Where to Dump Asphalt in East Tennessee: Paving Crew Guide

Asphalt is easier to recycle than concrete, but paving contractors in East Tennessee still get stuck hauling it to landfills that don't want it, paying per-ton rates that don't reflect its value, or stockpiling it because nobody nearby wants clean RAP.

SMSG in Maryville takes clean asphalt drops for FREE. Clean millings, clean tear-outs, whatever you have from a paving job. Here's the full picture on asphalt disposal options across East TN so you can price the alternatives.

The Short Answer

Bring clean asphalt to SMSG, 245 Brookdale Rd, Maryville TN 37801. Hours are Mon-Fri 7 AM to 5 PM and Saturday 8 AM to noon. Clean drops are FREE, with no scale and no appointment. Full details on the asphalt disposal page.

What Counts as Clean Asphalt

For it to qualify as clean at any recycling operation (including ours), the load should be:

• Millings from a milling job (whether tack-coated or not)
• Broken pavement from a tear-out
• Overlay scarifying waste
• Failed patch material stockpiled and needing to go

What we can't take:

• Asphalt mixed with soil, base rock, or subgrade material
• Roofing shingles or built-up roof scraps (different material, different plant)
• Coal-tar sealcoat scraps (chemical concerns)
• Anything mixed with wood, drywall, or trash

If your load is 90 percent asphalt with a little base gravel mixed in, call (865) 999-0857 before you come. Small amounts of aggregate contamination are usually fine.

Why Asphalt Recycling Matters

Reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) is one of the most-recycled materials in North America by tonnage. Asphalt binder itself is a valuable byproduct of oil refining and it holds up to being reheated, remixed, and reused indefinitely. Every ton of RAP that goes back into hot mix is a ton of new binder that didn't have to be imported and a ton of aggregate that didn't have to be mined.

TDOT (Tennessee Department of Transportation) allows RAP percentages in state hot mix designs. Contractors working TDOT jobs can drop clean millings at a recycling yard, cycle them through a plant into new mix, and use that mix on the next job. It's not a niche practice. It's how the industry runs.

See our RAP recycling for TDOT subs post for the full walkthrough.

Where East TN Contractors Have Been Dumping

Blount County Landfill: takes asphalt at C&D rates, about $60 per ton. Weekday-only, closes around 3 PM. Residency verification. Full breakdown in our Blount County Landfill hours post.

Knox County convenience centers: refuse asphalt outright. Commercial loads face a $1,000 fine. See the Knox County convenience center post.

Knoxville Transfer Station: refuses asphalt.

Private C&D landfills in Knox (Riverside, Poplar View): call-only pricing, limited hours, no Saturday.

WM Chestnut Ridge (Anderson): long haul, call-only pricing.

Asphalt plants directly: most plants will take clean RAP back for reuse, but only from established customers with a running relationship. Cold calls at the scale house usually don't work.

Where to Bring It Now

SMSG, 245 Brookdale Rd, Maryville TN. Clean asphalt drops are free, pickup through tri-axle. No per-ton scale ticket. Same deal as our clean concrete drops. Mixed loads: call (865) 999-0857 before you haul.

Cost Comparison for a Paving Crew

A typical residential driveway repave generates 8 to 12 tons of millings. A commercial parking lot resurfacing can push 40 to 100 tons per phase. Here's what those loads cost in tipping fees at the landfill versus SMSG.

Job Size	Millings (tons)	Landfill at about $60/ton	SMSG (clean load)
Residential driveway	10	about $600	Free
Small commercial lot	40	about $2,400	Free
Large commercial project	100+	about $6,000+	Free

That's real dollars back in the bid margin. For more on the economics, see concrete recycling vs. landfill disposal.

Contractor Accounts

Paving crews running steady work sometimes ask about setting up an account. Yes, we do that, through the customer application page. Clean drops are free either way; an account keeps billing simple if you also buy RCA or use our trucking. Call (865) 999-0857 for current pricing on those.

Hours That Work for a Paving Crew

Paving happens early and it happens long. Our hours match:

• Monday through Friday: 7 AM to 5 PM
• Saturday: 8 AM to noon
• Sunday: closed

If you're finishing a Friday overnight repave and need to drop millings first thing Saturday morning, we're one of the only options open. Details on Saturday drops.

Getting Here

• From Knoxville: south on Alcoa Highway (US-129), 20 minutes
• From Sevierville: west on Chapman Highway or via I-40 to Alcoa Highway, 35 to 45 minutes
• From Loudon or Lenoir City: east on US-321 or I-140, 25 minutes
• From Oak Ridge: south on Pellissippi, 30 to 35 minutes

Address is 245 Brookdale Rd, Maryville TN 37801. Phone (865) 999-0857.

Ready to Drop Your Load?

Call (865) 999-0857 or drive to 245 Brookdale Rd, Maryville TN. Clean loads are free. Mon-Fri 7 AM to 5 PM, Saturday 8 AM to noon. Coming from Roane County? See Kingston and Harriman drive-time guides.