Chattanooga offers biweekly curbside recycling. Accepted materials include cardboard, paper, plastic bottles with necks (no clamshells), and clean steel and aluminum cans. Recyclables must be clean, loose (not bagged), with the cart lid fully closed by 7:00 a.m.
The City of Chattanooga provides curbside recycling collection to households and businesses biweekly. Accepted items include flattened cardboard, paper, cartons, plastic bottles with necks only (no clamshells) numbered 1-2, and clean, empty steel and aluminum cans. Glass, plastic bags, yard waste, wood, clothing, food, and aerosol cans are not accepted. All recyclable material must be clean of food debris, cardboard broken down, and materials placed loose in the cart, not bagged. The container must be at the curb by 7:00 a.m. with the lid completely closed and not overfilled. Hamilton County also operates household recycling centers that accept mixed paper, cardboard, glass, metals, plastics #1-2, used oil, and electronics.
Contaminated, bagged, or overfilled recycling carts may be left uncollected or treated as trash. There is no fine for a rejected cart, but repeat contamination can suspend recycling service.
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