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Plastic
Bags
Be creative
in reusing your plastic grocery bags. Reuse them in a small wastebasket. See if any local businesses
you shop would reuse them. Keep animal waste out of our rivers, use the
bags to pick-up your pet’s waste.
Government Facilities for Drop-off:
Knox County Convenience Centers
Blount County Recycling Centers
Non-profit organizations:
Habitat for Humanity
Beardsley Community Farm
Private Businesses:
Kroger Stores
Non-profit organizations:
Habitat
for Humanity Thrift Store
2209 N. Central St.
Knoxville, TN 37917
865-521-4909, M-F 9am-5pm; Sat.
9am-4pm
Other info: Habitat for Humanity
Thrift Store will reuse the plastic bags that you bring them.
Beardsley Community Farm
1719 Reynolds Street
Knoxville, TN
865-548-8446
Other info: Beardsley Farm is an organic farm run by CAC AmeriCorps that
grows food for food shelters. They reuse bags to distribute food.
Private Businesses:
These are a few grocery stores where we
have seen plastic bag recycling containers. Please check with your local grocery store to see if
they participate in plastic bag recycling.
Kroger
2217 Broadway
Knoxville, TN 37919
865-523-1268
Kroger
5003 Broadway
Knoxville, TN 37918
865-687-0104
Kroger
4918 Kingston Pk.
Knoxville, TN 37919
865-588-8013
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