Metro Nashville Public Works provides weekly curbside trash collection in the Urban Services District and bi-weekly curbside recycling. General Services District (suburban/rural areas) receives contracted service or private hauling. Carts must be at curb by 7 AM on collection day. Holiday delays shift pickup one day. Call hubNashville 311 for schedules.
Metro Nashville's two-tier service structure means the Urban Services District (USD, roughly inside the old Nashville city limits) receives Metro Public Works curbside trash collection weekly and single-stream recycling bi-weekly (every other week). The General Services District (GSD, former Davidson County unincorporated areas including Bellevue, Hermitage, Antioch, Madison, Goodlettsville, and Bordeaux) either has subscription service through private haulers (Republic Services, Waste Management) or uses Metro's Curby program with separate fees. Residents receive 96-gallon carts: brown for trash, green/blue for recycling. Carts must be placed curbside with lids closed and handles facing the house by 7 AM on designated collection day per Metro Code §10.20.050. Carts should be 3 feet from other carts, vehicles, mailboxes, and utility poles. Holiday collection delays (New Year's Day, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas) shift pickup one day forward for the rest of that week. Contaminated recycling carts (tagged with orange notice) are skipped until contamination removed. Bulky items, hazardous waste, and construction debris are NOT accepted in regular carts. Satellite cities (Belle Meade, Berry Hill, Forest Hills, Oak Hill, Goodlettsville, Ridgetop) operate independent collection contracts. Residents report missed pickups, damaged carts, and schedule questions through hubNashville (311 or hub.nashville.gov) within 24 hours of missed collection.
Carts placed out before 6 PM night prior or not retrieved within 24 hours of collection: Metro Code §10.20.070 warning, $25-$100 fine repeat. Illegal dumping/unauthorized materials: $500-$5,000 under Metro Code §10.20.100 and TCA §39-14-502. Contaminated recycling: cart skipped, repeat contamination may remove service.
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