Not Accepted

• Aerosol Cans (empty or full)
• Glass bottles and jars
• Scrap Metal (lawn mower blades, brake drums, etc.)
• Mylar (i.e., shiny silver plastic) things such as potato chip bags or a foil bag to keep items cold / hot.
• Aluminum Foil or Pie Plates
• Plastic Containers that hold hazardous waste such as pesticides / herbicides, motor oil, and antifreeze bottles.
• Window glass, broken windshields, light bulbs, or any type of porcelain or pottery material such as plates or pots, carbon paper, and styrofoam.
• Milk cartons and food and orange juice containers made of paper and coated with a chemical material inside or outside.
• No Medical Waste. Insulin sharps or sharps containers are NOT accepted either inside plastic bottles or by themselves. These items can be disposed of in your household trash inside plastic bottles or through a proper disposal management company.

Examples of plastics that are not recyclable in Knoxville

• Mixed containers such as those for nuts that have some plastic and some paper board, and are difficult to separate.
• Non-Container Plastics (car bumpers, kiddy pools)
• Household Garbage / Food Waste
• Styrofoam: containers, boxes, egg cartons, packing materials even with the recycling triangle, styrofoam peanuts.
• Plastic containers for hazardous fluids / materials.
• Garden Hoses
• Heavy plastic wrap such as the type that covers paper towels and toilet paper.
• Clear storage bags and trash bags such as Hefty, Glad etc.
• Other Plastic Films
• Thin plastic wrap such as Saran wrap, cereal bags from the inside of cereal boxes.
• Post-Industrial Plastics or Bulky Plastics
• Grocery Bags