Nashville bulk trash pickup: schedule, rules & how to schedule
For curbside bulky-item pickup in Davidson County, contact the Davidson County Sheriff's Office. Metro Waste Services also takes bulky items, mattresses, tires and scrap metal at its convenience centers.
By appointment
How pickup works
| Type | Call the Sheriff's Office to book a date |
| Schedule | Call 615-880-3897 to request a date (the official contact page says you do not need the website form for bulk removal — call that number). Once a date is given, crews have up to seven business days from that date to collect (weekends and holidays do not count). Place items at the front curb no later than 6:30 a.m. |
| Limits | The official Sheriff's page does not publish a maximum number of items. You will be asked to list the items, the address, a phone number and the resident's name. |
| Cost | The official Sheriff's bulk-item and contact pages do not list a fee. Confirm when you call. |
| Who is eligible | Homeowner or tenant requests only, for that person's property, from the front curbside. Not for private roads, gated communities, apartment complexes (except at the main-entrance curb) or businesses. |
| How to set items out | Front curbside only, no later than 6:30 a.m. on the assigned date. |
How to book
Call 615-880-3897. Metro Waste Services (hubNashville / 311 or 615-862-5000) can help with convenience-center questions.
Davidson County Sheriff: Bulk Item Removal →Phone: 615-880-3897
What they accept
Usually accepted
- Old furniture, sofas, lawn furniture, baby furniture
- Lawn mowers (emptied of gas and oil)
- Bicycles, kids' toys, exercise equipment
- Mattresses and box springs, carpets, rugs
- Computers, monitors, copy machines, televisions
- Toilets, refrigerators, freezers, water heaters, microwaves, air conditioners, ranges, washers and dryers
- Lumber, fencing, pallets, shipping crates, construction debris
- Some automobile parts (the official page lists specific metal parts)
- Basketball goals, swing sets and storage sheds (must be taken apart first)
- Hot tubs (must be in two pieces)
Usually not accepted
- Motor oil
- Tires
- Household hazardous chemicals
- Glass or mirrored items
- Sheet rock or drywall
- Roofing
- Propane or gas tanks
- Batteries
- Anything in bags
- Sand, dirt, rocks or concrete
- Paint cans (even if empty)
- Compressed air or gas tanks
- Trash cans, shopping carts or other business products
- Boats, automobiles, motorcycles or jet skis
- Brush or tree limbs (Public Works picks those up quarterly)
Mattresses
Accepted for Sheriff's curbside pickup. Convenience centers also take up to 4 mattresses and box springs per month (fees may apply — see the convenience-center page).
Appliances (including Freon)
Accepted, including refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners. Convenience centers also take scrap metal and appliances at no charge within posted limits.
Tires
Not accepted by the Sheriff's pickup. Residents can drop off up to 4 tires without rims per month at no charge at East and Ezell Pike Centers only; tires with rims have a fee.
E-waste
Computers, monitors, copy machines and TVs are accepted on the Sheriff's pickup. Do not put household chemicals out.
If you would rather drop it off
Metro convenience centers take bulk items, mattresses, tires and scrap metal. Residents can bring up to one bulk trash item a day at no charge (fees for extra items). See FindMyDump.
Find official landfills, transfer stations and drop-off centers in Nashville on FindMyDump: Nashville dumps and drop-off sites.