Collierville, TN Trash & Recycling: Dumpster Rules (2026)

Two parts of the Collierville Code of Ordinances govern dumpsters. Section 50.16 draws the line between Town cart service and private dumpsters for commercial properties, and § 151.026(D)(1) governs temporary construction dumpsters.

Under § 50.16, each commercial owner, occupant or other responsible person must keep its refuse containers covered. A commercial owner that generates small amounts of refuse can select the Town to provide its solid waste service, in which case the Town supplies one container for a nonrefundable administrative fee set yearly with the adoption of the Town budget, with additional containers at the current yearly rate. The Town provides twice a week collection for up to three 90 to 95 gallon containers. Any commercial owner generating more than can be contained in three such containers is required to collect its waste in properly secured dumpsters, emptied by other solid waste service companies. Under § 50.34(B), units that use a private collection service authorized by the Town are exempt from the Town's monthly sanitation fee.

Temporary construction dumpsters are regulated by the zoning chapter. On a public right-of-way or other site owned by the Town, placement is subject to applicable standards in the Town Code. On private property, the dumpster must be associated with development for which a valid building permit has been issued, or applied for, from the Codes Division, and it must sit on the same site or in the same development as the construction. Placement is to the side or rear of the site to the maximum extent practicable, and inside residential developments as far as possible from developed lots containing existing dwellings. The dumpster cannot sit in a floodplain or obstruct drainage flow, within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, within a required landscaping area, or inside required tree protection fencing and the dripline of existing trees. The delivery or pickup vehicle must be able to reach it over a permanent temporary gravel construction driveway.