How to get rid of construction debris

Chestnut Ridge Landfill. Fee not posted.

Not posted. Call 423-447-6855

Alcoa/Maryville/Blount County Sanitary Landfill. $60 per ton, $15 minimum for 500 pounds or less.

Not posted. Call 423-476-8118

Towe String Transfer Station. Fee not posted.

The Carter County Landfill isn’t taking demolition debris right now: its demolition site is temporarily closed. Its posted fee for demolition debris is $61 a ton.

Claiborne County Landfill. $70 per ton.

Cocke County Landfill. Fee not posted.

Not posted. Call 931-484-9328

Not posted. Call 865-828-4881

Greene County’s convenience centers don’t take construction materials or lumber. The county rents open-top containers instead; call 423-798-1794.

City of Chattanooga residents can take drywall (up to one truckload), lumber, landscape timbers, and vinyl to a refuse collection center, but not concrete, roofing, tile, or dirt. Hamilton County doesn’t post where other construction debris goes.

Hawkins County’s convenience centers may turn away construction debris and send it to the Republic Landfill on Carter’s Valley Road, 423-357-6777.

Residents can still take demolition material to the Landfill Convenience Center while space lasts. Commercial demolition waste isn’t being accepted.

Not posted. Call 423-727-6921

Any of the seven convenience centers. Free. Limit: one 5x8 pickup load (or the same amount) per day.

The convenience centers don’t take demolition debris or wood, and the county doesn’t post where it goes. Call 865-988-7558.

McMinn County Landfill. $38 per ton, $5 minimum. Limit: no asbestos or large pieces.

Not posted. Call 423-334-5850

Not posted. Call 423-442-2497

Morgan County’s landfill takes Class 4 debris, but the county doesn’t say what counts. Call 423-346-7487 to ask about your load.

Not posted. Call 423-338-4527

Roane County Recycling Hub. $75 per ton. Limit: small jobs.

The Scott County Recycling Center doesn’t take large amounts of building materials, and the county doesn’t post where construction debris goes.

Any of 11 drop-off sites. Fee not posted. Limit: one 5x8 truck bed or small trailer load per day.

Not posted. Call 423-323-6439

Any of the five convenience centers. Fee not posted. Limit: small do-it-yourself home repairs only. No shingles or large loads.

Washington County’s convenience centers don’t take construction or demolition debris, and the county doesn’t say where it goes. Its page lists the Iris Glen Landfill at 423-926-8375.

Local Transfer. Fee not posted.

Not posted. Call 931-723-5139

Omohundro Convenience Center. $20. Limit: 2 cubic yards.

Metro’s convenience centers page limits construction and demolition material at Omohundro to 2 cubic yards for $20. Its bulky item page says residents are limited to 1 cubic yard.

Not posted. Call 615-446-0019

Not posted. Call 931-375-6400

St. Bethlehem Construction and Demolition Landfill or Bi-County Landfill. Fee not posted.

Putnam County Landfill. $50 per ton; shingles $100 per ton.

Robertson County Transfer Station and Recycling Center. $85 a ton from inside the county, $100 from outside; $8 minimum.

Rutherford County Transfer Station. $50 for up to 999 pounds, $104.50 a ton past that.

One line on Rutherford County’s transfer station page still says cash customers pay $95 a ton. The rates above are the page’s fee schedule, which says cash rates changed on July 1, 2026.

Resource Authority Transfer Station. $85 a ton, $10 minimum; shingles $100 a ton.

Any of the 10 convenience centers. Free. Limit: 3 cubic yards a day, from your own home.

Wilson County Landfill. $18 per cubic yard; shingles $100 per ton.

Not posted. Call 731-423-3020

Not posted. Call 901-222-7729

Tipton County Landfill. Fee not posted.