Chattanooga collects bulk items (furniture, mattresses, appliances) and brush on a monthly, four-area rotating schedule. Each service is limited to 12 collections per property in any 12 months. Pile items at the curb, in separate piles, by 7:00 a.m. Monday of your week.
Chattanooga divides the city into four areas, each served once a month on a set schedule. Residents keep brush, bulk trash, bagged yard waste, and leaves in separate piles at the curb by 7:00 a.m. on the Monday of their collection week. Place items close to the street without blocking the road, sidewalk, ditches, or catch basins, and at least 5 feet from parked cars, mailboxes, and other objects; never over water meters or in alleyways. Crews take furniture, mattresses, appliances, carpet, water heaters, grills, and televisions, plus natural brush like limbs and hedge trimmings. Hazardous items, building materials, tires, and recyclables are excluded. Unincorporated county residents use county centers.
Improperly piled or excluded items are left behind. Both bulk and brush service are capped at 12 collections per single property per 12-month period; extra loads require private hauling.
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