Columbus / Indigenous Peoples' Day — Monday, October 12
Falls on a Monday. Apply the city's own rule above to the Monday routes.
Nashville, TN
Nashville, TN trash pickup by address.
Enter a Nashville, TN street address to check trash, recycling, organics and yard waste pickup as published by Nashville Waste and Recycling App calendar.
Setting out in Nashville Carts belong at the curb or alley by 6 a.m. and must be brought back in from the street by 7 p.m. on the pickup day.
Trash Day Trends · Nashville
Nashville, TN at a glance.
Nashville in the national picture, from its published rules. See the national trends.
- 5 daysNashville collects on five weekdays across its routes11% of cities run five
- 6 amCarts out byThe deadline in 34% of cities
- 3Published alongside trash: recycling, organics, yard waste
Verified schedule
Nashville collection days, read from Nashville Waste and Recycling App calendar.
Trash / garbage: Wednesday, Sep 23; Wednesday, Sep 30; Wednesday, Oct 7.
Recycling: Wednesday, Sep 30; Wednesday, Oct 14; Wednesday, Oct 28.
Organics / compost: Monday, Oct 12.
Yard waste: Monday, Oct 12.
The day above is for 1 Public Square, Nashville, TN 37201, last checked on September 11, 2026.
The official city collection calendar returned address-level pickup events.
Dates can shift around holidays; verify official alerts before putting bins out.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Nashville.
Carts belong at the curb or alley by 6 a.m. and must be brought back in from the street by 7 p.m. on the pickup day.
Keep the cart at least 4 feet from stationary objects like mailboxes and parked cars, with 15 feet of overhead clearance from wires and limbs.
When a route's day falls on an observed holiday, pickup is moved earlier to the start of the holiday week rather than sliding later.
All trash must be bagged before it goes in the brown curbside cart.
Read from the official Nashville guidance on August 17, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Nashville days differ by address.
Nashville runs 5 collection days a week, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday; the route covering your street sets which one is yours.
These days are read from Nashville Waste and Recycling App calendar and were last checked on August 17, 2026.
Holiday weeks
Holiday weeks in Nashville for the rest of 2026.
Nashville has a rule of its own. The city's published rule: When a route's day falls on an observed holiday, pickup is moved earlier to the start of the holiday week rather than sliding later.
The dates below are the federal holidays left this year, with what the rule means for each if Nashville observes it. The city's own calendar governs which holidays it observes.
Veterans Day — Wednesday, November 11
Falls on a Wednesday. Apply the city's own rule above to the Wednesday routes.
Thanksgiving — Thursday, November 26
Falls on a Thursday. Apply the city's own rule above to the Thursday routes.
Christmas — Friday, December 25
Falls on a Friday. Apply the city's own rule above to the Friday routes.
Good to knowRule transcribed from Nashville Waste and Recycling App calendar; that page governs if the two disagree.
How days are assigned
How Nashville assigns collection days.
Nashville publishes a per-address collection calendar (Nashville Waste and Recycling App calendar) through the ReCollect service. There is no single citywide weekday to quote: each address has its own dated calendar, which is why the lookup shows upcoming dates for your property.
We last measured Nashville on August 17, 2026: 9 of 12 addresses returned an exact collection day. Across those addresses collection ran Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Local source
Nashville Waste and Recycling App calendar sets Nashville's collection days.
Nashville Waste and Recycling App calendar publishes trash, recycling, organics and yard waste days for Nashville; this page last read it on September 11, 2026. Service alerts, cart standards and missed-pickup reports belong with Nashville Waste and Recycling App calendar, not here.
Good to knowChecked against Nashville Waste and Recycling App calendar in Aug 2026: trash, recycling, organics and yard waste.
Before pickup
What Nashville residents should verify.
Nashville Waste and Recycling App calendar provides address-based collection information for eligible Nashville properties.
Nearby
Around Nashville: nearby guides and who collects there.
The nearest guides to Nashville are Hendersonville, Franklin, Huntsville and Decatur; each sets its own routes and holiday rule at the town line.
Hendersonville, TN
City of Hendersonville, TN. Collects Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.
Franklin, TN
City of Franklin Sanitation and Environmental Services. Collects Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Huntsville, AL
City of Huntsville Sanitation Department. Collects Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Decatur, AL
City of Decatur Solid Waste Department. Collects Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Owensboro, KY
City of Owensboro — CityWeb. Collects Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
Bartlett, TN
City of Bartlett TN. Collects Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
What day is trash collected in Nashville, TN?
Nashville collects on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Nashville Waste and Recycling App calendar assigns each street one of those 5 days; the lookup above reads it for your address.
Which collections are published for Nashville?
Nashville Waste and Recycling App calendar publishes trash, recycling, organics and yard waste for Nashville.
When is the next Nashville pickup?
Nashville publishes specific dates rather than a fixed weekday. The upcoming dates for the example address are Wednesday, Sep 23; Wednesday, Sep 30; Wednesday, Oct 7. Holiday weeks can shift them — Nashville Waste and Recycling App calendar is the authority if the two disagree.
Does Nashville collect trash on Saturdays?
Not on a normal week. Every Nashville address we have checked collects Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Whether a holiday week pushes a route to Saturday depends on the city's rule, above.
What happens to Nashville trash pickup in a holiday week?
Nashville has a rule of its own. When a route's day falls on an observed holiday, pickup is moved earlier to the start of the holiday week rather than sliding later.
Local source
Verify with Nashville Waste and Recycling App calendar.
The Nashville address result links Nashville Waste and Recycling App calendar directly.
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