Robert Smith, driver, stops the truck as Kenneth Trammell, crew worker, services a residence in Alton Park using one of the city of Chattanooga's recycling trucks in this file photo.Chattanooga and Hamilton County offer several ways for residents to recycle items as common as newspaper and as dangerous as pesticides or batteries. Here's where to go or who to call to keep the area green:
Brush recycling
Those wishing to recycle brush may call 423-698-9531. 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 also are accepted.
Curbside pickup
Chattanooga offers curbside recycling pickup for cardboard, newspaper, unshredded paper, plastics No. 1 and No. 2, aluminum and steel cans. All items must be put in blue bags, clear bags or bins marked "Recycle" and do not to be sorted.
To find out if your area is covered by the curbside pickup program, call 311.
Chattanooga recycling centers
The recycling centers listed here are open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. For information, call 423-698-9531.
Warner Park
1250 E. Third St.
John A. Patten Recreation Center
3202 Kelly's Ferry Road
Access Road at DuPont Parkway
4500 N. Access Road
East Brainerd Baseball Complex
8004 Batters Place Road
Brainerd Area
5955 Brainerd Road
Wood recycling
3925 N. Hawthorne St.
423-698-9531
Accepts wood and other lawn waste.
• Hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. On the second Saturday of the month, the center accepts wastes such as paint, insecticides and pool chemicals from 8 a.m. to noon.
Hamilton County recycling centers
These items are accepted at the following locations: plastics Nos. 1-7 (includes soda bottles, milk jugs, shampoo and conditioner bottles, margarine tubs, bread bags, meat trays); 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.
Highway 58 Recycling Center
5414 Highway 58, Chattanooga (corner of Highway 58 and Hickory Valley Road)
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
1868 Crabtree Road, Hixson
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., Red Bank (next to Fire Hall No. 2)
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
423-855-6125
• Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday and Wednesday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Also accepts motor oil.
Sequoyah Recycling Center
9525 Lovell Road, Soddy-Daisy
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 Recycling Center
7625 Standifer Gap Road
423-855-6100
• Hours: 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday.
• Charge of $1 per tire, $4 per 18-wheeler tire. Does not accept wheels.
Motor oil recycling
Besides the locations listed above, motor oil also may be recycled at all Valvoline Instant Oil Change, Advance Auto Parts, Pep Boys Automotive and AutoZone locations.