Collierville, TN Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)

Section 50.30 of the Collierville Code of Ordinances provides that all refuse accumulated within the corporate limits shall be collected, conveyed and disposed of under the supervision of the Director of Public Services, with residential collections once per week in accordance with the announced schedule. Section 50.31 sets commercial collections at twice per week under the same supervision. Section 50.33 closes the loop: disposal of refuse in any quantity, by any person, in any place public or private, other than at the sites designated by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen is expressly prohibited.

Service comes with a monthly fee. Section 50.34(A) levies a monthly fee on all residential, business or industrial units receiving sanitation collection and disposal services from the Town, with the residential and the commercial and industrial amounts set by resolution. Fees are paid monthly as indicated on the Town's utility bills. The only exemption is for units utilizing a private collection service authorized by the Town. Elderly citizens aged 65 or older who can demonstrate low income pay a reduced monthly fee, set by resolution, for their primary residence. The Town can also establish fees for special collection needs of any residential, business or industrial unit.

New service starts with a nonrefundable administrative fee set by resolution, paid when the sanitation service is requested. After payment, one 90 to 95 gallon wheeled garbage container is delivered within a week of the request. Commercial service follows the same fee-and-container process once the request is approved. Collection fees are assessed depending on the number of containers issued, with a maximum of three.

Collections run on the announced schedule, and § 50.17 requires that all refuse collected be in regulated containers for collection on scheduled days. Yard waste follows its own service under § 50.35, and refuse collection vehicles must use closed beds or coverings under § 50.32 to prevent scattering of refuse over streets and alleys.