The Cycle of Recycling -- City of Knoxville Waste & Resources Management

Where do the contents of your recycling cart go? Waste and Resources Manager for the City of Knoxville, Makenzie Read, has the answers as well as a tour of WestRock, where all your recyclables go before they're shipped regionally to processors who make new items out of your recycled content.

[@gregelliott5016]

Videos like these should be shown to kids in schools and maybe some of those kids can possibly come up with solutions to help the recycling industry

[@richiea591]

Great video! I can appreciate seeing this and reassured me that recycling pays off. So proud of this great city of Knoxville! Thank you all for your hard work. God bless

[@cityofknox]

Thank you!

[@debramzee]

This is reassuring. I have been told that very little actually gets recycled. I always wondered about the recycle process. Thanks for the video.

[@rollievancleave7753]

Very informative. The city should produce more videos about the services it provides. Thank you.

[@cityofknox]

Check out the rest of our UA-cam channel!

[@j.lietka9406]

Ms Makenzie, does the recycling center also take electronics? Does the center sell certain electronic, like laptops? Thank you 🌹❤️👸 😉

[@cityofknox]

WestRock doesn't accept or sell electronics.

[@stevepettersen3283]

They're not tin cans. They're steel.