Recycling
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Holiday Trash and Recycling Pickup
Metro trash and recycling customers whose collection day falls on a holiday (Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Years Day or July 4th) will have trash and recycling pickup on the Saturday of that week. Residents who have questions or need further assistance should call (615) 880-1000.
Brush and Yard Waste
The Brush and Yard Waste 2011- 2012 schedule of collection dates is now available for July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012. You can download the map for your area and sign up for email reminders.
Trash and Recycling Collection During Inclement Weather
In the event that inclement weather makes accessing streets dangerous for collection staff, trash and recycling collection will be postponed until it can be safely resumed. Public Works trash and recycling customers should leave their carts out at the curb or in the alley until the carts are emptied. Collection staff will make every effort to resume normal service as soon as weather and road conditions permit. Customers with backdoor service may experience longer delays. Backdoor customers can assist Public Works collection crews by taking their carts to the curb or alley for collection during times of inclement weather. Back door collection will resume once Public Works determines that streets and driveways are safely accessible for collection staff.
Business Recycling
Check out our business recycling page for a list of service providers, waste reduction and recycling tips and more.
Committed to preserving the environment and improving the lives of the people who live in the communities they serve, RadioShack, in conjunction with Call2Recycle®, will accept all household batteries for recycling at local Nashville RadioShack store locations. Recycling batteries with RadioShack
Backyard Composting
Metro Public Works sells two types of compost containers.
The Recycling Process
Want to see what happens when your recycling cart gets emptied? Check out this video that shows how Nashville's drop-off and curbside recyclables are processed and made into new materials.
Where My Recyclables Go
Find out where all your recycling goes at the Recycling Education Center.
CURBY recycles all kinds of PLASTIC! You can put the following kinds of PLASTIC into your curbside recycling cart and in the PLASTIC bins at drop off centers:
- YES: All plastic bottles, and all dairy containers (margarine, butter, yogurt, cottage cheese, sour cream, etc.) labeled 1 – 7.
- NO: No black plastic, baskets, clamshells (fast food take out), or Styrofoam.
Other Information
Safe Needle Disposal
Metro Public Health recommends following EPA guidelines for disposing of used needles, syringes and other sharps at home.
Safe Needle Disposal Tips
Medication Disposal
Safely dispose of your unused and expired pharmaceuticals
Residential Cooking Oil
Recycle Your Residential Cooking Oil with Metro
Old Electronics and Computer Equipment
Residents of Nashville & avidson County can take all types of electronics including computers and monitors (limit one computer system per household/month), printers, TVs, microwaves, music and video cassettes, computer disks, compact fluorescent light bulbs, and more to Metro's household hazardous waste facility.
Residential Trash Services
Trash collection service is provided to single-family homes in the Urban Services District of Nashville. Residential Trash Services Information