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

" Nonresidential customers instead use city rollout containers, keeping enough on hand for one week's MSW and paying the Appendix A administrative set-up fee per container (3). Once a location needs six or more rollout containers weekly, it must acquire dumpsters from a private vendor rather than the city; only the director can approve an exception. Businesses may also self-haul or hire a private collector, provided that collector holds a valid city business permit or license (4). Section 17-111(5)(a) then sets the right-of-way rule that applies to any dumpster, rollout container, or other container, public or private: it cannot sit on a public street, right-of-way, or public property without the street department director's written consent on a permit application, tender of the Appendix A permit fee, and a cash bond or certified check to cover any street or property damage.

A permit is good for no more than 30 days unless renewed, and no placement may create a public-safety hazard or a health/sanitation nuisance under Title 13, Chapter 1. Failure to secure the permit, or breaking its conditions, exposes the owner to § 17-116 penalties, and the department can physically remove a noncompliant dumpster after mailing the permittee or collector a written notice and posting a copy on the dumpster describing the noncompliance; if it isn't fixed within five days, the director removes it at the violator's expense.