Kingsport announces options on blue lid recycling carts
The City of Kingsport is now collecting blue lid recycling carts from residents. Residents have two options if they currently have a blue lid recycling cart:
1. Request the cart be picked up.
- Submit your request using the ConnectKingsport app. Click on the “Report a Concern” link, then select “Turn in blue lid cart” under the Sanitation tab.
- Call Streets & Sanitation at 423-229-9451.
- Visit the Information Desk at City Hall (415 Broad Street) or call 423-229-9400.
2. Keep the cart as a second garbage cart for an additional $8 a month. Billing will begin in October.
- Set up your additional cart using the ConnectKingsport app through the “Keep blue lid cart” selection under the Sanitation tab.
- Call Streets & Sanitation at 423-229-9451.
Once the request for a pickup has been made be sure your cart is empty. A city employee will soon arrive to collect it. If you choose to keep the cart, a special sticker will be placed on it to signify your choice. With either decision, make sure your cart is visible from the road.
To maintain efficient and cost-effective services, Kingsport shifted its curbside collection of recyclable material to convenience center drop-off locations. Shifting to convenience centers will allow for the highest level of the material collected to be reused due to the ability to control the quality of each stream. When all recyclable material is placed into one cart in a “mixed” state for curbside collection, there is a high chance of contamination that leads to items becoming unsuitable for reuse.
Cardboard, mixed paper, aluminum and tin can be dropped off for recycling at any of the multiple convenience centers located in the city and the county, including:
- 1921 Brookside Lane
- 1550 Fort Henry Drive
- 635 West Industry Drive
- 101 Lakecrest Drive
- 4154 Sullivan Gardens Drive
- 333 Hill Road
- 1717 Bristol Caverns Highway
- 5970 State Highway 11E
- Northeast State Community College
- 804 Raytheon Road
“We are thankful to have so many convenience center locations where residents can continue their recycling efforts,” Deputy City Manager Ryan McReynolds said. “In addition, the City of Kingsport plans to build a new full-service facility capable of accepting recyclable materials, yard waste, household waste and construction debris.”
For more information about this process, please visit here.
