Memphis trash & recycling schedule
Trash is picked up weekly.
At a glance
| Trash | Weekly City cart garbage; day via Memphis Curbside Collection app / 311. Verified 2026-10-15 · memphistn.gov 1, memphistn.gov 2 |
|---|---|
| Curbside | Carts 5:00 p.m. prior–collection; off curb by 8:00 a.m. day after. Checklist Verified 2026-10-15 · memphistn.gov |
| Recycling | Contact the city for recycling details. Verified 2026-10-15 · memphistn.gov 1, memphistn.gov 2 |
| Bulk | Outside the Cart — twice/month on regular collection day: excess yard debris beyond weekly bags + bulk (furniture, limbs, etc.). Bulk page Verified 2026-10-15 · memphistn.gov 1, memphistn.gov 2 |
| Hauler | City of Memphis Solid Waste Management. |
| Contacts | 311 / 901-636-6500; 125 N Main Street, Memphis, TN 38103. Verified 2026-10-15 · memphistn.gov 1, memphistn.gov 2 |
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
Carts 5:00 p.m. prior–collection; off curb by 8:00 a.m. day after.
Where
≤3 ft from street; 4 ft from objects; bulk same street-proximity rules.
Not allowed
Construction debris; contractor yard waste (must haul off); household hazardous waste → Shelby County facility 6305 Haley Rd.
Bags
Food waste bagged/wrapped; yard in disposable bags.
Brush
Limbs ≤5 ft / ≤13 in dia; leaves/grass/shrubbery in disposable bags at curb (not street/gutter); keep yard waste separate when possible.
Not yet confirmed: Limits.
Verified 2026-10-15 · memphistn.gov
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Holidays
Check app/311 for holiday or weather collection-day changes — no static dated 2026 table on household-garbage HTML.
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Full details for Memphis: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- City of Memphis Solid Waste. Weekly City cart garbage; day via Memphis Curbside Collection app / 311. Carts within 3 ft of street (not in drain); lid toward street, handle toward house; free of overhead wires/limbs; out no earlier than 5:00 p.m. day before; remove by 8:00 a.m. day after (Ord. 5697); ≥4 ft between carts/curbside piles and fixed objects. Bag/wrap food waste; no open lids/overloads. Extra garbage cart lease $10/mo on utility bill. Holiday/weather day changes: app or 311.
- Recycling
- Contact the city for recycling details.
- Bulk pickup
- Outside the Cart — twice/month on regular collection day: excess yard debris beyond weekly bags + bulk (furniture, limbs, etc.). Weekly: garbage/recycle carts + up to two bags yard waste remain weekly. Bulky pile ≤10 cy; within 3 ft of street; clear of mailboxes/cars/fences/trees/limbs; don’t set out after crews pass. Tree debris ≤5 ft / ≤13 in dia. ≤4 tires (≤11×22.5) curbside (may need special arrangement). Call 311 so crews know items are ready. Convenience Centers Fri–Sun 9 a.m.–3 p.m. (304 Collins; 3207 Farrisview). Fee-paying customers: up to one truckload/month to landfill.
- Curbside: when
- Carts 5:00 p.m. prior–collection; off curb by 8:00 a.m. day after.
- Curbside: where
- ≤3 ft from street; 4 ft from objects; bulk same street-proximity rules.
- Curbside: limits
- Not yet confirmed
- Curbside: brush
- Limbs ≤5 ft / ≤13 in dia; leaves/grass/shrubbery in disposable bags at curb (not street/gutter); keep yard waste separate when possible.
- Curbside: not allowed
- construction debris; contractor yard waste (must haul off); household hazardous waste → Shelby County facility 6305 Haley Rd.
- Curbside: bags
- Food waste bagged/wrapped; yard in disposable bags.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Ordinance citations possible; dollars not listed on household-garbage HTML.
- Holidays
Check app/311 for holiday or weather collection-day changes — no static dated 2026 table on household-garbage HTML.
- Hauler
- City of Memphis Solid Waste Management
- Contacts
- 311 / 901-636-6500; 125 N Main Street, Memphis, TN 38103
- Find your day
- Not yet confirmed
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: memphistn.gov 1, memphistn.gov 2
Bulk: memphistn.gov 1, memphistn.gov 2
Holidays: Not yet confirmed
Curbside: memphistn.gov - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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