Spring Hill, TN Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)

Chapter 2 of Title 17 in the Spring Hill Municipal Code sets the weekly service. Under § 17-203(A)(1) the contractor provides curbside collection to each residential unit one time per week, and carts must be at curbside by 7:00 a.m. on the designated collection day. Section 17-203(A)(2) requires each residential producer to furnish a refuse container of no more than 35 gallons capacity and weighing no more than 50 pounds, while light commercial users furnish no more than two such containers. Section 17-201 defines a bag as a plastic sack whose weight with contents does not exceed 35 pounds.

Under § 17-204(A), collection cannot start before 6:00 a.m. or continue after 6:00 p.m. on the same day, with exceptions only by mutual agreement of the city and contractor or when the contractor reasonably determines one is needed to finish a route because of unusual circumstances. The contractor establishes the routes and submits a map to the city for approval, and when the city approves a change in routes or days it must promptly give written or published notice to the affected units. Complaints go directly to the contractor, and for a verified missed collection the contractor must collect within 24 hours after the complaint is received.

The contractor keeps an office with a responsible person in charge from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on regular collection days. The city bills a monthly fee, set by resolution of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen, collected the same way as the water charge. Default can lead to suspension of refuse service and termination of water service, and the city can recover collection fees and attorney's fees under § 17-212.