Coordinator – Geoff Trabalka
Department of Solid Waste Management & Recycling
Contact Info: 100 North Main Street, Room 127 | Clinton, TN 37716-3624
865-463-6845 | gtrabalka@andersoncountytn.gov
Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Anderson County, it’s time for spring cleaning at your homes!
The Chestnut Ridge Landfill, 140 Fleenor Mill Road in Heiskell, will extend its Saturday hours until 4 p.m. only on Saturday, May 18th, for Anderson County residents to dispose of items that cannot go to county convenience centers. This includes brush, limbs, and other wood waste (Large limbs and tree debris should be cut into manageable lengths of no longer than 5 feet), construction materials, or large loads of garbage.
Hazardous materials and appliances containing Freon, such as refrigerators, freezers, A/C units, and dehumidifiers are not accepted at the landfill. Such items, along with oil-based paint, batteries, fence posts (with no concrete attached), some scrap metal (no wire, mesh or chain-link fencing), tires (on or off-rim), and fluorescent bulbs, can be taken to the Blockhouse Valley Recycling Center, 1480 Blockhouse Valley Road, in Clinton, on Saturday, May 18th from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m.
At the landfill, residents must show a valid ID for proof of residence, and/or current utility bill with their name and Anderson County address. Residents will be required to wear a high-visibility safety vest while disposing of material at the landfill. If you do not have one you can purchase one for $5.00 at the landfill, or borrow one provided by the county and return it to the landfill attendant when you are finished. You will be required to lift garbage into dumpsters that are approximately 4 feet tall, so be sure large items are of a manageable size, or bring extra help to lift them. Any regular household trash should be bagged. The landfill will cut off the line promptly at 4 p.m., so make sure you arrive and are in line before 4 p.m.
This event is for Anderson County residents to bring items from their personal residences only. Contractors will be turned away.
Do you live in Anderson County, but have trouble proving residence when you go to the landfill? If so, print and fill out this form, then send it to us.
NEW HOURS! Effective July 1, 2022, all Anderson County convenience centers will be open from 8 am until 6 pm Monday through Saturday.
The Tennessee Division of Solid Waste Management and Anderson County Solid Waste will host a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on October 5, 2024, at the Oak Ridge Public Works Department, 100 Woodbury Lane.
PLEASE NOTE: The Hours posted on the Chestnut Ridge Landfill website show the hours that the landfill is open to Commercial Vehicles. Chestnut Ridge Landfill is owned and operated by Waste Management, Inc.
Management Facility (Disposal)
140 Fleenor Mill Road
Heiskel, TN 37754
Phone: 865-457-7810
Open: Monday-Friday 7 a.m. – 3 p.m; Saturday 7 a.m. – 10:30 a.m
Acceptable Materials:
Non-Hazardous
- Asbestos-Friable
- Asbestos-Non-Friable
- Auto Shredder Fluff
- Biosolids
- Construction & Demolition Debris
- Drum Management-Solids
- Industrial & Special Waste
- Liquifix (Solidification Services)
- Municipal Solid Waste
- Yard Waste
Hazardous
This facility does not accept hazardous waste
Convenience Centers
NEW HOURS! Effective July 1, 2022, all Anderson County convenience centers will be open from 8 am until 6 pm Monday through Saturday.
Please Note – Glass Bottles are no longer accepted for recycling at our convenience centers. To learn more, click here.