Keep Anderson County Beautiful

09/26/2025

Swag until 6 pm today, 10 am to 6 pm tomorrow.
Atomic Fall Fest, Bissell Park, Oak Ridge.

09/26/2025

Hello Anderson County! Come find us at the Atomic Fall Fest in Oak Ridge today and tomorrow.

Help us Keep Anderson County Beautiful with suggestions on where butt receptacles need to be placed. We also have personal/car ashtrays to help you dispose/recycle butts properly

But we aren't just talking about butts; we want to hear about all of your litter/recycling concerns! Reusable shopping bags and litter grabbers to give away.

See you at the Fest!

Today 3 pm to 6 pm and tomorrow 10 am to 6 pm. le e o

09/24/2025

WE WANT YOUR BUTTS! Or at least a chance to chat with you about how to dispose/recycle cigarette butts properly! We’ll be in the courtyard at the Oak Ridge Recreation Center for Atomic Fall Fest this Friday and Saturday, September 26 and 27.

Thanks to a grant from Keep America Beautiful, and in conjunction with Terracycle, we are hoping to place cigarette butt receptacles in Anderson County where they are most needed.

Stop by our booth to share your ideas and possibly join us in keeping Anderson County clean and beautiful from all types of litter!

Then stay to enjoy the all the Fest has to offer as entertainment for children and adults!

More info avail:
http://kacbtn.org
Cigarette Waste Free Recycling Program · TerraCycle

09/16/2025

It’s that time of year again:

ANDERSON COUNTY
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE
COLLECTION EVENT

Household Hazardous Waste is anything generated in the household that has a hazardous property. A material is hazardous if it is flammable, corrosive, toxic, or reactive with heat or contact with metals.

WE WILL ACCEPT:
HOUSEHOLD CLEANERS: DRAIN OPENERS, POLISHERS, DISINFECTANTS
HOME IMPROVEMENT / MAINTENANCE: ADHESIVES, ST*****RS, THINNERS, REMOVERS
HOME LAWN AND GARDEN: HERBICIDES, PESTICIDES, POISONS, FUNGICIDES, WOOD PRESERVATIVES
AUTOMOTIVE FLUIDS: OIL ADDITIVES & FUEL ADDITIVES, STARTER FLUIDS, SOLVENTS, CLEANERS, REFRIGERANTS, ANTIFREEZE*/COOLANTS, FUEL (INCLUDING OLD GASOLINE)
MISCELLANEOUS SUPPLIES: RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES*, LITHIUM BATTERIES, BUTTON BATTERIES, POOL CHEMICALS, CHEMICALS FROM CHEMISTRY SETS, MEDICINES / DRUGS, AEROSOLS / COMPRESSED GAS, PHOTO PROCESSING CHEMICALS, NEEDLES/SHARPS (in containers)

PLEASE DO NOT BRING:
PAINT*, ELECTRONICS*, ALKALINE BATTERIES**, ANY EMPTY CONTAINERS
MEDICAL & INFECTIOUS WASTE (except needles and sharps in puncture-proof containers),
EXPLOSIVES / AMMUNITION,
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS (including smoke detectors),
AUTOMOTIVE OIL*, LEAD ACID BATTERIES*
NO COMMERCIAL*** & AGRI-BUSINESS MATERIALS***
***Very Small Quantity Generators are eligible to participate by appointment only, and may contact Clean Harbors Environmental Services at 615-643-3170 with a waste inventory to request a price quote and schedule an appointment.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2025
OAK RIDGE PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING (CENTRAL SERVICE COMPLEX)
100 WOODBURY LN. (Behind Hobby Lobby Shopping Center)
9:00AM-1:00PM

FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL:
ANDERSON COUNTY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
(865) 463-6845

SPONSORED BY:
THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION
and ANDERSON COUNTY SOLID WASTE MGT.

This State sponsored HHW Event is open to Any Resident of the State of Tennessee. Residents of other Counties are Welcome!
*Batteries, oil, oil-based paint, antifreeze, and electronics are accepted on a year round basis at Anderson County’s Blockhouse Valley Road facility from Anderson County residents only – no businesses. Please contact Anderson County Solid Waste for hours of operation.**Alkaline batteries no longer contain mercury and can be thrown away in the regular garbage.* Latex Paint should be dried solid and disposed of in the garbage – leave lids off cans when disposing of them.

09/16/2025

Butts Wanted in Anderson County!

Cigarette butts are the #1 littered item in America and leave a trail of damage as they deteriorate. They leak toxins into our water and soil, are consumed by wildlife, and have filters made of plastic that are reduced into microplastics.

Keep Anderson County Beautiful is back with our Butts Wanted campaign. We’re placing new recycling bins across the county so cigarette butts can be collected and, with the help of volunteers, recycled through Terracycle.

Visit our booth in Oak Ridge at the Atomic Fall Fest, Sept. 26–27 and help us choose the best locations for these new bins in YOUR part of the county. Together, we can keep Anderson County clean, safe, and beautiful.

Visit our website at

Tennessee has an average of 5,100 pieces of litter per mile on urban freeways. Thirty percent is deliberate litter from people in vehicles and 70% is negligent litter from unsecured loads. Last year over 8 million dollars was spent on cleanup in Tennessee. Keep Anderson County Beautiful (KACB) is an...

09/11/2025

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07/31/2025

The American Museum of Science and Energy in Oak Ridge is starting a Citizen Science Bird Watching program, and they are asking us to "recycle" old binoculars by donating them for the program.

06/10/2025

The elimination of recycling collection will be a disappointment for Norris residents who have been diligently and proudly working to manage recyclable trash appropriately.

The Norris City Council has made the decision to discontinue residential recycling pickup, along with switching to curbside trash service only, starting July 1. This change is due to a new contract with the current provider, Waste Collections, Inc., which does not include back-door trash pickup services. While the council had the option to include biweekly recycling pickups in the contract, this would have resulted in a higher monthly fee for residents. Read More: https://mycouriernews.com/articles/2025/05/9743/norris-cuts-recycling-ends-back-door-pickup

04/20/2025

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03/30/2025

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03/24/2025

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