Public Works

Commercial Dumpster Collection Service

We welcome you as a customer of the City of Sevierville Garbage Service!!! Being our customer includes the following services:

Brush collection generally occurs every one - two weeks (no particular scheduled day).
Loose leaf collection during the fall (no particular scheduled day)—all other times of this year, leaves and grass clippings may be bagged for collection or you may place them in your dumpster.
Bulk Rubbish in small amounts (Junk, such as broken pallets, barrels, metals, etc.) is collected on Mondays (call 865-429-4567 for the Monday schedule in your area, or click here for a map).
Bulk Rubbish in large amounts (½ Truck Load or more).
($20.00/truck load plus Sevier Solid Waste, Inc. (SSWI) tip fee) collected on Fridays upon request. Call 865-429-4567 to schedule.
Cardboard Containers may be available for City of Sevierville customers at the rates listed below.

Collection Rates		Dumpster Rental
2 Cubic Yard	$6.00	2 Cubic Yard	not available for rental
4 Cubic Yard	$6.00	4 Cubic Yard	$10.00
6 Cubic Yard	$10.00	6 Cubic Yard	$10.00
8 Cubic Yard	$14.00	8 Cubic Yard	$10.00
10 Cubic Yard	$18.00	10 Cubic Yard	Not available for rental

Cardboard Collection: 8 Cubic Yard Container, $15.00 per pickup (includes dumpster rental).

Compactors: Compactor rental and collection is available through the City of Sevierville - call 865-429-4567 for rates.

Services Guidelines

The City of Sevierville does not maintain a monopoly on commercial dumpster collection within the City. However, all private haulers must be approved and permitted by the City before they can provide service. Commercial establishments who elect to hire a private hauler to haul their refuse do not receive the other services such as leaf, brush, bulk rubbish, and cardboard collection except for a fee. Any commercial establishment wishing to switch to a private hauler must have a zero balance on their account with the City of Sevierville.

Please do not place the following items in dumpsters:

Real heavy items or bulk rubbish. We collect these items twice each month or by special arrangement on Friday.
Concrete, asphalt, carpet, building materials, etc. These items would be included in the collection of bulk rubbish.
Shrubbery and tree trimmings, stumps, or large pieces of wood. We collect brush separately in a different truck.
Any material that could be hazardous or injurious to City of Sevierville or Sevier Solid Waste Authority employees or which could cause damage to City equipment.
Flammable liquids, solids, or gases such as gasoline, oil, benzene, alcohol, or other similar hazardous materials. The State of Tennessee sponsors a Household Hazardous Waste Day to collect hazardous materials. This free service is usually set up at the Sevier Farmers Co-op each year in the spring—the date will be advertised. Used oil may be taken to any Sevier County Convenience Center or your local auto parts store.
Hot materials such as ashes or cinders. Please wait until they cool.
Any infectious waste or biomedical waste. Call your medical supplier for disposal.
Human or animal waste, unless it is properly placed in a secure bag before being placed in the container.
Large automobile parts, including tires. Tires (removed from the rims) may be taken free of charge to Five Oaks Tire (passenger car tires only), Sevier Farmers Co-op, and Goforth Tire.

If the dumpster contains any of these items, the container may not be emptied until such items are removed. An explanation will be attached to the dumpster in such cases.

For more information, call 429-4567 or e-mail the Public Works Department.

Residential Curbside Garbage Collection Information

We welcome you as a customer of the City of Sevierville Garbage Service! Being our customer includes the following services:

Brush collection generally occurs every one - two weeks (no particular scheduled day).
Loose leaf collection-during the fall (specific days to be advertised)—all other times of the year, leaves and grass clippings may be bagged for collection. (no particular scheduled day).
Household bulk rubbish (junk)-collected on Mondays (call 429-4567 for the Monday schedule in your area, or click here for a map).

Fees

Residential curbside garbage collection fee: $4.00 per month.

Commercial curbside garbage collection fee: $8.00 per month.

The 95-gallon can is for you to use, but it remains the property of the City of Sevierville. Each can’s serial number has been recorded with your address, so please take care of it and do not take it with you if you move! Rinsing it out every once in a while helps keep the smell down! Each can has a capacity of 95 gallons—big enough for the average family’s weekly household garbage. However, if you want or need more, you can rent the use of a second can for a one-time, non-refundable fee of $60.00 per can – with the understanding that the can remains the property of the City. There will be an additional $4.00 ($8.00 for commercial curbside) charge per month for each additional can you receive. If you have a business in the Central Business District or HRO District, you may opt for garbage service twice each week (Tuesday and Friday). This option will cost $16.00/month for one can, $32.00/month for two cans.

95-Gallon Container Guidelines

Except for the items listed above, please put all of your household garbage in the can and close the lid. The Sanitation crews have been instructed to not pick up any items left lying around the can. One of the major reasons these cans were purchased for you was to cut down on injuries to workers who were forced to lift heavy objects into garbage trucks. Now, our automated system does the lifting for us—saving taxpayers thousands of dollars in workers comp medical claims. By placing all of your garbage in the can, it will keep our neighborhoods clean and attractive and cut down on animals getting into your trash and messing up your yard and your neighbor’s yard! Please do not place the container where it blocks the sidewalk. It is also a good idea NOT to leave your can at the curb too long—they are so attractive that someone might decide to take it home and you will have to pay $60.00 to have it replaced.

All Garbage and junk must be at curbside by 6:00 am on the day of collection, but please do not set it out more than a day before your day of collection!

Please do not put the following items in the cans:

Real heavy items or bulk rubbish. We collect these items on Mondays (call 429-4567 for the Monday schedule in your area, or click here for a map).
Shrubbery and tree trimmings, stumps, or large pieces of wood. We collect brush separately in a different truck.
Flammable liquids, solids, or gases such as gasoline, used oil, benzene, alcohol, or other similar hazardous materials. The State of Tennessee sponsors a Household Hazardous Waste Day to collect hazardous materials. This free service is usually set up at the City Municipal Complex each year in the spring—the date will be advertised. Used oil may be taken at any time of the year to any Sevier County Convenience Center or your local auto parts store.
Hot materials such as ashes or cinders. Please wait until they cool.
Any infectious waste or biomedical waste. Call your medical supplier for disposal.
Human or animal waste, unless it is properly placed in a secure bag before being placed in the container.
Large automobile parts, including tires. Tires (removed from the rims) may be taken free of charge to Five Oaks Tire (passenger car tires only), Sevier Farmers Co-op, and Goforth Tire.

We haul our garbage to the Sevier Solid Waste, Inc. Composting Facility. Like the name implies, this is a composting facility, therefore, recycling is done automatically. Metals are extracted from your garbage by mechanical means, thus eliminating the need to separate these items out. All other household garbage is recycled into compost, used for a variety of purposes. Bulk rubbish is deposited in the demolition portion of the landfill.

Yard Waste and Junk Guidelines

Your residential and commercial garbage collection fee includes the collection of wastes resulting from the normal and routine maintenance of your yard as well as bulk rubbish that we accumulate from time to time. For brush, we try to pass by your house at least once per week, however there are times—especially in the spring—that it may be two weeks before we get there. Please be patient! For us to collect it, though, we ask that you place your waste at the edge of a street or public right-of-way easily accessible with our collection equipment (we use a large truck with a claw hook). However, please take a moment to look around the location in which you place your waste and ask yourself the following questions:

Is it blocking a sidewalk or roadway? One of our major concerns is the safety of our citizens and employees. If a sidewalk is blocked, that means someone must walk out into the street, thus increasing the chance of being injured by a vehicle. Please do not place your waste on the sidewalk.
Are there electric lines overhead preventing the brush truck from being able to get to your waste? We also ask that you not place it on top of water meters or gas valves; against utility poles, guy wires, fences, or in a place that may interfere with overhead power lines, tree branches, or parked cars.
Is the brush cut in easily manageable lengths of no more than 8’ and stacked neatly?

Keep in mind that anything placed at the curb (other than the 95-gallon City container) may be recognized as junk, ready for collection. Please do not place anything at the curb that you do not want collected and hauled off.

Remodeling or Doing Major Spring Cleaning?

Why not rent a container to throw construction materials or debris in? The City now has fourteen foot roll-off containers that residential customers can rent.

How it works:
Locate an area on the property to put the container. Keep in mind that the truck dropping off and picking up the container needs room to maneuver. Call the Public Works Department (865-429-4567) to arrange for the container to be delivered. Arrange for billing (usually through your water account). Once the container is full and you’re ready for it to be emptied, call the Public Works Department to schedule a pickup. Always make sure that nothing is blocking the container when the truck comes to pick it up.

Cost:
The cost to rent a roll-off container is the current landfill tipping fee (currently $93.50, plus $1.25 per ton state tax) and a $20.00 haul fee. Example: You rent a roll-off from the City and you’re ready for it to be emptied. When the truck takes the container to Sevier Solid Waste (landfill) they cross the scales and the weight of the materials in the container is 2 tons the cost to you would be – $93.50 + (2 x $1.25 state tax)$2.50 = $96.00 plus $20 (haul fee) for a total of $116.00.

For more information on any of these services, call 429-4567 or e-mail the Public Works Department.