The Jefferson County Sanitation Department operates the county landfill and nine waste disposal convenience centers for county residents. The Landfill and Convenience Centers operate through county taxes and commercial fees.
2023 Sanitation Department Holiday Schedule
NOTICE: Tire Disposal Prices Increasing
Effective April 1, 2022
Jefferson County Sanitation tire disposal rates will increase for residential and commercial customers as follows:
- Residential disposal for up to 10 car/truck passenger tires will be $2.00 per tire.
- All other tire disposal will be at the rate of $160 per ton.
2022 Dumpster Rental Policy
Convenience Centers:
Open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday, 8-5, unless noted.
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Dandridge Center – 865-356-6895
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Deep Springs Road – 865-356-4081
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Dickie Road Center – 865-356-0956
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Highway 92 Center – 865-356-0949, Hours: M-S, 6-6
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Indian Creek Center – 865-356-0969
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Landfill Convenience Center -865-397-3544, Hours: M-F 7-3:30, Sat. 8 -12
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New Market Center – 865-356-0495
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Strawberry Plains Center – 865-356-0958
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Rocktown Center – 865-356-0371
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White Pine Center – 865-719-7867
Waste Accepted at Centers:
- Household bagged garbage
- Recycling – paper, cardboard, plastic, metal, aluminum, used oil
Waste Accepted at Landfills:
- Household bagged garbage
- Electronics
- Appliances
- Furniture
- Mattresses
- Demolition material
- Brush, leaves and small limb (Stumps are not accepted)
- Oil-based paints
- Dead animals for burial
- Tires are accepted but must be removed from rims. There is a $1.00 per tire disposal fee.
- Recycling – cardboard, plastic, paper, used oil, metal, aluminum
Periodic hazardous collection days: household chemicals and other hazardous materials, which are designated by the state and advertised through the radio, newspaper, and flyers.
Short-Term Dumpster Rental
The department provides six- or eight-yard dumpsters. We offer weekly, bi-weekly and monthly pick-ups. Jefferson County Sanitation Department also rents six-, eight-, ten-, fifteen-, and thirty-yard dumpsters for construction or home clean-up projects.
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Current information on happenings around recycling, composting, and sanitation in Jefferson County, Tennessee.