Knox County · Tennessee service area
Hazardous waste disposal in Knoxville, TN
Research and advanced materials. Disposal, recycling and transport handled by Certified Hazardous Materials Managers, with the paperwork done right on every load.
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- Certified Hazardous Materials Managers on staff
- ISO 14001 registered
- Licensed hazardous waste transporter
- Licensed medical waste transporter
- Serving the Southeast since 2001
Greer Enterprises provides hazardous waste disposal, recycling and transport for generators in Knoxville, TN. We characterize the stream, assign waste codes, manifest the shipment and route it to a permitted facility, under TDEC and federal RCRA rules.
Serving Knoxville, TN
Local service for Knoxville and Knox County
Knoxville sits between the University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and the research and advanced materials work in between leads to complex characterization projects. Legacy lab inventories and unusual mixed streams are common.
Typical generators in the Knoxville area: Oak Ridge national laboratory contractors, advanced materials and manufacturing, University of Tennessee research. That mix decides which waste codes show up and which treatment capacity matters, so a Knoxville quote is built from your process, not a rate card.
What we handle
Waste streams we see most in Knoxville
Each stream has its own treatment route. Here is where the ones that come up most often locally actually go.
Research and analytical laboratory chemicals
A technical professional inventories the chemicals on site, segregates them by compatibility and packs them into DOT-rated containers. Unknowns are field tested first. Each drum goes to the treatment its contents need, usually incineration or fuels blending.
Lab pack servicesNORM and mixed waste characterization support
Radiological screening comes first. NORM-bearing scale and equipment go to a facility licensed to take them, and the survey results travel with the shipping papers.
NORM waste disposalAdvanced materials process chemicals
Process waste is profiled from process knowledge, backed by analysis where needed, and assigned its listed and characteristic codes. The codes decide the options: incineration, fuels blending, stabilization or injection. You see the route before anything ships.
RCRA hazardous wasteLab pack and legacy chemical inventories
A technical professional inventories the chemicals on site, segregates them by compatibility and packs them into DOT-rated containers. Unknowns are field tested first. Each drum goes to the treatment its contents need, usually incineration or fuels blending.
Lab pack servicesOne company, every service line
Everything Greer handles in Knoxville
Most sites generate more than one kind of regulated waste. One company covers all of it, so there is one contact and one set of records.
Hazardous waste
RCRA and non-RCRA waste, lab packs, profiling and manifests, with incineration, fuels blending, stabilization and landfill options.
Waste management servicesMedical waste
Sharps, red bag, pathological and pharmaceutical waste through Bio Med Solutions, Greer's medical waste division. Containers, manifests and proof of destruction included.
Medical waste disposalRecycling
Beneficial reuse for surplus and expired chemicals, petroleum product recycling, and recycling programs for paper, cardboard, plastics, metals and glass.
Recycling servicesTransportation
Roll-off boxes, box trucks, flatbeds, end dumps, dry vans and vacuum trucks. Every Greer vehicle carries real-time fleet monitoring.
Transportation servicesEmergency response
Spill response, on-site containment and time-sensitive dispatch when something goes wrong outside the regular schedule.
Emergency response transportOnline compliance training
An online OSHA compliance program with employee training, SDS management, a safety plan builder and facility self-audits.
Online trainingTennessee regulations
The rules that apply to Knoxville sites
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) runs the hazardous waste program in Tennessee through its Division of Solid Waste Management. EPA has authorized the state program, so Tennessee Rule 0400-12-01 is the rulebook your site is inspected against. It adopts the federal RCRA framework and adds requirements of its own.
Where Tennessee goes beyond the federal baseline
- Tennessee charges hazardous waste generator and facility fees supporting the state program
- The state operates its own hazardous waste remedial action program alongside the federal system
- TDEC requires annual reporting from generators above defined thresholds, which is more frequent than the federal biennial cycle
How it works
From first call to closed record in Knoxville
East Tennessee on I-40 and I-75. Complex characterization work is common in this market.
Tell us what you have
Send an SDS, an old manifest, a process description or photos of the containers. A technical professional reviews it, not a call center.
Characterize and profile
Process knowledge, backed by lab analysis where it is needed, sets the federal and Tennessee waste codes and builds the waste profile.
Name the treatment path
Before anything is scheduled you see where each stream is going and why: recovery, fuels blending, incineration, stabilization or injection.
Package and label
Containers, labels and markings meet DOT and RCRA rules. Our crews can pack on site, including lab packs and unknowns.
Pickup and transport
Greer's licensed transport carries the load under a signed manifest, with the right placards and shipping papers for every hazard class.
Close the record
The signed manifest comes back from the receiving facility, followed by the certificate of treatment. Your file is ready for TDEC.
Generator status
What your generator category means in Knoxville
Your obligations depend on how much hazardous waste the site generates in a calendar month. Most of the cost and paperwork follows from this one number.
Very small quantity generator
100 kg or less a month, and no more than 1 kg of acute hazardous waste. The lightest rules, but the waste still has to reach a facility authorized to take it.
VSQG requirementsSmall quantity generator
More than 100 kg and less than 1,000 kg a month. Up to 180 days on site (270 if the nearest treatment facility is over 200 miles away), and re-notification every four years.
SQG requirementsLarge quantity generator
1,000 kg or more a month, or over 1 kg of acute hazardous waste. A 90-day accumulation limit, a contingency plan, annual training records and periodic reporting.
LQG requirementsAn episodic event such as a cleanout or a turnaround can push a site into a higher category for a month. Tell us before it happens and we will plan the paperwork with you.
The paperwork
What every Knoxville shipment leaves behind
The record is the deliverable. Every shipment produces:
- Signed Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest, EPA Form 8700-22
- Land disposal restriction notification for every regulated stream
- Waste profile with assigned codes and the supporting basis
- Certificate of destruction or treatment from the receiving facility
- Documentation that holds up to a TDEC inspection
Keep these for at least three years. Manifests, LDR notices and test results are the first things an inspector asks for, and the retention clock is extended while an enforcement action is open.
Industries
Industries we serve in Knoxville
Sector pages with the streams, codes and treatment routes for each:
Straight answers
Knoxville questions
Do you actually service Knoxville?
Yes. East Tennessee on I-40 and I-75. Complex characterization work is common in this market. Greer holds hazardous waste transporter authorization in Tennessee and has operated across the Southeast since 2001.
Which agency regulates my Knoxville site?
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, through the Division of Solid Waste Management. Tennessee is authorized by EPA to run the RCRA program, so state rules at Tennessee Rule 0400-12-01 apply in place of the federal regulations.
How is a quote put together?
Per stream, not per site. Volume, container type, water content, BTU value and the distance to the receiving facility all move the number. You get the treatment path named, plus the recovery option where one exists.
We only generate a few drums a year. Is Knoxville still worth a stop?
Yes. Small and very small quantity generators are scheduled onto consolidated routes, so a few drums share a truck instead of paying for a dedicated run.
Can one company take our hazardous and medical waste?
Yes. Greer is a licensed hazardous waste and medical waste transporter, and medical waste runs through Bio Med Solutions, our medical division. The two travel on separate paperwork, as the rules require, but you deal with one company.
What if something spills or goes wrong at our Knoxville site?
Call. An urgent situation is a phone call to a technical professional, not a ticket in a queue. We will tell you what to do first and what we can send.
Get started
Get a price for your Knoxville site
Send a profile, an old manifest, or photographs of the drums. A technical professional reviews every request.
Service availability and routing are described in general terms. Confirm current coverage and scheduling for your site when you request pricing. Last reviewed September 2026.