County landfill to host ‘Spring Cleaning Day’ on Saturday in Heiskell
Anderson County residents, it’s time for spring cleaning at your homes, the county says.
The Chestnut Ridge Landfill, 140 Fleenor Mill Road in Heiskell, will extend its hours – for one day only – until 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, 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 (cut into manageable lengths of no longer than five 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, lead-acid or rechargeable batteries (no alkaline batteries), scrap metal (no wire, mesh or chain-link fencing), metal fence posts are acceptable (with no concrete attached), 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 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 a safety vest, you can purchase one for $5 at the landfill, or borrow one of the county-provided safety vests that will be at the landfill, and return the borrowed vest to the landfill attendant when you are finished.
You will be required to lift garbage into dumpsters that are approximately four 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.
If you have questions or need more information, contact Anderson County Solid Waste Management at 865-463-6845, or e-mail gtrabalka@andersoncountytn.gov.