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Greene Recycling provides cardboard recycling in Tennessee for businesses that want their cardboard bales picked up on time, every time. Our trucks run routes in Southeast Tennessee today. We’ve done this work since 1995, we serve more than 500 business locations, and we run active routes in 13 states.
You call one number, you get one team, and you get a schedule that doesn’t slip. That’s the whole idea.
Routes run today in Chattanooga, Cleveland, East Ridge, and Red Bank. Chattanooga sits where I-24, I-59, and I-75 meet, which makes the area a natural hub for retail and freight. East Ridge and Red Bank border the city, and Cleveland is a short drive northeast on I-75. Stores, grocery chains, and distribution sites across that corridor send out a steady flow of boxes.
If you’re in Nashville, Knoxville, Memphis, or a smaller town, we still offer cardboard recycling in Tennessee. Greene Recycling services businesses in all 50 states and will add your location to a route. See our areas served page or call 512-630-5108.
Each Tennessee account can use any of these services:
Start with our bale pickup page, or compare options on the main services page.
Baled cardboard is a commodity. As a recycling broker, we sell bales into the recycling market. For qualifying volumes, our brokerage program may return part of your cardboard’s value as a rebate. A busy grocery store or a warehouse with daily inbound freight is the kind of site that may qualify.
For most businesses, the bigger win is simple: cardboard recycling in Tennessee that runs on schedule. You free up floor space, you skip landfill hauling, and your baler room stays clear of loose boxes. Learn more on our Recycling Brokerage page.
Greene Recycling works with independent businesses and with national brands. Walgreens and Crate & Barrel are both clients. Big or small, you work with the same people, and they know your route and your locations.
We serve these industries in Tennessee:
Each one produces cardboard in a different rhythm. A restaurant fills a baler slowly with supply cases. A distribution center can fill one in a day. We set your pickup schedule to match.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reports that corrugated boxes are among the most recycled packaging products in the country. Every bale you send to a mill becomes new packaging, and it stays out of the landfill.
Consistent cardboard recycling in Tennessee also helps with reporting. If your corporate office asks for diversion numbers, a monthly bale count gives you a clear answer. We help you keep track.
Cardboard volume isn’t flat. Holiday freight, spring resets, and back-to-school deliveries can stack up bales faster than usual. Flexible scheduling lets you move to a weekly plan for those months and return to your regular schedule the rest of the year. That flexibility is a big part of why customers stick with our cardboard recycling in Tennessee service.
First, we talk through your locations, baler setup, and bale volume. Second, we add you to a route and confirm your pickup days. Third, the truck shows up on your scheduled day. Opening a new store later? One call adds it. Quick answers to common questions are on our FAQ page. This is how most customers set up cardboard recycling in Tennessee in a matter of days, not months.
Your crew bales cardboard as boxes come off the truck and stacks the finished bales near the dock or the back door. On your scheduled day, our driver loads them and records the count. You don’t need to call ahead, sort anything, or wait around. If your bales keep coming out short, tell us and we can help you choose the right baler size or replace an undersized one.
Chattanooga-area stores often share a route day, which keeps the schedule tight and the truck full. That efficiency is part of how we keep cardboard recycling in Tennessee affordable and dependable. If your volume changes, we change the schedule. Nothing is locked in that doesn’t fit how you actually run your business.
Send us your locations, a rough bale count, and how often you want a pickup. We’ll build the route and set your pickup schedule. Request a quote online or call 512-630-5108 to set up cardboard recycling in Tennessee for your business.
Tell us about your location and service needs, and we’ll find the right pickup plan for your business.
Straight answers about pickups, schedules, and service areas.
Routes run today in Chattanooga, Cleveland, East Ridge, and Red Bank in Southeast Tennessee. We service businesses anywhere in the state, so call if your city isn’t on that list.
We pick up bales from 180 lbs up to 1,200 lbs. No job is too big or too small.
Yes. We provide 20- and 30-yard roll-offs with dump and return service and 40-yard compactors to rent or buy.
Yes. Greene Recycling offers brokerage services for qualifying cardboard volumes. Eligibility and potential rebates depend on the volume and material available for pickup.