Clarksville's trash goes to Bi-County Solid Waste Management, which runs the landfill on Dover Road in Woodlawn and a ring of convenience centers across Montgomery County. A normal household load is covered by the $5-a-month user fee — there's no gate charge until you bring more than 500 pounds.
Residents either pay a private hauler or take their own trash to a Bi-County site. Which site you use matters: most centers are closed Tuesdays and Thursdays, brush and mattresses only go to certain places, and anything on a trailer has to go to the main landfill.
Disposal sites in Clarksville & Montgomery County
Bi-County Landfill
Landfill
Bi-County Solid Waste Management — Class I landfill for Montgomery and Stewart counties
Household loads up to 500 lbs — covered by the $5 monthly user fee
501–1,000 lbs — $20
1,001–2,500 lbs — $30
Over 2,500 lbs — $48 a ton
Brush and wood waste — first 500 lbs a day covered, then $46 a ton
Demolition waste — a pickup bed, SUV or car load is covered; beyond that, private individuals pay $10 a cubic yard
Shingle trailers of 5 cubic yards or more — $100 surcharge
Mattresses and box springs — $10 each
Refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners (Freon) — $10 each
Accepts: Household trash, Demolition debris, Brush & limbs (ground into mulch), Mattresses & box springs, Freon appliances, Tires, Batteries, Used motor & cooking oil, Latex paint, Antifreeze, Electronics (computers & TVs)
Mattresses, box springs and Freon appliances are only taken here — not at the convenience centers or Highway Drive — and the $10 charge is cash or check only. Other disposal charges can also be paid by Mastercard or Visa.
Every trailer load has to come here, not to a convenience center. Bringing tires? Staff record your name, address and the number of tires, which Tennessee's tire grant requires to keep out-of-county tires out.
Accepts: Household trash, Limbs and cuttings up to 4 feet long and 3 inches across, Car batteries (see the attendant)
Won't take: Trailers, Mattresses & box springs, Freon appliances
Closed Thursdays — both the transfer station pit and the convenience center. Apart from the landfill, it's the only Bi-County site that takes brush, within the size limit; bigger limbs go to the landfill.
Convenience centers take household trash and recycling on the same user fee, closer to home than Dover Road. Most keep the same schedule:
Center
Address
Open
Woodlawn
3210 Dover Road, Woodlawn
Every day, 7–6
Highway Drive
1230 Highway Drive
Every day but Thursday, 7–6
Bo Peep
191 Bo Peep Lane
Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun 7–6
Barge Point Road
730 Barge Point Road
Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun 7–6
Ferry Road
2351 Ferry Road
Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun 7–6
Sango
77 Quail Hollow Road (off Hwy 41-A South)
Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun 7–6
Fredonia
4675 Ashland City Hwy (Hwy 12)
Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun 7–6
Arcata / St. Bethlehem
3801 Guthrie Hwy (Hwy 79 North)
Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun 7–6
Southside
5068 Highway 48, at Southside Road
Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat 7–6 (no Sunday)
Tuesday and Thursday are the trap. Only Woodlawn is open both days; Highway Drive opens Tuesday but not Thursday. Bi-County lists some center locations as approximate, and closes for holidays — check the main Bi-County page or call (931) 648-5751.
The centers can't take tree limbs or brush. Used motor oil goes to any center, and car batteries to a center or Highway Drive — ask the attendant where.
What it costs to dump in Clarksville
Bi-County is funded by a $5-a-month user fee per household, billed quarterly ($15) to the name on the household's electric account — not by gate charges. That fee covers the convenience centers and a standard load at the landfill. Charges only start when a load gets big:
Household trash load
Charge
Up to 500 lbs
Covered by the user fee
501–1,000 lbs
$20
1,001–2,500 lbs
$30
Over 2,500 lbs
$48 a ton
Brush follows the same idea — the first 500 lbs a day is covered, then $46 a ton — and a car, SUV or pickup-bed load of demolition waste is covered, with private individuals paying $10 a cubic yard beyond that. The only per-item charges are $10 for each mattress, box spring or Freon appliance, and those are cash or check only.
The Dover Road landfill takes batteries, used cooking and motor oil, latex paint, antifreeze and electronics (computers and TVs) for recycling during normal hours, all year.
Everything else hazardous — cleaners, garden chemicals, pool chemicals, aerosols, compressed gas — waits for Bi-County's household hazardous waste collection event, held once a year, up to 100 lbs per household. No ammunition. Call (931) 648-5751 for the next date.
Find a disposal site near you
Enter your city or ZIP for the nearest sites across Tennessee, then call ahead — hours and access rules vary a lot here.
Bi-County Solid Waste runs the Bi-County Landfill at 3212 Dover Road, Woodlawn; the Highway Drive Transfer Station at 1230 Highway Drive, Clarksville; and convenience centers at Woodlawn (3210 Dover Road), Highway Drive, Bo Peep (191 Bo Peep Lane), Barge Point Road (730 Barge Point Road), Ferry Road (2351 Ferry Road), Sango (77 Quail Hollow Road), Fredonia (4675 Ashland City Hwy), Arcata / St. Bethlehem (3801 Guthrie Hwy) and Southside (5068 Highway 48). Construction debris can also go to the St. Bethlehem C&D landfill at 4577 Guthrie Highway.
What are the Montgomery County dump hours?
The Bi-County Landfill on Dover Road is open Monday to Friday 5:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed Sunday. The convenience centers are open 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., but most close Tuesdays and Thursdays. Woodlawn, at 3210 Dover Road, is open every day, and Highway Drive every day but Thursday.
How much does it cost to dump in Clarksville?
A normal household load is covered by Bi-County's $5-a-month user fee, for loads up to 500 lbs. Heavier loads at the Dover Road landfill cost $20 for 501 to 1,000 lbs, $30 for 1,001 to 2,500 lbs, and $48 a ton above that. Mattresses, box springs and Freon appliances are $10 each.
What are the Bi-County landfill hours?
Monday to Friday 5:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed Sunday. The Woodlawn convenience center next door at 3210 Dover Road is open 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day.
Which Clarksville convenience center is open on Thursday?
Woodlawn, at 3210 Dover Road, open 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day. Highway Drive is closed Thursdays, and the other centers are closed Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Where do I take a mattress in Clarksville?
Only to the main Bi-County landfill at 3212 Dover Road, at $10 each for a mattress or box spring, cash or check. The convenience centers and Highway Drive don't take them.
Can I take brush to a convenience center?
No. The convenience centers don't take limbs or brush. Highway Drive takes limbs and cuttings up to 4 feet long and 3 inches across; bigger loads go to the landfill, where the first 500 lbs a day is covered by the user fee and more is $46 a ton.
