Pick the PDF that matches your route
- Tuesday — Recycle Week A
- Tuesday — Recycle Week B
- Wednesday — Recycle Week A
- Wednesday — Recycle Week B
- Thursday — Recycle Week A
- Thursday — Recycle Week B
- Friday — Recycle Week A
- Friday — Recycle Week B
How can I find my trash collection day in Nashville?
A walkthrough of Nashville's 2026 address-based collection calendar, the matching printable PDFs, and the mobile app that handles reminders and missed-pickup reports.
Enter your home address into the Collection Calendar and Waste Wizard on nashville.gov and it returns your service weekday plus whether you're on recycle Week A or Week B. For a year-at-a-glance, download the printable PDF that matches your day and week, or install the Nashville Waste and Recycling app for day-before reminders.
Look up your day in under a minute
Nashville Waste Services runs a free address-lookup tool on nashville.gov. Type your street address into the calendar search field, and the page returns your service weekday and whether your recycling cart is on Week A or Week B. Trash is still picked up every week; recycling alternates between the two weeks on the same weekday.
Use the online Waste Wizard
- Open the calendar page
Go to nashville.gov/departments/waste-services/trash-and-recycling-services/recycling-app from a phone or laptop.
- Type your home address
Enter the residential address that receives service — not a business address — and submit the search.
- Read your result
The page shows your weekday and your recycle week (A or B). Write both down, or screenshot the result for later.
- Check the materials list
The same page links to a wizard that tells you whether an unusual item goes in trash, recycling, or a drop-off site.
Print a year-long PDF calendar
Once you know your day and your recycle week, Nashville posts a printable 12-month calendar in PDF for every combination. Print it and tape it inside a cabinet door or on the fridge so the schedule is one glance away from the trash can.
Let the app handle the reminders
The Nashville Waste and Recycling app is the easiest option if you don't want to memorize a weekday. It's free on iOS and Android, and the same login covers collection-day lookup, the materials wizard, convenience-center locations, and service reminders.
Set up reminders in about two minutes
- Download the app
Search 'Nashville Waste and Recycling' in the App Store or Google Play and install it.
- Add your address
The app uses the same address lookup as the website, so your day and recycle week are filled in for you.
- Turn on notifications
Allow the app to ping you the evening before pickup so you remember to roll the cart to the curb.
- Bookmark the materials wizard
When you're unsure whether something goes in recycling, search it in the app instead of guessing — a wrong item can contaminate the whole load.
Which weekdays does Nashville run?
The published PDF calendars cover Tuesday through Friday. If your lookup returns a result that doesn't match any of those PDFs, or if no PDF seems to fit, call Waste Services directly to confirm — some addresses sit on routes that aren't part of the standard print set, and a typo in the search can pull up a neighboring block's schedule.
If your pickup is missed
Report a missed trash or recycling pickup through hubNashville, the city's request portal. Submit the request the same day so the hauler can reroute before the next collection window closes. The Waste Services phone line at 615-862-5000 is the backup if the portal is down.
Why federal moving rules don't decide this
Curbside collection is a purely local service. Federal interstate moving regulations — the ones that protect you when a mover crosses state lines — don't cover which truck empties your bin. If your move stayed inside Tennessee, your trash day is set by Metro Nashville alone, with no national standard involved. That's also why a previous city in another state may have put recycling on a different weekday, and the right answer here is whatever the Nashville lookup tool returns for your new address.
SUMMARY
The bottom line
Open the Nashville Waste Services calendar page, type your address, and note both your weekday and your A or B recycle week. Install the app for the same data plus day-before reminders, and save the matching PDF if you prefer a paper copy on the fridge. If a pickup is missed, file a hubNashville request the same day rather than waiting for the next scheduled week.
Common questions
Before you move on
What if my Nashville address returns no result in the lookup?+
Some newer subdivisions or multi-unit buildings aren't yet indexed. Call Waste Services at 615-862-5000 with your full address and a staffer can confirm your day and recycle week manually.
Is recycling still every other week under the 2026 schedule?+
Yes. Nashville kept weekly trash and every-other-week recycling on the same service day. The 2026 change reassigned weekdays and the A/B week pairing — it didn't change the pickup frequency.
Do I need to be home for pickup?+
No. Roll the cart to the curb the night before or by 6 a.m. on your service day with the handle facing the street, then bring it back once it's emptied.