Home Departments Public Works Recycle Center

Tuesday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Wednesday, 11a.m.–6p.m.

Thursday, 11a.m.–6 p.m.

Friday, 11a.m.–6 p.m.

Saturday, 8a.m.–6 p.m.

The Town actively promotes environmentally sound practices and encourages everyone to reuse and recycle. Every pound of material that is not recycled takes up room at the landfill. Signal Mountain’s Recycling Center is open to all mountain residents without charge.

Please Rinse Cans, Tins, Glass and Plastic Jars, Jugs & Bottles That Have Contained Food.

SM Recycling Center Annual Metrics

2024 Recyclable Material Quantities (In Tons)
	Mixed Materials	Cardboard	Scrap Metal	Glass	TOTAL:
January - 2024	8.33	16.10	6.00	3.85	48.17
February - 2024	19.06	20.00	10.03	10.02	59.11
March - 2024			6.05
April - 2024			12.63
May - 2024
June - 2024
July - 2024
August - 2024
September - 2024
October - 2024
November - 2024
December - 2024
ANNUAL TOTALS:	27.39	36.10	34.71	13.87	107.28 Tons

2023 Recyclable Material Quantities (In Tons)
	Mixed Materials	Cardboard	Scrap Metal	Glass	TOTAL:
January - 2023	34.85	21.55	0.00	10.02	66.42
February - 2023	15.61	12.39	0.00	8.05	36.05
March - 2023	29.99	23.67	23.52	12.62	89.80
April - 2023	7.09	7.94	0.00	4.32	19.35
May - 2023	22.06	12.29	0.00	8.58	42.93
June - 2023	21.23	19.14	0.00	6.38	46.75
July - 2023	22.89	16.96	0.00	9.57	49.42
August - 2023	14.43	14.78	10.69	7.63	47.53
September - 2023	14.98	13.77	11.74	9.64	50.13
October - 2023	32.51	8.86	4.96	9.98	56.31
November - 2023	19.89	16.10	8.33	3.85	48.17
December - 2023	16.70	20.00	0.00	10.05	46.75
ANNUAL TOTALS:	252.23	187.45	59.24	100.69	599.60

2022 Recyclable Material Quantities (In Tons)
	Mixed Materials	Cardboard	Scrap Metal	Glass	TOTAL:
January - 2022	27.70	15.97	5.16	10.14	58.97
February - 2022	29.20	12.23	3.25	7.57	52.25
March - 2022	43.71	14.24	8.22	5.96	72.13
April - 2022	36.23	11.78	0.00	8.21	56.22
May - 2022	38.11	14.45	15.06	6.88	74.50
June - 2022	49.03	16.36	7.87	8.24	81.50
July - 2022	38.30	14.69	0.00	5.98	58.97
August - 2022	50.87	7.63	11.38	5.71	75.59
September - 2022	69.47	23.75	8.32	9.02	110.56
October - 2022	63.15	18.19	2.44	7.39	91.17
November - 2022	54.88	19.68	4.19	8.24	86.99
December - 2022	40.11	19.77	0.00	7.74	67.62
ANNUAL TOTALS:	540.76	188.74	65.89	91.08	886.47

2021 Recyclable Material Quantities (In Tons)
	Mixed Materials	Cardboard	Scrap Metal	Glass	TOTAL:
January - 2021	23.46	16.41	0.00	11.39	51.26
February - 2021	14.69	12.58	0.00	6.80	34.07
March - 2021	27.69	11.02	9.94	3.63	52.28
April - 2021	20.83	19.82	17.12	9.70	67.47
May - 2021	19.84	17.19	8.60	8.43	54.06
June - 2021	23.46	12.32	17.82	11.06	64.66
July - 2021	22.75	14.02	5.11	9.84	51.72
August - 2021	21.79	12.93	9.48	8.29	52.49
September - 2021	19.85	16.61	9.18	9.48	55.12
October - 2021	23.99	10.18	0.00	7.83	42.00
November - 2021	22.66	12.60	7.45	13.83	56.54
December - 2021	19.10	23.39	10.89	8.54	61.92
ANNUAL TOTALS:	260.11	179.07	95.59	108.82	643.59

2020 Recyclable Material Quantities (In Tons)
	Mixed Materials	Cardboard	Scrap Metal	Glass	TOTAL:
January - 2020	33.56	16.92	6.87	10.83	68.18
February - 2020	26.30	11.56	0.00	11.61	49.47
March - 2020	21.35	9.05	0.00	4.21	34.61
April - 2020	0.78	0.00	0.00	3.81	4.59
May - 2020	16.71	10.72	7.99	7.94	43.36
June - 2020	33.56	11.65	28.81	8.21	82.23
July - 2020	19.61	13.97	0.00	4.20	37.78
August - 2020	27.22	13.50	0.00	13.16	53.88
September - 2020	22.89	12.13	0.00	5.36	40.38
October - 2020	22.50	13.64	0.00	3.95	40.09
November - 2020	25.54	9.07	0.00	8.74	43.35
December - 2020	23.16	16.35	0.00	8.97	48.48
ANNUAL TOTALS:	273.18	138.56	43.67	90.99	546.40

2019 Recyclable Material Quantities (In Tons)
	Mixed Materials	Cardboard	Scrap Metal	Glass	TOTAL:
January - 2019	31.86	18.45	4.73	12.88	67.92
February - 2019	29.81	11.88	4.44	9.30	55.43
March - 2019	23.63	13.52	0.00	8.88	46.03
April - 2019	29.76	11.36	0.00	10.64	51.76
May - 2019	26.13	15.48	10.14	15.03	66.78
June - 2019	31.56	15.07	13.47	4.82	64.92
July - 2019	32.40	12.36	9.00	12.45	66.21
August - 2019	32.10	16.46	9.49	7.37	65.42
September - 2019	43.17	9.19	7.61	13.45	73.42
October - 2019	27.40	11.76	7.61	9.43	56.20
November - 2019	29.01	14.03	0.00	11.93	54.97
December - 2019	41.94	18.49	0.00	15.78	76.21
ANNUAL TOTALS:	378.77	168.05	66.49	131.96	745.27

Recycling Center Annual Visitor Numbers

	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December	TOTAL:
2024	5,255	4,914	6,383										16,036
2023	4,464	4,255	4,598	4,765	4,502	4,765	4,368	5,007	4,700	4,846	4,456	5,720	56,154
2022	0	3,390	3,681	4,141	3,585	3,824	3,791	5,223	4,814	4,131	4,933	4,879	46,392
2021	3,258	2,921	3,487	3,607	3,905	4,624	5,932	4,791	4,493	4,957	3,967	5,196	51,138
2020	4,983	3,764	0	0	0	3,162	3,507	3,213	3,213	2,966	2,906	3,642	28,143
2019	3,170	3,310	3,445	4,163	6,225	4,765	4,561	5,999	3,791	4,087	4,464	5,262	53,242
2018	5,629	4,122	4,960	3,920	4,575	4,580	3,758	3,928	4,468	4,843	3,673	4,455	52,911