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Nashville Department of Waste Services

Providing trash🗑️, recycling♻️, composting🌿, and proper waste disposal for Nashville. Helping to make Nashville clean and green.

06/13/2026

Thanks to our partners Tennessee Environmental Council and Nashville Department of Transportation & Multimodal Infrastructure, we co-hosted our biggest community recycling cleanup yet! Our team helped residents recycle 18 different types of materials including electronics, glass, mattresses, and foam that can be recycled instead of taking up space in a landfill. If you missed the event, you can bring many of these materials to our Convenience Centers free of charge.

You can find our Convenience Center locations, hours, and accepted materials here: https://www.nashville.gov/departments/waste-services/convenience-centers

06/11/2026

Nashville, meet the newest members of our fleet.

After their official debut on May 27th, our new trucks are now in service and helping collect trash and recycling across the city.

These vehicles give our crews the tools they need to continue serving this growing city, and you'll continue seeing them on routes throughout Nashville in the weeks ahead.

06/08/2026

JUNETEENTH WEEK PICKUP SCHEDULE REMINDER:

All residents whose trash and recycling pickup day would be Friday, June 19th, will instead be serviced on Monday, June 15th.
Please have your carts out by 6 a.m., June 15th, for service.

Our shift to a four-day collection schedule means fewer overall schedule disruptions for residents and no change at all for many households during holiday weeks.

If you live in an area that is normally serviced on Fridays, please share this post to help inform your neighbors. Follow us for future service updates and holiday schedule information throughout the year, or download our 'Nashville Waste and Recycling' app for reminder notifications and more.

06/04/2026

CMA Fest Nashville has arrived!

As country music fans make their way downtown, we're excited to welcome visitors from across the country to Music City.

We've uncovered a few "rejected" country song titles that somehow never made it onto the radio. Unfortunately, they never made it to air; but we still think they belong in the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

Meanwhile, if you find yourself with a "Achy Breaky Cart", or needing any other waste services, you can request them through hubNashville today at: hub.nashville.gov

06/02/2026

What’s really in Nashville’s trash?

Over the past year, Nashville Waste Services has been conducting Davidson County’s first waste stream audit since 2017. This helps us better understand what materials are being thrown away and how much of our trash could have been recycled or composted. We use that data to see where we can improve waste reduction efforts across the county.

We’re currently completing the final waste sort and look forward to sharing the results in the future.

05/30/2026

Our team was out in District 20 today at Cleeces Ferry supporting a community Bulk Pickup Event with Council Member Rollin Horton, D20 Beautification Commissioner Sara Stewart, and our partners at Nashville Department of Transportation & Multimodal Infrastructure. This event included e‑waste collection, giving residents a safe way to recycle old electronics and reduce landfill waste.

Thank you to everyone who stopped by, volunteered, and helped make today’s cleanup effort a success. Together, we’re keeping Nashville clean and beautiful.

05/29/2026

Download our Nashville Waste and Recycling app today to make managing trash and recycling easier.

Find your pickup day, search how to dispose of materials, locate convenience centers and recycling drop-off sites and get service reminders - all in one place.

Also available online at: https://www.nashville.gov/departments/waste-services/trash-and-recycling-services/recycling-app

05/27/2026

Today Nashville Waste Services was proud to officially launch 9 new, state-of-the-art trucks during a special ribbon cutting ceremony with Freddie O'Connell, Mayor of Metropolitan Nashville & Davidson County.

These new trucks will help us continue delivering reliable service to residents while supporting safer, more efficient operations for our crews across the city.

A huge thank you to our partners at Autocar Trucks, New Way Trucks and Municipal Equipment Inc. for helping make this possible. We’re excited to put these trucks to work serving Nashville every day.

05/25/2026

This Memorial Day, we pause to honor and reflect on the service and sacrifice of those who served our country.

As a reminder, our four-day collection schedule means trash and recycling service will not be affected by holidays that fall on Mondays. Collection will continue on your normal service day this week.

Follow us for future service updates and holiday schedule changes throughout the year!

05/20/2026

We’re honored to be featured on the cover of the May issue of Waste Advantage Magazine. The article highlights the growth of our department and the work our team has done to modernize waste and recycling services across Nashville.

Most importantly, this recognition belongs to the Waste Services employees who serve Nashville every day, from our drivers and equipment operators to our convenience center staff, customer service team, support staff and everyone who helps keep Nashville clean, safe, and running strong.

You can read the article here: https://bit.ly/3PeqQav

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