How to get rid of brush and yard waste in Knox County
Knox County’s drop-off sites don’t take brush and yard waste. Other options are listed below.
Rules for brush and yard waste
- Accepted
- Not accepted
- Knox County convenience centers don’t take brush, limbs, leaves, logs, stumps, or yard clippings. The City of Knoxville Transfer Station doesn’t take yard waste either.
- Three private greenwaste sites take it for a fee. Call ahead, because minimum fees are high: Living Earth West, 8707 Joe Daniels Rd, 865-927-7647; Living Earth East, 6323 Rutledge Pike, 865-546-0584; Living Earth Downtown, 2601 Middlebrook Pike, 865-281-3388.
- You may be able to burn brush with a permit from Knox County Air Quality Management, 865-215-5900.
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