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

Memphis Code § 9-56-3 declares it unlawful for any person other than the city to engage in the business of collecting, removing or disposing of solid waste within city limits, except licensed private collectors specifically authorized by permit. That exclusivity is enforced through the location-permit system in § 9-56-25: the director may not authorize private collection for single-family homes, duplexes, triplexes, quadruplexes or boardinghouses on dedicated city streets, the city keeps those exclusively, but apartment buildings of eight units or more, churches, institutions, commercial and industrial establishments may contract with a licensed private hauler once the director issues a location permit.

42 per unit. 00 or less per year. 67 for 10,801-12,600 gallons. Section 9-56-15(B) gives the collection system its teeth: if any part of the solid waste fee remains unpaid 30 days after the utility bill's delinquent date, MLGW must terminate water service to the property upon the director's written request, and the city simultaneously stops collecting from that address until the account is cured. The current fee schedule took effect January 1, 2020, timed to MLGW's monthly billing cycle under Ordinance No. 5739, and was last amended by Ordinance No. 5904 on June 25, 2024.