Knox County runs no curbside collection, so there is no county bin-placement or setout-time rule for the unincorporated area. Residents who hire a private hauler follow that company's cart placement rules, or self-haul to a Convenience Center. City of Knoxville sets its own curbside placement rules.
Because Knox County does not provide curbside waste or recycling collection, the county code contains no bin-placement or curbside-setout timing requirement like a city ordinance would. Unincorporated residents either take household waste to a free county Convenience Center or subscribe to a private waste company, in which case cart placement, setout times, and container type are governed by that company's service agreement rather than county code. What the county does enforce is that trash cannot be left stored openly on the property (the dirty lot ordinance). Inside the City of Knoxville, curbside carts must follow city placement and setout rules.
There is no county bin-placement citation; however, leaving garbage or containers in open storage on a residential lot can be cited as a dirty lot violation and abated at the owner's cost.
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