They are responsible for trash pickup throughout the city of Gatlinburg, including the business and residential areas. There are two different crews that work 364 days a year. The Sanitation Department has 4 trucks and they keep 2 to 3 trucks on the road with 1 backup truck waiting in the wings to go to work. There are 470 dumpsters located throughout the business community of Gatlinburg.
Customers can request a special junk pickup at no additional charge.
Customers can also notify City Hall to begin pickup. The rates are very competitive with the surrounding cities. You can also get replacement wheels and lids for existing dumpsters. The Sanitation Department maintains a transfer station behind the water department. The refuse that is collected in the city of Gatlinburg is taken to this transfer station and dumped into another truck which takes the refuse to the landfill located on Ridge Road in Pigeon Forge.