Knox County Karns Recycling/Convenience Center
Knoxville, TN
Facility details
- Address
- 6930 Karns Crossing Ln
Knoxville, TN 37931 - Phone
- (865) 215-5865
- Website
- knoxrecycles.org
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Knox County
- EPA Region
- 4
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
- Also listed as
- Karns Convenience Center
About this facility
A recycling center collects, sorts and prepares recoverable materials so they can be sold to mills and manufacturers instead of being landfilled. Some are public drop-off sites run by a city, county or hauler; others are commercial buy-back yards or processing plants that take material from collection routes and businesses. What a given site handles depends on its equipment and the markets it sells into, so one center may focus on cardboard and containers while another takes only scrap metal. Many sites pay for certain materials and charge for others. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead to confirm what is taken, how it must be sorted and whether there is a minimum quantity.
Typically accepted at Recycling Center facilities
- Cardboard and mixed paper
- Plastic bottles and containers
- Aluminum and steel cans
- Glass bottles and jars
- Scrap metal
- Electronics (at some sites)
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
Nearby facilities
- Knox County Recycling Drop-Off-Karns Convenience Center Recycling 1.9 mi · Knoxville, TN
- Lamberts Pick a Part Metals 3.2 mi · Powell, TN
- Wheel Recovery Systems LLC Tires 4.2 mi · Knoxville, TN
- Recycling Center City of Knoxville Recycling 4.4 mi · Knoxville, TN
- All American Shredding Recycling 5.2 mi · Knoxville, TN
- Sharps Medical Waste Services Knoxville Transfer Station Transfer Station 5.4 mi · Knoxville, TN
- Anderson County Recycling Drop-Off Site - Wolf Valley Convenience Center Recycling 5.6 mi · Clinton, TN
- Knox County Recycling Drop-Off - Powell Convenience Center Recycling 5.6 mi · Powell, TN
- PSC Metals Inc-Knoxville 5 Metals 5.6 mi · Knoxville, TN
- Knox County Recycling Drop-Off - Dutchtown Convenience Center Recycling 5.8 mi · Knoxville, TN
Nearest landfill: DOE Y-12 Construction Demolition, Oak Ridge — 8.5 mi
Area served
Serves Knoxville, Powell, Clinton, Farragut, Heiskell, Louisville, Oak Ridge, Rockford, Alcoa, Norris.
County context
One of 41 recycling centers in Knox County, TN.
ZIP 37931 population 31,149.
Tennessee solid-waste agency: Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation (TDEC)