Clarksville, TN Trash & Recycling: Recycling Requirements (2026)
Key Facts
- Curbside recycling
- None in Clarksville
- Glass
- Accepted, food and beverage containers
- Plastics
- Necked bottles marked #1 or #2
- Drop-off cost
- Free with the user fee
- Newspaper and magazines
- Dropped from bins in 2020
Summary
Clarksville has no curbside recycling and no ordinance requiring anyone to recycle. Bi-County takes recyclables free at the Dover Road landfill and 17 convenience centers, and unlike many programs it does accept glass food and beverage containers.
Plastics with a neck (bottles) and the #1 or #2 in the recycle symbol on the bottle. Bi-County does not accept other plastics because they do not have a vendor to purchase them.
Full Breakdown
Recycling in Clarksville is entirely drop-off. Bi-County accepts glass food and beverage containers in blue, brown, clear, and green; corrugated cardboard, brown grocery bags, packing paper, and cereal boxes with the liner removed; aluminum and tin or steel cans; and plastic bottles with a neck marked #1 or #2. Electronic waste, cooking oil, latex paint, antifreeze, and freon appliances are taken at 3212 Dover Road only. Rejected: pet food cans, aluminum foil, siding, pie pans, plastic bags and tubs, window or plate glass, mirrors, light bulbs, ceramic, medicine and perfume bottles, freezer boxes, and soiled pizza boxes. A 2020 board decision dropped newspaper, magazines, and junk mail from convenience center bins.
Violations & Fines
No recycling mandate exists, so there is no penalty for not recycling. Dumping recyclables outside a container is litter under section 8-202(1).
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I recycle glass in Clarksville?
Is there a recycling cart for my curb?
Where do electronics and paint go?
Sources & Official References
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