Knox County Recycling Drop-Off-Karns Convenience Center
Knoxville, TN
Facility details
- Address
- 6818 Oak Ridge Highway
Knoxville, TN 37931 - Phone
- (865) 215-5865
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- knoxcounty.org
- Facility type
- Recycling
- Operator
- Municipal
- County
- Knox County
- EPA Region
- 4
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
About this facility
A recycling center collects, sorts and prepares recoverable materials so they can be sold to mills and manufacturers instead of being landfilled. Some are public drop-off sites run by a city, county or hauler; others are commercial buy-back yards or processing plants that take material from collection routes and businesses. What a given site handles depends on its equipment and the markets it sells into, so one center may focus on cardboard and containers while another takes only scrap metal. Many sites pay for certain materials and charge for others. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead to confirm what is taken, how it must be sorted and whether there is a minimum quantity.
Typically accepted at Recycling Center facilities
- Cardboard and mixed paper
- Plastic bottles and containers
- Aluminum and steel cans
- Glass bottles and jars
- Scrap metal
- Electronics (at some sites)
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
Nearby facilities
- Knox County Karns Recycling/Convenience Center Recycling 1.9 mi · Knoxville, TN
- Wheel Recovery Systems LLC Tires 2.7 mi · Knoxville, TN
- Lamberts Pick a Part Metals 2.7 mi · Powell, TN
- Sharps Medical Waste Services Knoxville Transfer Station Transfer Station 3.8 mi · Knoxville, TN
- Knox County Recycling Drop-Off - Powell Convenience Center Recycling 4.2 mi · Powell, TN
- All American Shredding Recycling 4.3 mi · Knoxville, TN
- Recycling Center City of Knoxville Recycling 4.9 mi · Knoxville, TN
- Tetra Recycling Recycling 5.0 mi · Knoxville, TN
- Smurfit Westrock Knoxville Recycling Recycling 5.9 mi · Knoxville, TN
- eCycle of Knoxville Recycling 6.0 mi · Knoxville, TN
Nearest landfill: Chestnut Ridge Landfill and Recycling Center, Heiskell — 8.7 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- 10-15 Dumpsters Inc3.1 mi · Knoxville, TN · 6 drivers
- Marble City Waste LLC3.1 mi · Knoxville, TN · 1 driver
- The Tranzonic Companies4.0 mi · Knoxville, TN · 2 drivers
- Legacy Land Clearing LLC4.0 mi · Knoxville, TN · 3 drivers
- Star Services LLC4.0 mi · Knoxville, TN · 4 drivers
Area served
Serves Knoxville, Powell, Heiskell, Clinton, Farragut, Louisville, Rockford, Oak Ridge, Alcoa, Norris.
County context
One of 41 recycling centers in Knox County, TN.
23 waste haulers in Knox County, TN.
ZIP 37931 at a glance
- Population
- 31,842 (433 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 38
- Households
- Median income $92,150 · 46% earn six figures
- Housing
- 71% owner-occupied · median home value $356,512 · median rent $1,542
- Workforce
- 65% labor-force participation · 2.2% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Tennessee solid-waste agency: Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation (TDEC)