Knoxville Transfer Station
The City of Knoxville’s paid trash and debris drop-off at 1033 Elm Street, free for city residents once a month.
Knoxville Transfer Station 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. Residents and businesses pay by weight with a debit or credit card, no cash: $85 a ton for trash and construction debris and $95 a ton for loads with shingles since September 1, 2026. The first Saturday of each month is free for City of Knoxville residents.
- Type
- Transfer station
- 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 and businesses. Every vehicle crosses the scale and must unload within 30 minutes; city employees cannot help unload. No loads over 8,000 pounds (4 tons). Free for City Residents Day (first Saturday of the month) is for City of Knoxville residents only, with proof of residence, one visit per household; no county residents, commercial vehicles, dump trucks or trailers over 2,500 pounds gross weight that day.
- Fees
- Since September 1, 2026: garbage, construction and demolition debris $85 a ton; loads with shingles $95 a ton; $1 minimum. Scrap metal and appliances without refrigerant free; appliances containing refrigerant charged by the ton. Debit or credit cards only, no cash; American Express, Apple metal cards, Chime, Citi Mastercard, Divvy and Venmo are not accepted. Free for City of Knoxville residents on the first Saturday of each month unless it falls on a holiday.
- Takes
- Residential and commercial trash; construction, demolition and renovation debris; shingles; scrap metal and appliances, including refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners, which staff drain of refrigerant; TVs; mattresses (up to four a day); tires (up to four a day); bagged polystyrene foam; up to two wheelbarrows of rock, brick, concrete or dirt per trip; fully dried latex paint
- Does not take
- Asbestos, asphalt, commercial hazardous waste, contaminated soil, dead animals, explosives and ammunition, lighting ballasts, loose or bagged blown insulation, loose polystyrene foam, medical waste and oxygen tanks, radioactive waste, railroad ties, sludge, yard waste, latex paint that is not completely dry, more than four mattresses or four tires per customer a day, more than two wheelbarrows of rock, brick, concrete or dirt; on Free for City Residents Day also shingles and brush
- Run by
- City of Knoxville Waste and Resources Management
- Phone
- 865-215-6700
- Official website
- knoxvilletn.gov
- Primary source
- knoxvilletn.gov
- Last verified
Questions
What are the Knoxville Transfer Station 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 2026 Solid Waste Facility calendar.
How much does the Knoxville Transfer Station charge?
$85 a ton for garbage and construction and demolition debris and $95 a ton for loads containing shingles, with a $1 minimum. Scrap metal and appliances without refrigerant are free. Cards only; no cash and no American Express.
When is the Knoxville Transfer Station free?
On the first Saturday of each month, unless it is a holiday, City of Knoxville residents dump free with proof of residence, one visit per household. No commercial vehicles, dump trucks, trailers over 2,500 pounds, shingles or brush, and no county residents that day.
Sources
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