Annexation
Residents in areas of District 32 who were annexed into the Urban Services District will begin receiving tash and recycling service in February 2008. See the chart below for your trash and recycling pickup days.
| Route Area Maps | Trash Service to Begin | Recycling Service to Begin |
| Route 4210 | 2/5/08 (weekly on Tuesday) | 2/26/08 (monthly on the 4th Tuesday of each month) |
| Route 4310 | 2/6/08 (weekly on Wednesday) | 2/27/08 (monthly on the 4th Wednesday of each month) |
| Route 4410 | 2/7/08 (weekly on Thursday) | 2/28/08 (monthly on the 4th Thursday of each month) |
| Route 4510 | 2/8/08 (weekly on Friday) | 2/22/08 (monthly on the 4th Friday of each month) |
Trash collection and curbside recycling service is provided by Metro Public Works to single-family homes in the Urban Services District of Nashville. Residents must place trash in their brown roll-out cart and recycling in their green rollout cart. For more details on the residential trash and recycling collection program, please read through the guidelines below or call 880-1000.
Guidelines on Nashville's Residential Trash & Recycling Collection Program
- What do my trash and recycling carts look like?
- When will my trash and recycling carst be delivered?
- When will my trash and recycling service begin and how to I know my collection day?
- Can Metro remind me of my trash, recycling and holiday pick-up days?
- What goes in my recycling cart?
- What if I need more than one trash or recycling cart?
- Who qualifies for a backdoor waiver?
- What happens if I place items outside my cart?
- Will Metro pick up my trash in my old trash cart?
- I am moving to another area of Nashville. Should I take my trash and recycling carts with me?
- What if my collection days falls on a holiday?
What do my trash and recycling
carts look like?
Trash collection to Nashville residents in the Urban Services District
utilizes uniform brown roll-out carts and recycling collection utilizes
uniform green roll-out carts. All trash placed in your trash cart needs
to be bagged. All recycling placed in your recycling cart should be loose
(do not bag recycables).
When will my trash and recycling
carts be delivered?
Public Works will start delivering trash and recycling carts beginning
late January and early February 2008. Check this page for a schedule.
When will my trash and recycling
service begin and how do I know my collection day?
Your trash collection service will begin the week after
you receive your trash cart and your recycling collection service will
begin the month after you receive your cart. Your trash
and recycling collection day should be under the lid of each cart. You
can also learn your trash and recycling collection day by calling 880-1000.
Can Metro remind me of my trash,
recycling and holiday pick-up days?
Yes. You may sign up for a free e-mail or phone reminder to be notified
of your trash, recycling or holiday pick-up days. You can sign
up online or by calling 880-1000.
What goes in my recycling cart?
Residents can place any kind of paper,
cardboard, plastic bottles or containers, aluminum cans or steel cans
in their recycling cart.
What if I need more than one
trash or recycling cart?
Residents can request a second trash cart for $45 by calling 880-1000.
Residents will not be allowed to have more than 2 trash carts. Residents
can request a second recycling cart at no cost.
Who qualifies for a back-door
waiver?
Residents who are elderly or have disabilities can apply for a back-door
waiver by calling 880-1000.
What happens if I place items
outside my cart?
All trash must be placed in your brown trash cart for collection and all
recycling must be placed in your green recycling cart for collection.
If you have extra trash it can be taken to one of Metro's
residential waste and recycling facilities, extra recycling can be
taken to one of the recycling drop-off sites (call 880-1000 for locations).
Will Metro pickup my trash
in my old trash cart?
If your current trash provider has given you a trash cart, you may need
to contact them to see how or when their cart will be removed. Public
Works is only authorized to empty trash placed in the Metro provided brown
trash carts.
I am moving to
another area of Nashville. Should I take my trash and recycling carts
with me?
No. Each cart belongs to Metro and is assigned to your address, rather
than to you, the resident. If your new home is in the Urban Services District,
it should already have a recycling cart; if not, call Curby at 880-1000
to request one.
What if my collection day falls
on a holiday?
Recycling is not collected on New Year’s Day, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving
Day or Christmas Day. Any collection day that falls on one of these holidays
will be picked up on Saturday of that week.
How to Use Your Trash and Recycling Carts
• Look under your cart lid for your pick-up day.
• When your cart is delivered, it will be placed in the same area you will need to put it on collection day.
• On your pick-up day, place your cart on the curb or in the alley with the arrow on the lid pointing toward the street or alley. Your trash and recycling will be picked up between the hours of 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Do not place the cart within 3 feet of any stationary object such as a car, mailbox, utility pole, etc.
• Do not place the cart under wires, tree limbs, building overhangs or other items that could be damaged. Please make sure there is 15 feet of clearance above the cart.
• Items that are placed outside the carts will not be picked up.
• Please remove your cart from the street by 7 p.m. on pick-up day.
