Nashville's answer is Metro's four convenience centers, open Tuesday to Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Every Davidson County resident gets 3 bags of trash and 1 bulky item free each day — but what else you can bring depends on which center you pick.
Metro doesn't collect bulky items from the curb at all; anything too big for your cart goes to a center. Bring a Tennessee driver's license showing a Davidson County address, and expect to unload it yourself.
Disposal sites in Nashville & Davidson County
East Convenience Center
Convenience Center
Nashville Department of Waste Services — Davidson County residents only
943A Doctor Richard G. Adams Drive, Nashville, TN 37207 Directions ↗
Accepts: Household trash (bagged), 1 free bulk item a day, Curbside recyclables, Glass, Compostable material, Scrap metal and appliances (1 item free), Household hazardous waste, Electronics, Tires, Mattresses & box springs, Foam recycling
The one center that takes everything but construction debris — hazardous waste, electronics, tires, mattresses, and the only foam drop-off. It also sells backyard compost bins ($50).
Accepts: Household trash (bagged), 1 free bulk item a day, Curbside recyclables, Glass, Compostable material, Scrap metal and appliances (1 item free), Small DIY construction & demolition loads ($20), Electronics, Mattresses & box springs
No cash at Omohundro — check or card only. It's the only center that takes construction and demolition material, and only a small do-it-yourself load. No hazardous waste or tires here.
Metro sets the prices, and they aren't negotiable. The free allowance is per visit, one visit a day:
What you bring
Fee
3 bags of trash (30 gallons max each) + 1 bulk item
Free
Recycling, compostables, foam (East)
Free
One scrap-metal item (refrigerators, washers, ovens, grills) or 3 bags of scrap metal
Free
Electronics, up to 100 lbs (East, Ezell, Omohundro)
Free
Household hazardous waste, up to 15 gallons or 100 lbs (East, Ezell)
Free
Tires without rims, 4 a month (East, Ezell)
Free
Tires with rims, 4 a month (East, Ezell)
$5 each
Mattresses and box springs, 4 a month (East, Ezell, Omohundro)
$12 each
Construction and demolition material (Omohundro only)
$20
Anything else, less than 1 cubic yard
$10
Anything else, 1 to 8 cubic yards
$20 a cubic yard
Cash, check and cards are accepted (except no cash at Omohundro), but every card payment carries a 2.8% fee, minimum $1.95 — on a $10 load, that's nearly 20% extra. Loads under a cubic yard can't be heaped above the truck bed; bigger loads can't include construction debris or come on a trailer longer than 12 feet.
The rules that turn people away
Residents only: a Tennessee driver's license showing a Davidson County address.
No commercial vehicles — that includes any vehicle with commercial advertising on it or commercial tags — and no commercial waste.
All household trash must be bagged.
You unload your own load.
Not accepted anywhere: brush and leaves, concrete, brick, rock, dirt, roofing shingles, siding, pallets, railroad ties, posts and poles, plumbing, gutters, car parts other than tires, gas tanks, asbestos, ammunition, fireworks, medical waste.
The construction-debris cap is posted two ways: Metro's fee table says a load can't exceed 2 cubic yards, while its bulky-items page limits residents to 1. Plan on 1 cubic yard, or call 311 first.
Bigger construction loads
For more than a small do-it-yourself load, Metro points residents to private sites and says to call each for its fees:
American Farms, 2132 Smith Springs Road, (615) 573-0293 — dirt, rock, concrete, brick and block, plus trees, stumps, brush and other green waste.
Triune Residuals Management, 3516 Central Pike, Hermitage (at the MS-COT landfill), (615) 573-8004 — construction and demolition debris, including shingles.
Middle Tennessee Environmental Center, 4651 Amy Lynn Drive, at WM's Southern Services Landfill.
Curbside trash and brush
Metro collects curbside trash weekly and recycling every other week only in the Urban Services District, for single-family homes and small multi-unit buildings. Everywhere else in Davidson County, and in most apartment complexes, trash service comes from a private hauler or the property manager. Items left outside the cart aren't picked up.
Brush and yard waste are banned from the trash, but Metro collects them from single-family homes countywide, in both the Urban and General Services Districts, four times a year on a rotating schedule. Limbs up to 4 inches across and 12 feet long; stumps up to 8 inches across, free of dirt and roots; leaves and clippings in biodegradable paper bags only. Brush cut by a paid tree service has to be hauled away by the company. Private streets and the satellite cities of Forest Hills, Berry Hill and Belle Meade get no Metro brush pickup.
What it costs to dump in Nashville
For a typical household trip, nothing: 3 bags of trash and 1 bulk item are free every day, as are recycling, electronics, hazardous waste, rimless tires and one appliance. Past that, Metro charges by volume — $10 for less than a cubic yard, $20 a cubic yard up to 8 — and by item for mattresses ($12) and tires on rims ($5).
The Omohundro Convenience Center, at 1019 Omohundro Place, Nashville, is open Tuesday to Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., closed Sunday and Monday, like all four Metro centers. It's the only center that takes a small do-it-yourself construction load ($20), and it takes no cash, only check or card. It doesn't take hazardous waste or tires.
What are the Nashville dump hours?
All four Metro convenience centers (East, Ezell Pike, Omohundro and Anderson Lane) are open Tuesday to Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and closed Sunday and Monday. They're for Davidson County residents with a Tennessee driver's license showing a Davidson County address.
Where can I dump trash in Nashville?
At one of Metro's four convenience centers: East (943A Doctor Richard G. Adams Drive), Ezell Pike (3254 Ezell Pike), Omohundro (1019 Omohundro Place) and Anderson Lane (939A Anderson Lane, Madison). All are open Tuesday to Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., for Davidson County residents with a matching Tennessee driver's license.
Is the Nashville dump free?
Partly. Each day a Davidson County resident can bring 3 bags of trash and 1 bulk item free, plus recycling, compostables, one scrap-metal item such as a refrigerator, electronics, household hazardous waste and 4 rimless tires a month. Other loads cost $10 under a cubic yard and $20 a cubic yard from 1 to 8 cubic yards; mattresses are $12 each.
Does Nashville pick up bulky items at the curb?
No. Metro's bulky-item service is drop-off only: items too big for your cart go to a convenience center, where one bulk item a day is free. Brush is different: Metro collects it from single-family homes four times a year.
Where do I take household hazardous waste in Nashville?
To the East or Ezell Pike convenience center, free, up to 15 gallons or 100 pounds per visit. Those two centers also take tires. Electronics are taken free at East, Ezell Pike and Omohundro, up to 100 pounds.
Where can I get rid of construction debris in Nashville?
A small do-it-yourself load goes to the Omohundro center only, for $20. Metro's pages list the cap as 1 cubic yard on one page and 2 on another, so plan on 1. For more, Metro points residents to private sites such as Triune Residuals Management on Central Pike in Hermitage; call for fees.
