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The Knox County Solid Waste Management District is an agency dedicated to improving the environment and quality of life for Knox County residents. The District promotes recycling, waste reduction and responsible waste management within Knox County.

The Knox County Solid Waste Management District offers education programs to the Knox County school children on environmental stewardship. The free in-school educational programs are offered by the District for public and private school students from pre-school through twelfth grade. The District also focuses on providing adult outreach that focuses on educating residents about the opportunities for waste reduction, reuse, recycling and proper disposal in the community. KCSWMD provides a depot for household hazardous waste, and or expired medications and sharps and works to improving Knox County's quality of life by combating illegal dumping.

Mission Statement and goals were adopted by the District in June 1993

The Knox County Solid Waste Management District is to address the issues concerning solid waste management for all of Knox County ensuring environmentally sound and fiscally responsible management. This mission includes industry, business, agriculture and the public and private sectors.

• Include the 4 R's: reducing, reusing, recycling and rejection, with an emphasis on reduction.
• Develop a plan for public education in support of the mission and to educate the public about their roles and responsibilities.
• Develop a method for the reduction of waste reaching the landfill. The goal shall be 35 percent reduction by 1996 and 50 percent reduction by 2001.
• Maintain a oneness of effort for the entire District.
• Characterize the solid waste stream and develop a plan to manage that stream in a responsible manner.

Tasks

• Characterize the Solid Waste Stream.
• Develop education for the public about their roles.
• Evaluate current disposal systems.
• Identify current Solid Waste problems.
• Identify future Solid Waste problems.
• Educate the public on the problems.
• Establish specific goals.
• Develop a strategy to achieve goals.
• Project cost of programs and equipment needs.

Recyclables

• Plastics 1
• Plastics 2
• Newspapers
• Magazines
• Cardboard
• Junk Mail/Mixed Paper
• Aluminum Cans
• Steel/Tin Cans