Morristown trash & recycling schedule
Trash is picked up weekly; your day depends on your ZIP.
At a glance
| Trash | City of Morristown Public Works Sanitation — weekly household refuse in City 90-gal rollout carts only (city-issued; non-city carts not collected). Verified 2026-10-15 · mymorristown.com |
|---|---|
| Curbside | Not yet confirmed Checklist Source: Not yet confirmed |
| Recycling | Biweekly commingled in free City blue recycling cart (request ). Verified 2026-10-15 · mymorristown.com |
| Bulk | Contact the city for bulk pickup details. Bulk page Source: Not yet confirmed |
| Hauler | City of Morristown Public Works (Sanitation). |
| Contacts | Public Works 423-585-4658; main 423-581-0100. Verified 2026-10-15 · mymorristown.com |
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
Where
Handle/wheels toward house; ≥4 ft from obstructions; at curb edge, driveway, or within 2 ft of road edge; lid closed — no garbage beside can collected.
Limits
City carts only; extra trash cart $44.10; recycling cart free; bulk on recycling day per ordinance.
Not allowed
Non-city carts; recycling contaminants listed; household hazardous waste/electronics in recycle (use special events/landfill paths).
Bags
City recommends bagging garbage in cart; recyclables loose (never bagged).
Brush
Bulk/brush on recycling day — follow Bulk Waste Ordinance sizing; yard waste not in blue recycle cart.
Not yet confirmed: When.
Source: Not yet confirmed
Find your pickup day
Verified 2026-10-15 · cityofmorristowntn.recollect.net
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Full details for Morristown: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- City of Morristown Public Works Sanitation — weekly household refuse in City 90-gal rollout carts only (city-issued; non-city carts not collected). Place at curb by 6:00 a.m.; leave until serviced. Day via ReCollect Collection Calendar address search (cityofmorristowntn.recollect.net) / solidwaste.php icon. 4-day color-route system (schedule change notice) — holiday/snow uses 5th weekday makeup. Extra trash cart $44.10 (supply limited; City Center cashier). 423-585-4658 cart repair/replacement.
- Recycling
- Biweekly commingled in free City blue recycling cart (request 423-585-4658). Accept: plastics 1–7, cardboard, plastic containers/bottles, metal cans, mail/magazines/mixed paper/newspapers/catalogs, paper & paper bags, phone books, up to 3 buckets, cartons, empty aerosols. Not: glass, Styrofoam, oil containers, pill bottles, yard waste, grocery bags/film, hoses, hangers, pots/pans, ceramics, food waste, paint, batteries, household hazardous waste, electronics, bulbs (special events). Items not in plastic bags. Landfill accepts some specials: Hamblen County Landfill 3849 Sublett Rd 423-581-8784.
- Bulk pickup
- Contact the city for bulk pickup details.
- Curbside: when
- Not yet confirmed
- Curbside: where
- Handle/wheels toward house; ≥4 ft from obstructions; at curb edge, driveway, or within 2 ft of road edge; lid closed — no garbage beside can collected.
- Curbside: limits
- City carts only; extra trash cart $44.10; recycling cart free; bulk on recycling day per ordinance.
- Curbside: brush
- Bulk/brush on recycling day — follow Bulk Waste Ordinance sizing; yard waste not in blue recycle cart.
- Curbside: not allowed
- Non-city carts; recycling contaminants listed; household hazardous waste/electronics in recycle (use special events/landfill paths).
- Curbside: bags
- City recommends bagging garbage in cart; recyclables loose (never bagged).
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Specific citation dollars.
- Holidays
Not yet confirmed. Check your city.
- Hauler
- City of Morristown Public Works (Sanitation)
- Contacts
- Public Works 423-585-4658; main 423-581-0100
- Find your day
- Collection Calendar address search
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: mymorristown.com
Bulk: Not yet confirmed
Holidays: mymorristown.com
Curbside: Not yet confirmed - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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