Michael Tucker of Scenic City Recycling dumps mixed paper into his truck in North Chattanooga. The weeks after Christmas and New Year's are among the biggest of the year for recyclers. Staff File Photo by John Rawlston.Chattanooga and Hamilton County offer several ways for residents to recycle items as common as newspaper and as volatile as pesticides. Here's how to do your part in keeping the Scenic City green and clean.
CURBSIDE PICKUP
Chattanooga offers curbside pickup for cardboard, newspaper, all unshredded paper grades, plastic No. 1 and No. 2, aluminum and steel cans. Materials must be put in blue bags, clear bags or covered bins marked "Recycle" and do not need to be sorted.
To make sure your area is covered by the program, call 423-643-5646.
To sign up, call 311.
CITY RECYCLING CENTERS
The following recycling centers are open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. For information, call 423-425-6311.
Warner Park
1250 E. Third St.
Chattanooga, TN 37402
John A. Patten Recreation Center
3202 Kelly's Ferry Road
Chattanooga, TN 37419
Access Road at DuPont Parkway
4500 Access Road
Chattanooga, TN 37415
East Brainerd Baseball Complex
Located at the end of Batter's Place Road. Chattanooga, TN 37421
Brainerd Area
5955 Brainerd Road
Chattanooga, TN 37412
WOOD RECYCLING
3925 N. Hawthorne St.
Chattanooga, TN 37406
423-698-9531
Accepts wood and other lawn waste
Hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. On the second Saturday of every month, the center accepts hazardous waste such as paint, insecticides and pool chemicals from 8 a.m. to noon.
BRUSH RECYCLING
Those wishing to recycle brush may call 423-425-6311. Brush includes wood and plant waste. Brush piles cannot be larger than 96 cubic feet, or 4 feet wide, 4 feet tall and 6 feet wide. Small amounts of leaves, grass clippings and other waste no more than 2 feet wide and 2 feet long are also accepted.
COUNTY RECYCLING CENTERS
These materials are accepted at the following centers: plastics: No. 1 and No. 2 (soda bottles, milk jugs, shampoo and conditioner bottles); brown, green and clear glass; aluminum and steel cans; mixed paper, newspaper and corrugated cardboard; batteries; computers and monitors; small household appliances; office/cell/fax phones; DVD/VCR players; stereos and radios.
East Ridge Recycling Center
1001 Yale St. (behind East Ridge Hospital) East Ridge, TN
423-899-2768
Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday
Highway 58 Recycling Center
5414 Highway 58 (corner of Highway 58 and Hickory Valley Road)
Chattanooga, TN 37416
423-326-0992
Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday and Wednesday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday.
Also accepts motor oil.
Middle Valley Recycling Center
1600 Crabtree Road
Hixson, TN 37343
423-843-9317
Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday and Wednesday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday.
Also accepts motor oil.
Red Bank Recycling Center
4851-B Dayton Blvd. (Next to Fire Hall No. 2) Red Bank, TN 37415
423-876-2010
Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday.
Standifer Gap Recycling Center
7625 Standifer Gap Road
Chattanooga, TN 37421
423-855-6125
Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday.
Also accepts motor oil.
Sequoyah Recycling Center
9525 Lovell Road
Soddy-Daisy, TN 37379
423-842-2391
Hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Accepts motor oil, doesn't accept batteries, computers, monitors, small household appliances, office/cell/fax phones, DVD/VCR players, stereos and radios
TIRE RECYCLING
Hamilton County Tire Recycle Center, 7625 Standifer Gap Road, Chattanooga, TN 37412
423-855-6100
Hours: 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
Charge of $1 per tire, $4 per 18-wheeler tire. Does not accept wheels.
MOTOR OIL RECYCLING
Motor oil also may be recycled at all Valvoline Instant Oil Change, Advance Auto Parts, Pep Boys Automotive and Autozone locations.