The City Solid Waste Department collects residential refuse once a week. Apartment complexes of five or more units and commercial businesses are collected twice each week. Murfreesboro holds a right of first refusal over all refuse collection.
Section 14-8 sets collection frequency: residences once weekly, apartment complexes of five or more units twice weekly, and businesses twice weekly. Section 14-3 gives the City right of first refusal on all refuse; a property owner may hire a private hauler only if the City declines to collect. Missed a pickup? Residents can bring garbage to the City's Convenience Center at 648 West Main Street. In unincorporated Rutherford County, residents contract private haulers or use county convenience centers.
Hiring private hauling where the City collects, or improper disposal, is punishable under Code Sec. 1-8.
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