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SANITATION:



The sanitation division is charged with the collection of residential and small commercial house hold refuse using twenty yard semi-automated rear loading refuse trucks.  The refuse is placed at the curb in ninety gallon roll out carts each week.

In the event of a holiday, refuse will be picked up the next business day.  Carts need to be placed at curbside by 6:00 a.m. Please leave cart there until you are serviced.


RECYCLING:  RECYCLING SCHEDULE

The City offers a commingled recycling program.  Blue recycling carts are available, free of charge, from the Public Works Department by calling (423)585-4658. If not using a cart, recyclables can also be placed at the curb in any blue bag or container.

Acceptable Items:

• Plastics 1-7
• Cardboard
• Plastic Containers
• Metal Cans
• Mail Magazines, Mixed Paper, Newspapers & Catalogs
• Paper & Paper Bags
• Phone Books
• Plastic Bottles
• Up to (3) Buckets
• Cartons
• Empty Aerosol Cans

Please refrain from containers with motor oil, cooking oil, or salad oil.
Items placed in recycle cans should NOT be put in plastic bags.

Non-Recyclable Items:

• Glass
• Styrofoam
• Motor Oil Containers
• Pill Bottles
• Yard Waste
• Plastic Grocery Bags
• Garden Hoses
• Film
• Clothes Hangers
• Pots & Pans
• Ceramics
• Food & Household Waste
• Paint*
• Batteries*
• Hazardous Materials*
• Aerosol Cans w/Liquids*
• Light Bulbs & Fluorescent Bulbs*
• Electronics*

*Special collection events are held to collect these items for safe disposal and will be announced throughout the year.

Additional Non-Recyclable Items Collected at the Landfill:

• Paint
• Tires
• Scrap Metal
• Wood
• Auto Batteries
• Used Motor Oil

Hamblen County Landfill
3849 Sublett Road, Morristown, TN 37813
(423) 581-8784