Composting Solid Waste in Schools Tire Corral Recycling is good for businesses. By recycling or preventing waste in the first place, companies can reduce overall disposal cost.
Recycling is also responsible business citizenship.
Join Knox County's waste management team. You can do your part to save landfill space, conserve resources and reduce pollution. About Waste More than 400,000 tons of reuse are generated in Knox County each year. State law requires Tennesseeans to reduce by 25 percent the amount of solid waste that is burned in a landfill. By recycling and purchasing recycled products, businesses can turn wastes into useful products.