Recycle Guidelines

What to Put on the Curb

• Cardboard
• Newspaper
• All paper grades (except shredded)
• Plastic #1 and #2 (bottles with a neck)
• Aluminum cans
• Steel cans (only item that needs food residue washed out)

How to Prepare Your Curbside Recyclables

• All items must be in blue bags, clear bags or a covered bin labeled "Recycle"
• Items do not need to be sorted – all curbside recyclables may be placed in the same bag
• Lids do not need to be removed from plastic recyclables
• Aluminum cans do not need to be crushed

What to Recycle at Convenience Centers

• Everything that is recyclable through curbside
• Shredded paper
• Glass bottles (brown, green and clear)
• Computers and small electronics (no TVs or microwaves)
• Wet and dry cell batteries
• Used Motor oil
• Tubular and compact fluorescent light bulbs (not broken)
  • For more than two tubular bulbs, please bring them in boxes.  CFLs may be brought in a shoebox or other small box.

Convenience Center Locations

• Warner Park Recycle Center, 1250 East Third Street. Chattanooga, TN 37402
• John A. Patten Recreation Center, 3202 Kelly’s Ferry Road. Chattanooga, TN 37419
• Access Road at DuPont Parkway, collocated with the Refuse Collection Center. Chattanooga, TN 37415
• East Brainerd Baseball Complex, end of Batter’s Place Road. Chattanooga, TN 37421
• Brainerd Area, 5955 Brainerd Road. Chattanooga, TN 37411

Convenience Center Hours

• Monday-Friday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Saturday: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Sunday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.