Smyrna's drop-off is Rutherford County's Smyrna Convenience Center on G Street — free for county residents, and one of only three county centers that take mattresses and electronics.
The Town of Smyrna collects brush and bagged leaves from homes; its public works pages don't list household garbage collection, so check who bills you for trash. For anything the center won't take, the county transfer station is in Murfreesboro. Note the center is closed Mondays and Thursdays.
Disposal sites in Smyrna & Rutherford County
Smyrna Convenience Center
Convenience Center
Rutherford County Solid Waste — Rutherford County residents only
Household trash, bulk items and recycling — free for county residents
Electronics — free
Mattresses and box springs — $25 each, paid to the recycler
Accepts: Household trash, Bulk items (3 a day), Single-stream recycling, Glass, Bulk metal, Electronics (computers, phones, TVs and monitors, game consoles), Mattresses & box springs, Furniture and household goods for donation, Clothing
Won't take: Commercial waste, Construction and demolition debris, Lithium-ion and tool batteries, Light bulbs, Hazardous liquids
One of two county centers with staffed areas and larger receptacles for furniture and household goods; donated clothing and goods go to AMVETS.
Mattresses have cost $25 each to recycle since August 1, 2026, and only three centers take them: Smyrna, Leanna and Rockvale. Bring help — you unload them yourself.
Walk-up (cash) customer rates, effective July 1, 2026
Accepts: Household trash, Commercial waste, Construction & demolition debris
Won't take: Mattresses and box springs (since August 1, 2026), Manifested or special waste
Bring a hard hat and high-visibility clothing — both are required inside the station. Residents are asked to come between 6 a.m. and 2 p.m. on weekdays.
Rutherford County convenience centers: free, with limits
The county runs 14 recycling and convenience centers, free for Rutherford County residents. The same rules apply at Smyrna as at the rest:
One visit a day, up to one pickup-truck load.
Three bulk items a day, and no more than one mattress and one box spring.
No bulk items on Sundays — Sunday is household garbage only.
No commercial waste and no construction or demolition debris — those go to the transfer station.
Closed Mondays and Thursdays. Open Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and weekends 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The bulk containers are about six feet tall and you load them yourself, so bring help for heavy items.
Town of Smyrna brush and leaf pickup
The Town's Street Department picks up brush from residential properties — not apartments or businesses — working through town one section at a time. There's no need to call.
One pile, within 5 feet of the road (at least 2 feet behind a sidewalk), clear of trees, mailboxes, fences, utilities and ditches.
Limbs no longer than 6 feet and no thicker than 8 inches.
Piles up to 10 feet long, 10 feet deep and 5 feet tall; anything bigger is a special pickup, done as time permits.
Only brush you cut yourself — contractors must haul away their own.
If a pile has oversized or non-compliant material in it, the whole pile is left and tagged until you separate it. Leaves go in brown paper biodegradable bags only — plastic bags aren't picked up. The Town composts and mulches its leaves rather than landfilling them.
What it costs to dump in Smyrna
For household trash and bulk items, nothing, at the Smyrna Convenience Center. You pay at the county transfer station in Murfreesboro, which is where construction debris and big clean-outs go:
Load at the transfer station
Charge
Up to 999 lbs
$50 flat
1,000–1,999 lbs
$104.50 flat
1 ton and up
$104.50 a ton, prorated
At the county landfill, brush is $30 a ton and tires $2 each. Mattresses and box springs are $25 each wherever you take them.
Latex paint can be dried out and thrown away with household trash. Oil-based paint and fluorescent tubes go to the Leanna Convenience Center in Murfreesboro.
Pesticides, cleaners, pool chemicals and similar wait for the county's household hazardous waste collection: in 2026, Saturday, October 10, 8 a.m. to noon, at 4765 Florence Road, Murfreesboro. Alkaline batteries, paint and electronics are no longer taken at that event.
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.
The Smyrna Convenience Center is at 112 G Street. It is run by Rutherford County, free for county residents, and open Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and weekends 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. It is closed Mondays and Thursdays, and on Sundays it takes household garbage only.
Can I take a mattress to the Smyrna convenience center?
Yes. Smyrna is one of three Rutherford County centers that take mattresses and box springs, along with Leanna and Rockvale. Since August 1, 2026 each one carries a $25 recycling fee, paid to the recycler, and you unload it yourself.
Does the Smyrna convenience center take electronics?
Yes, free for county residents: computers, phones, tablets, TVs and monitors, game consoles and cords. It does not take lithium-ion or tool batteries, light bulbs, or large household appliances as electronics.
How does brush pickup work in Smyrna?
The Town of Smyrna picks up brush from residential properties section by section, with no need to call. Keep it in one pile within 5 feet of the road, with limbs no longer than 6 feet or thicker than 8 inches, and the pile no bigger than 10 feet long, 10 feet deep and 5 feet tall. Leaves go in brown paper biodegradable bags.
Where do I take construction debris from Smyrna?
Not to a convenience center, which doesn't take it. It goes to the Rutherford County Transfer Station at 6025 Landfill Road in Murfreesboro: a flat $50 for loads under 1,000 lbs, $104.50 for 1,000 to 1,999 lbs, and $104.50 a ton above that. A hard hat and high-visibility clothing are required.
