Putnam County recyclables are shipped to the following locations:

          Plastics: Southern Pride Recycling, New Tazwell, TN
          Newspaper and Magazines: RockTENN, Chattanooga, TN
          Office paper: Southern Pride Recycling, New Tazwell, TN
          Cardboard: Hartsville, South Carolina
          Metals: Phillips Metals Services - Cookeville, TN
          Glass: Strategic Materials - College Park, GA
          Tires:  MTR Tire Recyclers, Nashville, TN
          Oil: Enterprise Waste Oil- Knoxville, TN
          Electronics:  Scott Recycling, Knoxville, TN
          Construction Demolition:  Putnam Co. Landfill
          Household Garbage:  Rhea Co. Landfill
         
Putnam County Recycling Statistics for 2009-2010, furnished by the Putnam County Solid Waste Department. 

         Plastic: 460 tons
         Newspaper & Magazines:  533 tons
         Office Paper: 400 tons
         Cardboard: 5276 tons
         Metals: 3162 tons
         Glass: 50 tons 
         Tires:  542 tons
         Oil:  920 tons
         Electronics:  2.30 tons
        
Putnam County household garbage is shipped to Rhea County Landfill in the amount of 52,156.5 tons in the 2009-2010 fiscal year. Construction waste taken to Putnam County landfill 11,156 tons for 2009-2010 fiscal year.

Putnam County exceeded the 25% mandatory state waste reduction goal. Putnam County's waste reduction in the 2009-2010 fiscal year was 67.79%.