Davidson County, TN
Nashville, under Metro’s rules
Nashville is about 67 minutes up the road from Lewisburg and the biggest place we serve, 689,447 people in the Nashville-Davidson balance at the 2020 Census. The crew checked in on a job in Antioch on July 9, 2026.
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Will the Sheriff’s Office haul my bulk items?
Often, yes. In Nashville, curbside bulky pickup is run by the Sheriff’s Office. You call with the items, the address and a phone number, set everything at the front curb by 6:30 a.m., and crews have up to 7 business days to get to it. Furniture, mattresses, appliances, lumber and construction debris are covered.
Tires, drywall, roofing, concrete, paint, bagged items and evictions aren’t, and there’s no service at apartments or gated communities. Renters in a complex and landlords after an eviction are left to sort it out themselves, and that’s a cleanout for us.
What Metro’s convenience centers charge
Metro runs four: East, Ezell Pike, Omohundro and Anderson. You need a Davidson County driver’s license, you unload yourself, and commercial loads aren’t allowed. Household trash is free up to 3 bags and 1 bulk item. Mattresses and box springs are $12 each, 4 a month. Bigger loads are priced by volume, $10 under a cubic yard and $20 per cubic yard from 1 to 8.
Tires without rims go free at East and Ezell, 4 a month; with rims they’re $5.
Construction debris has one door
None of the centers take concrete, brick, dirt, shingles, siding or asbestos. Omohundro is the only one that accepts construction and demolition debris, and only up to 2 cubic yards, for $20. A bigger pile goes to a private site: Metro names American Farms, Triune Residuals in Hermitage and Middle Tennessee Environmental Center, and says to contact each about fees.
Two cubic yards fills up fast in a bathroom tear-out. Our bathroom, kitchen and drywall demolition takes the debris out with us.
Sheds, decks and brush
Metro lists “Demolish any structure” among the jobs that need a permit, and excerpts of Metro Codes pages describe a “Demo Permit – Residential Accessory” for sheds 10 by 10 feet or larger. Pulling off an attached deck without replacing it needs none. Confirm with Metro Codes before you start.
Brush goes on four rotations a year, limbs up to 4 inches thick and 12 feet long, and the Waste Wizard gives your date. The Parthenon in Centennial Park, built for the 1897 Tennessee Centennial Exposition and rebuilt in concrete from 1921 to 1931, is Metro’s too. South of the county line, La Vergne runs on Rutherford County’s rules.
Answers
Nashville questions, answered
How do I schedule bulk trash pickup in Nashville?
Call the Sheriff’s Office, which runs Nashville’s curbside bulk removal, and give the items, the address and a phone number. Set everything at the front curb by 6:30 a.m.; crews have up to 7 business days. Apartments, gated communities, evictions, tires, drywall and paint aren’t covered.
Which Nashville convenience center takes construction debris?
Only Omohundro, and only up to 2 cubic yards, for $20. Metro’s other centers, East, Ezell Pike and Anderson, don’t take it, and none of the four accept concrete, brick, dirt, shingles, siding or asbestos. Bigger loads go to private sites such as American Farms or Triune Residuals in Hermitage.
How much does it cost to dump a mattress in Nashville?
$12 per mattress or box spring at a Metro convenience center, up to 4 a month, with a Davidson County driver’s license. You unload it yourself, and no commercial loads are allowed. The Sheriff’s curbside bulk pickup also takes mattresses, except at apartments and gated communities.
Is a permit required to remove a deck in Nashville?
Not for an attached deck you’re tearing off without replacing it, according to excerpts of Metro Codes pages. Sheds 10 by 10 feet or larger are different and need a permit, under Metro’s Demo Permit – Residential Accessory type. Confirm with Metro Codes first; then we can tear it out and haul it.