Spring Hill, TN Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)

Title 17, Chapter 2 of the Spring Hill Municipal Code covers garbage collection that is contracted out. Section 17-202 says the city shall select a contractor to perform all residential garbage and refuse collection, and § 17-105 requires collections to be made regularly in accordance with an announced schedule. Section 17-203(A)(1) fixes the frequency: curbside collection to each residential unit one time per week, with carts at the curb by 7:00 a.m. on the designated day. A residential unit is a dwelling within the city occupied by not more than four families.

Container limits come next. Each residential producer furnishes a refuse container of no more than 35 gallons capacity weighing no more than 50 pounds, and light commercial users furnish no more than two such containers. Under § 17-203(B) and (C), refuse goes in a container, bag or bundle placed as close as possible to the paved portion of the street, and containers sit as close to the roadway as practicable without interfering with or endangering vehicles or pedestrians. Under § 17-211, after collection the cart goes back to the rear or side of the principal building until the next collection date.

Section 17-204 sets the operating rules. Collection cannot start before 6:00 a.m. or continue after 6:00 p.m. on the same day, subject to narrow exceptions. The contractor can observe New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day by suspending service, but must still provide collection at least once per week. A verified missed collection must be picked up within 24 hours after the complaint, and complaints go directly to the contractor. Section 17-212 bills the fee monthly at rates set by resolution of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen, collected the same way as the water charge.