Recycling and Waste Items Convenience Center Services

Convenience Centers provide a convenient way for Davidson County residents to recycle household items, dispose of excess residential trash, and properly dispose of other residential items that are not accepted in curbside trash and recycling carts.

Convenience Center Policies

Residents must present their Tennessee driver’s license showing they live in Davidson County.
Residents are responsible for unloading their own material.
Waste in any commercial vehicle (including vehicles with commercial advertising of any kind) or vehicles with commercial tags is not permitted.
Commercial waste materials will not be accepted.
All household trash must be bagged. Per Metro Code, items banned from trash include yard waste, cardboard, and electronic waste.

Hours and Locations

Find convenience center hours and locations.

All convenience centers are closed on Metro Holidays.

Fees and Guidelines

All Prices are set by the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County and are non-negotiable. Cash (not accepted at Omohundro), check, and all major credit/debit cards are accepted at the Convenience Centers. All credit and debit cards will be charged a 2.8% fee with a minimum of $1.95. Items not listed by material type will be charged by volume.

Fees by Material Type

Material Type	Location	Visits per Day	Fee	Restrictions
3 Bags of Trash (bag cannot be more than 30 gallons) and 1 Bulk Item	All	1	Free	Excludes Mattresses, Tires with Rims, and Construction and Demolition Material
Recycling Drop-off	All	1	Free	Not applicable
Compostable Material Drop-off	All	1	Free	Not applicable
Foam Recycling Drop-off	East	1	Free	Not applicable
Electronics	East, Ezell, and Omohundro	1	Free	Cannot exceed 100 pounds; see list of accepted electronics
Household Hazardous Waste	East and Ezell	1	Free	Cannot exceed 15 Gallons or 100 pounds; see list of accepted materials
Tires without Rims	East and Ezell	1	Free	4 Tires per Month Limit
Tires with Rims	East and Ezell	1	$5 per Tire	4 Tires per Month Limit
Mattresses and Box Springs	East, Ezell, and Omohundro	1	$12 per Mattress or Box Springs	4 Mattresses or Box Springs per Month Limit
Construction and Demolition Material	Omohundro	1	$20	Cannot exceed 2 cubic yards; see list of accepted materials below

Fees by Volume

Material Volume	Location	Visits per Day	Fee	Restrictions
Less than 1 Cubic Yard	All	2	$10	Cannot exceed the level of truck bed
Between 1 and 8 Cubic Yards	All	1	$20 per Cubic Yard	No construction or demolition material; no trailers longer than 12 feet; no cargo vans or trailers accepted at Anderson