Carter County Recycling Center

Small county recycling center used by residents of Elizabethton and nearby parts of Carter County. A practical place for dropping off common recyclables rather than hauling them to a landfill. Locals swing by with curbside overflow, boxes from moves, or an old electronics pile.

Drive up Cherokee Park Drive to a modest facility with a couple of pull-through lanes and an attendant booth near the entrance. Recycling centers like this typically have separate bins or containers for cardboard, paper, plastics, metals and glass, and sometimes offer electronics or household-hazardous-material drop-offs on scheduled days. Vehicles usually pull up, sort at the bins, then exit; weekends and spring cleanup weekends can get busy with a line of trucks and trailers. Signage and concrete pads are common, so bring help if lifting big items onto a bin edge is needed.