Public Works Recycle

Bordeaux Mulch Facility


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Located on County Hospital Road, the Bordeaux Composting Center is where residents, contractors or businesses can take brush and leaves for recycling.

Bordeaux Mulch Facility
1400 County Hospital Road
Nashville, TN 37218
862-8640
Open Monday through Saturday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Accepts: untreated wood, leaves, and brush
Does not Accept: stumps (with roots and/or dirt), grass or other types of waste

Drop-off Fees:

  • Wood chips -- $12/ton
  • Brush -- $0.01/lb
  • Logs (over 24 in. diameter) -- $25/each

Once the brush and leaves arrive at the center they are ground and allowed age for one year before being ground again and sold as mulch.

Finished mulch is sold by the Red River Ranch, LLC Metro's wood grinding contractor and is available for anyone to purchase.

Prices for mulch (before sales tax)

  • Natural brown hardwood mulch:
    • $25/small compact pickup trucks
    • $40/full size pickup trucks with bed 8 feet long
    • $11/cubic yard for all larger vehicles with over 4 cubic yard capacity
  • Compost:
    • $30/small compact pickup trucks
    • $45/full size pickup trucks with bed 8 feet long
    • $14/cubic yard for all larger vehicles with over 4 cubic yard capacity
  • Black or red dyed mulch (CALL FOR AVAILABILITY):
    • $40/small compact pickup trucks
    • $55/full size pickup trucks with bed 8 feet long
    • $16/cubic yard for all larger vehicles with over 4 cubic yard capacity
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