First trash compactors coming to downtown
Two items at the March 3, 2026, City Council meeting signaled how managing trash and recycling is changing for the better. As we previously reported, the city will partner with Keep Knoxville Beautiful to staff the city’s four recycling drop-off centers.
The $396,611 annual agreement will fund the hiring of recycling assistants to staff each of the centers 53 hours a week – keeping the sites clean and orderly while providing guidance to people with questions about how to most effectively recycle…