Bin There, Cleaned ThatCollierville, TN Trash Pickup Schedule and Cart Rules
Your pickup day, what the truck will and will not take, and the placement mistakes that get carts skipped in Collierville.
Last verified 2026-07-29 against Town of Collierville Public Services. Questions about your specific address: (901) 457-2800
Your collection day
Once per week. Your day depends on your route, so check the official sanitation map.
Look up your route on the official Collierville schedule
Cart placement
| Cart | 96-gallon green cart |
|---|---|
| Out by | 7:00 a.m. on your collection day, or the night before |
| Back in by | 7:00 a.m. the day after collection |
| Clearance | at least 5 feet from mailboxes, poles, parked cars and other carts |
| Facing | lid opening facing the street, following the arrows on the lid |
Why carts get skipped
- Anything outside the cart. Collierville runs automated trucks, so the arm only lifts the cart. Loose bags on the ground stay on the ground.
- Cart placed behind a mailbox, pole, or parked car where the arm cannot reach it.
- Lid not closed, or trash spilling over the rim.
- Cart facing the wrong direction.
When you have too much
Extra garbage can be stacked inside the cart with the lid propped open. If it still will not fit, you can order an additional cart, or haul it to the Solid Waste Transfer Station at 450 East South Street on Saturdays between 8:00 a.m. and noon. An extra collection can also be requested for a fee.
Recycling
96-gallon recycling cart. New residents pay a one-time non-refundable $75 fee, and the cart stays Town property. Material collected here is processed at the West TN Regional Recycling Hub.
Goes in the recycling cart
- Mixed paper, newspaper, office paper, junk mail, magazines, catalogs
- Cardboard, cut down to fit inside the cart
- Plastic bottles, jars and jugs
- Metal food and beverage cans, aluminum foil and trays
Keep out
- Plastic bags of any kind
- Anything wet, greasy, or still full of food
- Bagged recyclables, it all goes in loose
Bulk items and appliances
Bulk items like furniture, boxes, dishwashers and mattresses are collected on your regular weekly collection day.
Large appliances are picked up on a call-in basis on Thursdays. Anything containing refrigerant, meaning refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners, is only collected once the refrigerant has been evacuated and tagged by a certified technician.
Holiday weeks
Most federal holidays do not change collection. A few shift Thursday routes to the following day, and appliance pickup is usually suspended that week. Check the Town's holiday schedule page during a holiday week.
What we see on this route
Collierville's automated trucks are why placement matters more here than in most towns. Half the missed pickups we see are not a schedule problem at all, they are a cart parked six inches from a mailbox.
Worth confirming yourself
Sources disagreed on these, so we are telling you rather than picking one quietly.
- Third-party sites list the curb deadline as 8:00 a.m. and clearance as 4 feet. The Town's own guidance says 7:00 a.m. and 5 feet, so that is what we use. If it matters for your route, call (901) 457-2800.
We clean carts in Collierville
Because everything has to go inside the cart here, Collierville carts take a harder beating than in towns that allow bagged overflow. All of it, every week, sits in that one bin.
Your city empties the cart. It does not wash it. We come after pickup, scrub and sanitize inside and out, and deodorize it. Leave it at the curb and we handle the rest.
- 1 cart · $20
- 2 carts · $30
- 3+ carts · $40
Common questions
- What day is trash picked up in Collierville?
- Once per week. Your day depends on your route, so check the official sanitation map. Town of Collierville Public Services publishes a route map, and the fastest way to be certain is to check it or call (901) 457-2800.
- Is recycling collected on the same day in Collierville?
- Yes, recycling goes out on the same day as household garbage. 96-gallon recycling cart. New residents pay a one-time non-refundable $75 fee, and the cart stays Town property.
- What time do I need my cart at the curb in Collierville?
- By 7:00 a.m. on your collection day, or the night before. Leave at least 5 feet from mailboxes, poles, parked cars and other carts, and put the lid opening facing the street, following the arrows on the lid.
- Why was my cart skipped?
- Usually placement rather than schedule. Anything outside the cart. Collierville runs automated trucks, so the arm only lifts the cart. Loose bags on the ground stay on the ground.
- What if I have more trash than fits in the cart?
- Extra garbage can be stacked inside the cart with the lid propped open. If it still will not fit, you can order an additional cart, or haul it to the Solid Waste Transfer Station at 450 East South Street on Saturdays between 8:00 a.m. and noon. An extra collection can also be requested for a fee.
- Do you clean the cart on my trash day?
- We come after your cart has been emptied, so it is empty when we clean it. Leave it at the curb and we handle the rest, you do not need to be home.