Collierville, TN Trash & Recycling: Yard Waste Collection (2026)

Section 50.35 of the Collierville Code of Ordinances, adopted by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen, extends yard waste service to all residential property in the Town. Accepted material is bagged grass in bags less than 40 pounds each, tree limbs less than 10 feet in length, bushes and shrubs, and wood type construction material. Everything goes to the curb in dome shaped piles, set away from structures such as mailboxes, fire hydrants and power poles.

The Town does not take contractor-related projects. Dirt, concrete, brick, large amounts of carpet and roofing are never collected, and tree and landscape service companies must haul off every tree and all the brush they generate. The one carve-out is grass cuttings from a contracted lawn service, which the Town will collect.

When limbs or construction debris exceed one truckload, the excess can stay at the curb for the following week's collection. A property owner who agrees to pay the established yard waste collection fee for excess brush can get a truck back before the next scheduled collection day, if a truck is available. That fee is not written into the code: it is set by resolution of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen.

Leaves follow their own calendar. The Town collects loose leaves between November 1 and March 31, and they go in dome shaped piles that stay out of ditches so drainage is not blocked. Leaves placed in bags are collected weekly throughout the year, so bagging is the way to dispose of leaves outside the winter window.

Collection is run under the Director of Public Services, and the Town's general refuse chapter (Chapter 50) also defines refuse to include leaves and brush, so yard debris cannot be taken to a site the Board has not designated: Section 50.33 prohibits disposal of refuse in any quantity at any place other than the sites designated by the Board.