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Verified dump, bulky pickup, HHW, and e-waste programs in Nashville — 32 indexable city guides, with related items grouped on the program board. All verified cities
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Bulky pickup in Nashville
Mattresses, furniture, and many appliances — city bulk or drop-off, not the regular cart.
Official source:
Metro Nashville convenience centers charge $12 each for mattresses and box springs at East (943A Doctor Richard G. Adams Dr), Ezell (3254 Ezell Pike), and Omohundro (1019 Omohundro Place) — maximum four per month. Mattresses are excluded from the free “1 bulk item” allowance (free allowance is 3 bags trash ≤30 gal plus 1 bulk item that excludes mattresses, tires with rims, and C&D). Davidson County residents need a Tennessee driver’s license showing Davidson County; unload yourself; no commercial vehicles. Centers: Tue–Sat 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Household hazardous waste — used oil, paint, propane, batteries, and chemicals.
Official source:
Metro Nashville HHW is free at East and Ezell only (≤15 gal or 100 lb). Accepted materials include oil paint, motor oil, gasoline, pesticides, CFLs, and battery types listed on the city page. Motor oil is accepted at East/Ezell HHW within the volume/weight limit. Not accepted: propane tanks, latex/acrylic paint, medical waste, ammo, or medications.
TVs, computers, and electronics. Usually banned from trash and the blue bin.
Official source:
Metro Nashville accepts mixed electronic waste free at East, Ezell, and Omohundro convenience centers with a ≤100 lb electronics limit. Bring a TN DL showing Davidson County; unload yourself; Tue–Sat 8:30–16:30. Keep electronics out of trash and recycling carts.
Construction debris, concrete, and remodel waste — transfer station or roll-off.
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Construction debris is excluded from Metro’s free bulk-item allowance. Omohundro Convenience Center (1019 Omohundro Place) accepts C&D for $20 up to 2 cubic yards. Larger loads need a private C&D hauler. Davidson County residency rules and self-unload requirements still apply; no commercial vehicles.
Yard waste, food scraps, and cooking oil where the city has a separate stream.
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Metro convenience centers offer compost drop-off, but brush and leaves are listed as not accepted at the centers — use the NDOT brush program for brush/leaves. Do not treat centers as a leaf dump. Keep yard waste out of recycling carts.
Cart recycling, store film take-back, and foam rules — not a second bulky program.
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Nashville recycling carts do not want expanded polystyrene (EPS). White block foam, packing peanuts, and food trays are different streams. Grocery film/bag bins are not a foam drop-off. Metro Nashville — Convenience centers is the official Nashville program we verified — if that page only mentions plastic bags or film, treat block foam and food trays as bagged garbage unless it names a foam densifier. Clean peanuts may be reused at a shipper; starch peanuts are not EPS.