KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The City of Knoxville held a mobile waste drop-off event on Wednesday, but they also want all residents to know that even if you missed the event, you don’t need to hang onto any hazardous waste lying around your home until the next one.
From spray paint to electronics, pesticides, batteries and more, residents at the drop off event were able to get rid of things they had been safely storing for years. For Mark and Marilyn Reda, that included some things they’ve had since the COVID-19 pandemic.
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“I’ve had some ant crystals for the longest time and didn’t know where I was going to get rid of them, and so I’ve kept them in a bag for the longest time and finally we heard about this and I was like ‘I ain’t gonna miss this, this is the opportunity to get rid of it,’” Mark Reda said. “And then she found, in Covid, we were given some kind of hand sanitizer, and after we were given it, they said it wasn’t good to use it. There was some kind of chemical in it that was bad.”
Like Mark and Marilyn, many residents in Knoxville, Knox County, and even the surrounding counties probably have some hazardous materials they know can’t just go in the trash or down the drain, but they aren’t quite sure where to safely get rid of them. If that’s you, the City of Knoxville’s Household Hazardous Waste Facility wants to see you.
Located at 1033 Elm Street, the Household Hazardous Waste Facility, in the Solid Waste Facility, disposes of more than 50 residential hazardous waste items, like antifreeze, oil-based paint, vape devices and cooking grease, six days a week. Plus, just like the mobile drop-off event, at the Household Hazardous Waste Facility, disposing of your hazardous waste is free, and you don’t even have to step out of your vehicle…