Knoxville Household Hazardous Waste Facility
The City of Knoxville’s free drop-off for paint, chemicals, batteries, fuel and small electronics at 1033 Elm Street.
Knoxville Household Hazardous Waste Facility hours are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 7 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., Wednesday 7 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., closed Sunday. It sits beside the city’s transfer station at 1033 Elm Street, off the I-275 Baxter exit. Drop-off is free for residents, with daily limits of 20 gallons of oil-based paint, 10 gallons of other liquids and 100 pounds of material.
- Type
- Household hazardous waste site
- State
- Tennessee
- City
- Knoxville
- Address
- 1033 Elm Street, Knoxville, TN 37921
- Hours
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 7 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.; Wednesday 7 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.; Saturday 8 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.; closed Sunday and on the holidays in the 2026 Solid Waste Facility calendar
- Who can use it
- Residents only; every visitor drives across the scale. Businesses, nonprofits, churches and other non-residential entities are refused, as is any hazardous waste arriving in a commercial or work vehicle.
- Fees
- Free for accepted household hazardous waste. Daily limits: 20 gallons of oil-based paint, 10 gallons of other liquids such as oil, fuel and kerosene, 100 pounds of material in all; no container larger than 5 gallons. Computer systems are limited to three per visit, with charges beyond that.
- Takes
- Acids, aerosol and spray-paint cans, auto body products, automotive oil and fuel, antifreeze, brake and transmission fluid, lead-acid, lithium and rechargeable batteries, bleach and household cleaners, caulk, cooking grease, drain and oven cleaners, e-cigarettes and vapes, computers, cell phones, chargers and string lights, fertilizers, fire extinguishers, flea collars, fluorescent tubes and CFLs, gasoline and kerosene, herbicides, insecticides and pesticides, lighter fluid, MAPP gas cylinders, mercury thermometers and thermostats, mothballs, oil-based paint, stain and varnish, paint thinner and strippers, pool chemicals, propane cylinders, rat and mouse poison, weed killer, windshield washer fluid
- Does not take
- Latex paint (dry it and put it in the trash), alkaline batteries, ammunition, explosives and fireworks, light ballasts, medical waste and needles, oxygen tanks and other non-propane cylinders, smoke detectors and other radioactive waste, TVs, air conditioners, heaters, refrigerators and freezers (the transfer station takes them for a fee), business waste, unidentifiable materials
- Run by
- City of Knoxville Waste and Resources Management
- Phone
- 865-215-6710
- Official website
- knoxvilletn.gov
- Primary source
- knoxvilletn.gov
- Last verified
Questions
What are the Knoxville Household Hazardous Waste Facility hours?
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 7 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., Wednesday 7 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. It is closed on Sunday and on the holidays in the city’s Solid Waste Facility calendar.
Does the Knoxville Household Hazardous Waste Facility take latex paint?
No. Latex paint has not been accepted since March 2018; dry it out with kitty litter and put it in the garbage cart. Oil-based paint is accepted, up to 20 gallons a day.
Can a business use the Knoxville Household Hazardous Waste Facility?
No. Businesses, nonprofits, churches and other non-residential entities must contract their own hazardous waste disposal, and material arriving in a work vehicle is refused.
Sources
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