Resources
- Recycling & Solid Waste information for Oak Ridge residents
- Oak Ridge annual pickup programs
- Nobody Trashes Tennessee Calendar
- Tennessee Hazardous Waste Collection Site
- Recycling & Solid Waste information for Anderson County residents
- How to turn junk mail into useful things
- Keep America Beautiful
- Keep Tennessee Beautiful
- Recycle your cigarette butts (TerraCycle)
This is an FYI.
I took my pre-printed labeled box to UPS Clinton this afternoon to send recent butt collection to TerraCycle. Unfortunately I got Deputy Dawg. He asked if box contained ammo?!! NO. Liquids/perishables? NO. Tobacco related materials. YES, cigarette filters to recycle. Sorry, ha said. UPS cannot ship ANYTHING related to tobacco. I said that the tobacco is all gone. We collect only the filters. Sorry, he said. So I downloaded a code to use at FEDEX next time at Walgreens. DK why TerraCycle sends us labels for UPS if against UPS rules. Had no problem in November. I self scanned & must have missed that question. - The Cycle
- Tennessee Recycling Coalition
- Report a Litter Bug 1-877-8-LITTER or report them online here.
- Learn how plastic bottles are recycled (kudos to Zach, Nick, and Ms. Seeback)
- About the types of plastic
- Vehicle recycling
- Asbestos disposal
- Asbestos Exposure
- Asbestos Recycling and Abatement
- Sell your clunker (Don't dump it somewhere!)
- How cars are recycled
- Support veterans with your old car
- Recycle your old appliances
- Metal recycling
- Mattress disposal
Also, the Ecumenical Storehouse in Oak Ridge accepts mattresses that are in good condition for reuse - Energy efficiency tax credits
- A Comprehensive Recycling Guide
- How and When you Should Recycle
- How single-stream recycling works
- Recycle/reuse old clothing
- Nico's Quest to Recycle: A Kid's Guide to Recycling
- A Kid’s Guide to Renewable Energy
- What and how to recycle
- How to recycle light bulbs
- Green Cleaning at Home
- The Money-Saving Guide to Going Green at Home
- How to be green in college
- Uses for your old smart phone
- Sustainable and Eco-friendly travel
- Household waste management guide for parents
- A Family's guide to recycling at home
- Recycle your dog food bags for free
- Donate an unwanted automobile and support ailing kids in Tennessee
- Creative ways to use your old PC
- How to reuse and properly dispose of cooking oil
- Green energy tax credits
- Join the Dogwood Alliance
- Sustainable Cinema (films about the environment)
- See how well each state does at recycling
- Reusing Water for Landscaping Resources
Glass recycling
No more recycling of glass in area - News - OakRidger - Oak Ridge, TN
https://www.oakridger.com/news/20190830/no-more-recycling-of-glass-in-area