid Waste convenience center page.

Type: Convenience center
State: Tennessee
City: Knoxville
Address: 8815 Asheville Highway, Knox County, Tennessee
Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.; closed Wednesday, Sunday and county holidays; gates close at closing time
Who can use it: Knox County residents bringing their own residential waste and recycling. No business or nonprofit waste, no waste from rental properties, no contractors with waste from paid jobs. One load of non-recyclable trash per household per day, up to a standard 5-by-8 pickup bed; heaping loads and very large trailers are turned away.
Fees: Free
Takes: Bagged household trash; bulky items and do-it-yourself demolition materials; plastics 1 and 2; mixed paper; cardboard; aluminum and steel cans; scrap metal; car and motorcycle batteries; used oil and filters and other auto fluids (20 gallons a month); antifreeze; cooking oil (10 gallons a month); fluorescent tubes and CFLs (20 a year); tires (8 a year); propane tanks (1 a year)
Does not take: Glass bottles and jars; commercial waste; appliances containing refrigerant; asphalt and roofing shingles; block, brick and concrete; green waste; liquid latex paint and oil-based paint; plastic bags, Styrofoam and bagged recyclables in the recycling bins
Run by: Knox County Solid Waste
Phone: 865-215-5865
Official website: knoxcounty.org
Primary source: knoxcounty.org
Last verified: September 24, 2026

Questions

Does Carter Convenience Center recycle carpet?

No. Carter takes carpet as bulky waste; the carpet recycling containers are at Halls, Karns, John Sevier, Powell and Tazewell Pike.

Does Carter Convenience Center take glass?

Not bottles and jars, which go to the City of Knoxville’s recycling drop-off centers. Plate glass and mirrors are accepted as bulky items.

Where is Carter Convenience Center?

At 8815 Asheville Highway in east Knox County, just east of where Asheville Highway and Andrew Johnson Highway split.

Sources

Sources and corrections

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