Spring Hill trash, recycling and bulk pickup guide

2026 holiday schedule

Waste Management skips six holidays a year: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas, according to the city’s trash page. When one lands on a weekday, collections for the rest of that week are pushed back a day, so Thursday’s route runs Friday and Friday’s route runs Saturday, the city’s 2026 schedule explains. Holidays that fall on a Saturday or Sunday cause no delays. Days before the holiday are not affected.

Source: City of Spring Hill 2026 trash and recycling schedule.

Who picks up, and what it costs

The city has contracted with Waste Management, known as WM, since 2019. Your WM account is set up with your city utility account, and trash and recycling show up on the same monthly statement as water and sewer, the city says.

Those are the sanitation rates for July 2026 through June 2027, from the city’s utility service application. The city announced a $0.30 increase in the sanitation rate that began with the August 2026 bill.

You pay the recycling fee even if you don’t recycle, city billing says. Bills are due by the 15th. For billing questions, call Utility Billing at 931-329-4840 or email [email protected].

Finding your pickup day

Your trash day is the same every week. Recycling is every other week, on the same day. The city posts an address-by-address list of every street, with your trash day and a column that says whether your recycling falls on a green or a gold week. Odd/green and even/gold are the two groups. The city’s 2026 calendar color-codes each week.

In the 2026 calendar, the week of Nov. 9 is a gold week and the colors alternate from there: green the week of Nov. 16, gold the week of Nov. 23, and so on through the end of the year.

Carts go out by 6 a.m. on pickup day. WM’s service guide, posted on the city’s trash page, says to leave at least 3 feet between carts and from cars, trees and mailboxes so the truck’s arm can grab them, with the wheels toward your house.

What goes in the carts

Trash. Bag it and tie the bags, then put them in the cart. WM won’t take anything outside the cart, and the city says crews won’t pick up medical or chemical waste, paint cans, dead animals, furniture or appliances. Chemicals in the trash can start fires inside the truck.

Recycling. The yellow-lid cart takes everything together, no sorting. WM’s guide lists plastic bottles, jars, jugs and tubs (put the caps back on), empty steel and aluminum cans, paper, newspaper and magazines, and flattened cardboard and paperboard. The three rules on the city’s calendar: clean bottles, cans, paper and cardboard; no food or liquid; and no loose plastic bags and no bagged recyclables. Wet or soiled paper goes in the trash. Glass isn’t on WM’s list for Spring Hill, though the county drop-off centers take it (see below).

Extra carts. Each home gets one trash cart and one recycling cart. The city says extra carts rent for $9.42 a month each, billed by WM. Email [email protected] to order one. Only the carts WM provides will be serviced.

Missed pickup? Report it on WM’s missed-service page or call WM at 866-909-4458, the number on the city’s trash page. Public Works’ sanitation line is 931-451-0190.

Brush, leaves and grass clippings

Brush and yard waste are collected by city crews, not WM, and are covered by the City Services part of your bill. Under the city’s sanitation policy, brush and limbs go at the curb by 6 a.m. Tuesday, and crews work Tuesday through Friday. In bad weather it can take up to two weeks.

Leaves and grass clippings must be in biodegradable paper bags, never plastic, and each bag can weigh no more than 40 pounds, the city says. Only leaves and grass are allowed in the paper bags.

Bulky items

Bulky pickup is by appointment. It costs $25 plus processing fees, and you schedule and pay on the city’s website. Pickup is the following Monday. The application says to book by 3 p.m. Friday, and cancellations are due by 2:30 p.m. Friday for a refund.

Accepted items include refrigerators, washers, stoves, dishwashers, grills, small furniture and exercise equipment. The city won’t take batteries, tires, paint, chemicals, propane tanks, glass or mirrors, concrete, bricks, roofing, antifreeze, dirt, vehicles or vehicle parts. Under the sanitation policy, a pickup is capped at about two pickup-truck beds, construction debris isn’t accepted, and items go at the curb no more than 24 hours ahead, clear of water meters and power boxes.

Homes on private streets don’t get bulky or brush pickup. The policy says those homes get a small credit on their sanitation bill instead.

Where to take everything else

The curb service ends where the counties’ drop-off centers begin, and which one you use depends on which side of the county line you live.

1. 1
   Thompson’s Station · Williamson County

   1515B Thompson’s Station Rd W (behind the fire station) · 615-790-9642 · about 3.7 mi from City Hall
2. 2
   Bethesda · Williamson County

   4905 Bethesda Rd · 615-790-2321 · about 8.1 mi from City Hall
3. 3
   Carters Creek · Maury County

   314 Carters Creek Pike · about 6.2 mi from City Hall
4. 4
   Bear Creek · Maury County

   1984 Bear Creek Pike · about 8.7 mi from City Hall

Williamson County side. The county’s convenience centers are free to county residents. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekends, (effective July 6, 2026). The closest are Thompson’s Station (1515B Thompson’s Station Road West, 615-790-9642, in back of the fire station and about 4 miles from City Hall) and Bethesda (4905 Bethesda Road, 615-790-2321, about 8 miles). They take household garbage, brush no longer than 3 feet and construction debris, plus recycling that includes glass, cans, plastic bottles and jugs, paper, cardboard and used motor oil. You’ll need a driver’s license, and commercial and rental-property waste isn’t allowed. Electronics are free at the Thompson’s Station center through the county’s eWaste program. The centers close for Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, and close at 3 p.m. on Dec. 23.

Maury County side. Maury has nine convenience centers, open 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Bring proof of residency and keep loads to two cubic yards. All of them take free appliances, TVs and electronics, lead and lithium batteries and up to 5 gallons of paint a day. The county’s page lists centers by name with map pins rather than street addresses. The closest to Spring Hill are Carters Creek (314 Carters Creek Pike, about 6 miles from City Hall) and Bear Creek (1984 Bear Creek Pike, about 9 miles). The county closes on Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and the day after, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. Call the county at 931-375-6401 for directions or questions.

Household hazardous waste. Cleaners, pesticides, pool chemicals and automotive fluids shouldn’t go in the trash or the carts. The state sends a mobile collection to counties each spring and fall, and any Tennessee resident can use any event. Maury’s 2026 event was Sept. 19, and the Williamson County page lists spring 2027 at the county administrative complex in Franklin. The state says paint and electronics are not taken at these events, and that the schedule is posted by February.

If you live outside the city limits

The city’s contract covers homes inside Spring Hill. Homes in unincorporated areas arrange their own service. One option is Down Home Disposal, which says on its website that it charges $27 a month for weekly Wednesday pickup in unincorporated Spring Hill, with no contract. Its number is 931-309-2245. If you aren’t sure whether your address is in the city, call City Hall at 931-486-2252.

What we’re watching

We’ll update this guide when the city decides on the Waste Management contract, when the 2027 schedule is posted, and when a new hazardous waste date is set.