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
All convenience centers are open Tuesday to Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
All convenience centers are closed on Metro Holidays.
All Prices are set by the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County and are non-negotiable. Cash, 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.
The following fees and guidelines are effective starting January 1, 2024.
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 and Tires with Rims
Recycling Drop-off
All
1
Free
not applicable
Compostable Material Drop-off
All
1
Free
not applicable
Electronics
East, Ezell, and Omohundro
1
Free
not applicable
Carpet Pad
East and Ezell
1
Free
1 Cubic Yard or Less
Household Hazardous Waste (East & Ezell)
East and Ezell
1
Free
East and Ezell ONLY, 15 Gallons or 100 pound Limit
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
4 Mattresses or Box Springs per Month Limit
Cars and Passenger Vans
All
2
$10
Less than 1 Cubic Yard
Pickup Trucks Level with Bed
All
2
$10
Less than 1 Cubic Yard
Pickup Trucks Above the Top of the Bed
All
1
$20 per Cubic Yard
not applicable
Cargo Vans and Trailers (no longer than 12 feet)
East, Ezell, and Omohundro
1
$20 per Cubic Yard
Cannot exceed 8 Cubic Yard; No construction or Demolition Material
Construction and Demolition Material
Omohundro
1
$20
Cannot exceed 2 Cubic Yard
Backyard Compost Bins for Purchase
Omohundro
not applicable
$50
not applicable
Materials Not Accepted
Ammunition
Asbestos (shingles, flooring, etc)
Brick
Brush/Leaves*
Car Parts (other than tires)
Chain-link
Concrete
Dirt
Fireworks
Flares
Gas Tanks
Gutters
Leaves
Masonry
Medical Waste
Pallets
Plumbing
Poles
Posts
Railroad Ties
Radioactive Material
Rebar
Rock
Roofing Shingles
Siding
Still not sure where to take something?
Use the Waste Wizard feature of Nashville’s Waste and Recycling App to look up where to take materials in Nashville.
Accepted Materials
Drop-Off Recycling
Household recyclables can be taken to a Convenience Center or Drop-Off Recycling site and sorted into the correctly labeled bin to be recycled.
Drop-Off Composting
Uneaten food and compostable material can be taken to a Convenience Center to be composted.
Bulk Items
Items too bulky to fit in a curbside cart can be taken to a Convenience Center for proper disposal or recycling.
Household Hazardous Waste
Hazardous household materials can be taken to East Center or Ezell Pike Center for proper disposal or recycling.
Electronic Waste
Old electronics can be taken toEast, Ezell, or Omohundro Centers for recycling.
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Recycling also reduces the need for extracting (mining, quarrying and logging), refining and processing raw materials all of which create substantial air and water pollution. This helps to save energy, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and helping to tackle climate change.
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Recycling faces challenges due to contamination, which refers to the presence of non-recyclable materials such as plastic waste in recycling streams. These contaminants can be anything from food residue and liquids to non-recyclable plastics mixed with recyclable ones.
Recycling can also have negative environmental impacts. For example, the process of recycling paper requires the use of chemicals and large amounts of water and energy. Similarly, recycling plastic can release harmful pollutants into the air and water.
Today, recycling efforts in the United States divert 32 percent of waste away from landfills. That prevents more than 60 million tons (54.432 million metric tons) of garbage from ending up in landfills every year [source: EPA].
Iron and steel are the world's most recycled materials, and among the easiest materials to reprocess, as they can be separated magnetically from the waste stream.
Contrary to popular belief, recycling typically uses less energy than producing new materials from raw resources. For example, recycling aluminum saves up to 95% of the energy required for primary aluminum production.
Climate change: According to the most recent EPA data, the recycling and composting of municipal solid waste (MSW or trash) saved over 193 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2018. Energy savings: Recycling conserves energy.
Ultimately, you are the first (and arguably most important) step in the recycling process. Without you tossing those discarded materials in the recycling bin, there would be no material to sort. This makes it critical that you know what to throw, in order to make the system work.
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