Bartlett, Tennessee

Bulk junk removal
in Bartlett.

Bags, boxes and the last things left to clear, gone from the curb. Choose what’s going, see your exact price and book by 2pm for same-day pickup. You don’t need to be home.

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First item / additional item

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Book by 2pm for same-day pickup.

Choose items or browse the full catalog.

Two separate tied household bags and one filled box grouped outside an open doorway, with the entrance kept clear.
Two bags. One filled box. Count what goes, then book it together.

Finish clearing the space

The last few things still deserve a pickup.

You have decided what is going. Now give those bags and boxes a pickup day, with a price you can see before anyone arrives.

The move is nearly done.

Book the unwanted bags and boxes left after packing. Choose an available pickup day before you hand back the keys, and arrange to have them outside.

The clear-out can be finished.

You do not need a whole house of junk. Select the bags, boxes and larger items you actually have. Your combined price is shown online.

You want to know it is handled.

When the next collection does not fit your plans, choose a Dropcurb pickup day. Updates keep you informed, and completion photos show when the booked items are gone.

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A clear count. An exact price.

Count the bags and boxes, not everything inside.

A few simple choices turn a mixed pile into a clear booking. No need to estimate how much of a truck it might fill.

Filled bags and boxes

Count each trash bag or filled household box. Books and media go by the box. Clothes, bedding and shoes go by the filled bag. Toys packed together have a Box of toys choice. Ask us about unusually heavy or oversized bags and boxes first.

Empty cardboard and containers

Empty cardboard is a different choice: choose single empty boxes or tied bundles of 10 flattened boxes. Compacted bales have their own weight-based choices and require loading-dock access. A Storage bin choice covers the empty bin itself; ask us to confirm the contents if they are going too.

Furniture and other larger items

Add the actual larger item alongside your bags and boxes, such as a sofa, chair or mattress. It has its own price and preparation. Keep construction materials and items needing special handling out of ordinary household bags.

Bulk junk removal prices in Bartlett

First item / additional item

  • Trash bag$59 / $10
  • Filled household box$59 / $15
  • Bag of clothes & bedding$59 / $10
  • Empty cardboard box$59 / $5
  • 10 flattened cardboard boxes$79 / $20
  • Box of toys$89 / $29
  • Dumpster Bag$300 / $250

The highest first-item price applies once. Every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Applicable sales tax is shown before payment.

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Ready for pickup

Bring the booked items together outside.

You handle sorting and getting things out of the home or building. We load and haul away the items on your booking from an accessible outdoor spot.

Book by 2pm at the pickup address for same-day pickup, using the dates shown at checkout. Pickup is booked for a day, not an exact arrival time. Confirm any short building-access window with us before booking.

Your place. One easy pickup plan.

A house, a condo or an apartment. Choose an accessible outdoor spot that works for your property. You arrange the move outside; we take it from there.

Text us about your setup
  1. Count it before you book.

    Add the bags, boxes and separate larger items, then choose an available day. Have an unusual pile or uncertain contents? Send a photo before booking so we can help with the choices.

  2. Make the handoff easy.

    Bag or box small household items as much as possible. Keep the booked items together, separate from anything staying. Follow your confirmation for when they need to be outside and accessible.

  3. Show us what goes.

    Add photos and clear pickup-location notes on your order page. You do not need to be home when everything is outside and accessible. We send pickup updates and completion photos.

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Until it’s gone.

Confirmation when you book. A heads-up before arrival. Photos when it’s done.

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The local disposal guide

What are your
local options?

Bulk junk removal in Bartlett: start with the item’s collection rules, then choose the arrangement that fits.

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Couches, chairs and household furniture

Accepted with preparation

Furniture is named as a bulk item too large for the wheeled garbage carts and is collected by the city.

City cost & eligibility
The division is self-funded through solid waste fees and publishes no per-item bulky charge on the bulk page, so confirm any cost with the Solid Waste Division at 901-385-6486 rather than assuming the set-out is free.
When & how
Put the furniture out for the regular collection and call 901-385-6486 with any question about the bulky route.
Get it ready
Keep the piece out of the wheeled garbage cart and out of the mulchable pile, and keep dirt, shingles, concrete, bricks, tile, asphalt, gravel and household hazardous waste out of the load because the city does not collect them.
Bulk items page with the bulky item definition, the drained mower rule and the four tire per household weekly limitSolid waste page with the twelve cubic yard weekly allowance, the over limit options and prices, the contractor rule, the self funding model, the yard waste cart price and the not collected list

Mattresses and box springs

Special rules apply

A mattress is not named on the bulk list, so the route has to be confirmed.

City cost & eligibility
The bulk page names boxes, furniture, drained mowers and toys and does not name a mattress, and the division publishes no per-item fee, so call the Solid Waste Division at 901-385-6486 and confirm whether the piece is collected.
When & how
Call 901-385-6486 before the mattress goes out, and put it out on the collection day only once the route is confirmed.
Get it ready
Keep the mattress out of the wheeled garbage cart and out of the mulchable pile, and keep it clear of the utility and mailbox clearances the yard waste rules require.
Bulk items page with the bulky item definition, the drained mower rule and the four tire per household weekly limitSolid waste page with the twelve cubic yard weekly allowance, the over limit options and prices, the contractor rule, the self funding model, the yard waste cart price and the not collected list

Refrigerators, stoves and household appliances

Special rules apply

Appliances are not named on the bulky list, so the pickup has to be confirmed.

City cost & eligibility
No Bartlett page names an appliance collection or fee, and the bulk list names boxes, furniture, mowers and toys, so call the Solid Waste Division at 901-385-6486 and confirm the route for a refrigerator, stove or washer.
When & how
Call 901-385-6486 first, and put the appliance out only once the city confirms the collection.
Get it ready
Empty the unit and drain the fuel and oil from any gas powered item because the bulk rules require it, and keep the appliance out of the wheeled cart and the mulchable pile.
Bulk items page with the bulky item definition, the drained mower rule and the four tire per household weekly limitSolid waste page with the twelve cubic yard weekly allowance, the over limit options and prices, the contractor rule, the self funding model, the yard waste cart price and the not collected list

Televisions, computers and electronics

Special rules apply

No city page publishes an electronics drop-off, so the route has to be confirmed.

City cost & eligibility
Bartlett publishes no electronics drop-off or curbside route, and the recycling centres take only the single stream materials listed on their page, so call the Solid Waste Division at 901-385-6486 and confirm where a television or computer goes.
When & how
Call 901-385-6486 before the device goes out, and keep it out of the recycling centre bins in the meantime.
Get it ready
Keep electronics out of the single stream bins, which refuse syringes, plastic foam, films and packing, and clear personal data before handover once a route is confirmed.
Recycling centers page with the single stream accepted and refused lists and the three center addresses and hoursSolid waste page with the twelve cubic yard weekly allowance, the over limit options and prices, the contractor rule, the self funding model, the yard waste cart price and the not collected list

Construction and demolition material

Not on the regular city route

Dirt, shingles, concrete, bricks, tile, asphalt and gravel are refused by name, with no city construction route.

City cost & eligibility
The city lists dirt, shingles, concrete, bricks or concrete blocks, tile, asphalt and gravel among the items the Solid Waste Division will not collect, and it publishes no construction collection or rate, so a project load moves through a private hauler or container company.
When & how
Arrange a private hauler or container before the work starts, and keep the material off the curb in the meantime.
Get it ready
Keep dirt, shingles, concrete, bricks, tile, asphalt and gravel out of the bulk and yard piles, and keep household hazardous waste on the Shelby County route instead.
Solid waste page with the twelve cubic yard weekly allowance, the over limit options and prices, the contractor rule, the self funding model, the yard waste cart price and the not collected listRecycling centers page with the single stream accepted and refused lists and the three center addresses and hours

Exercise equipment

Special rules apply

Exercise equipment is not named on the bulky list, so the city has to confirm it.

City cost & eligibility
The bulk list names boxes, furniture, mowers and toys and does not name exercise equipment, so call the Solid Waste Division at 901-385-6486 and confirm whether the machine is treated as a bulk item and what it costs.
When & how
Call 901-385-6486 before the machine goes out, and put it out on the collection day once the city confirms it.
Get it ready
Break the machine down where you can, drain any fuel or oil if it is powered, and keep it out of the wheeled cart and the mulchable pile.
Bulk items page with the bulky item definition, the drained mower rule and the four tire per household weekly limit

Mixed household bulky loads

Accepted with preparation

Bulk items too large for the wheeled carts are collected, and tires ride separately with a four per household weekly limit.

City cost & eligibility
The division is self-funded through solid waste fees and publishes no per-item bulky rate, while an over-limit or special collection is priced per truckload, so confirm the cost with the Solid Waste Division at 901-385-6486.
When & how
Put bulk items out for the regular collection and keep tires separate from everything else because they are taken for shredding.
Get it ready
Drain all oils and fuels from mowers before they go out, keep tires to a maximum of four per household per week, and keep dirt, shingles, concrete, bricks, tile, asphalt, gravel and household hazardous waste out of the load.
Bulk items page with the bulky item definition, the drained mower rule and the four tire per household weekly limitSolid waste page with the twelve cubic yard weekly allowance, the over limit options and prices, the contractor rule, the self funding model, the yard waste cart price and the not collected list

The handoff matters

Right item.
Right place.

Twelve cubic yards a week is the limit, and the pile has clearance rules

The city picks up twelve cubic yards of debris per residence each week, about a pile thirteen feet long by five feet wide and five feet tall, and no single piece of yard waste or mulchable material may be longer than eight feet or greater than two feet in diameter. Yard waste is neatly piled behind the curb by 7 a.m. on the collection day, separate from other debris and no more than ten feet from the pavement, never in the roadway and never under power or phone lines, in drainage ditches, around fire hydrants, next to utility poles or boxes, or anywhere it blocks access or a motorist's view.

Solid waste page with the twelve cubic yard weekly allowance, the over limit options and prices, the contractor rule, the self funding model, the yard waste cart price and the not collected listYard waste page with the mulchable material definition, the 7 a.m. pile rule and clearances and the over limit options

Over-limit debris has three options and the city charges per truckload

A resident who exceeds the weekly allowance is notified and has five business days to remove the excess, either by hiring a contractor, by taking it to the Solid Waste Complex at 5250 Shelter Run Lane with proof of residency and a scheduled drop-off, or by asking the city for a special collection, which the city prices at 400 dollars per truckload plus fees. A contractor hired to trim or landscape is responsible for the debris they generate beyond the allowance.

Solid waste page with the twelve cubic yard weekly allowance, the over limit options and prices, the contractor rule, the self funding model, the yard waste cart price and the not collected listYard waste page with the mulchable material definition, the 7 a.m. pile rule and clearances and the over limit options

Refused items and hazardous products have their own destinations

The Solid Waste Division does not collect dirt, shingles, concrete, bricks or concrete blocks, tile, asphalt or gravel, and household hazardous waste is refused as well. Gasoline, liquid paint, pool chlorine, batteries, motor oil, antifreeze, pesticides and transmission fluid must never go in the cart and go to the Memphis and Shelby County facility at 6305 Haley Road, while the three recycling centres take only the listed single stream materials.

Solid waste page with the twelve cubic yard weekly allowance, the over limit options and prices, the contractor rule, the self funding model, the yard waste cart price and the not collected listHousehold hazardous waste page with the refused curbside items, the Shelby County facility address and the Tuesday and Saturday hoursRecycling centers page with the single stream accepted and refused lists and the three center addresses and hours

For your Dropcurb pickup

Use a permitted, accessible outdoor spot. Arrange the move out of your home, keep shared access clear and follow your confirmation’s readiness instructions. Check with your building about access or staging limits before booking.

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Choose what fits

A few ways
to get it gone.

The right option depends on what you have, where it is and when you need the space back.

Outdoor pickup

Dropcurb

See your price, choose an available day and follow your pickup updates.

Price
Upfront item pricing. Loading, transportation and disposal included; applicable sales tax shown before payment.
Your part
Bring the selected items to an accessible outdoor spot. We load and haul them away.
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City of Bartlett Public Works Solid Waste Division with Shelby County

Use the city weekly yard waste and bulky item collection

A Bartlett household with yard waste, mulchable material or bulky items too large for the wheeled cart.

Cost & conditions
The division is self-funded through solid waste fees and publishes no per-item bulky rate, so confirm any cost with the Solid Waste Division at 901-385-6486.
Arrange it
Pile yard waste neatly behind the curb by 7 a.m. on the collection day, keep it separate from other debris and within ten feet of the pavement, and put bulky items out for the same collection.

The weekly limit is twelve cubic yards, no piece of yard waste may exceed eight feet or two feet in diameter, contractor debris is the contractor's responsibility, and dirt, shingles, concrete, bricks, tile, asphalt, gravel and household hazardous waste are refused.

See the collection rules

City of Bartlett Public Works Solid Waste Division with Shelby County

Buy a city yard waste cart

A Bartlett household that wants a dedicated cart for leaves, sticks and small trimmings.

Cost & conditions
$75 for one-time purchase price for a 95 gallon yard waste cart, with a maximum of three carts per residence. Bartlett residents, with the cart becoming the resident's property once purchased.
Arrange it
Order the cart from the city and use it for mulchable material only, putting it out on the collection day with the yard waste pile.

The cart cannot be used for grass clippings because mulch contractors do not accept them, and a maximum of three carts is allowed per residence.

See the yard waste cart rule

City of Bartlett Public Works Solid Waste Division with Shelby County

Request a city special collection for over-limit debris

A resident whose pile exceeds the weekly twelve cubic yard allowance.

Cost & conditions
$400 per truckload for a city special collection, plus any associated fees. Bartlett residents who exceed the weekly allowance and choose the city collection option, with the price estimated by the Solid Waste Office at 901-385-6486.
Arrange it
Call 901-385-6486 for a cost estimate and to arrange the collection, and remove the excess within the five business days the city allows.

The city charges per truckload plus fees, the pile must not include refused material such as concrete, tile, asphalt or hazardous waste, and a contractor generating the debris removes it instead.

See the special collection price

City of Bartlett Public Works Solid Waste Division with Shelby County

Use a city single stream recycling center

A Bartlett household with paper, cardboard, plastics, cans or glass to recycle.

Cost & conditions
No charge. Recycling is free to Bartlett residents at the city's three single stream drop-off centres.
Arrange it
Take recyclables to the Solid Waste Complex at 5250 Shelter Run Lane on weekdays from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., to the Bartlett Station Area at 5868 Stage Road, open 24 hours with an attendant Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., or to the Ellendale Area at 7662 Highway 70, open 24 hours with an attendant on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Garden hoses, plastic foam, plastic bags, films and packing, pizza boxes, syringes, food, helium tanks and shredded paper are not accepted, and no electronics drop-off is published at the centres.

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Taking it somewhere yourself?

Bartlett collects yard waste and mulchable material weekly from each residence up to twelve cubic yards, with the pile behind the curb by 7 a.m. on the collection day, separate from other debris, within ten feet of the pavement and clear of driveways, hydrants, utility lines and mailboxes, and no single piece longer than eight feet or greater than two feet in diameter. Bulky items too large for the wheeled garbage carts, such as boxes, furniture, drained mowers and toys, are collected as well, while tires stay separate with a four per household weekly limit. Over-limit debris can go to the Solid Waste Complex at 5250 Shelter Run Lane by appointment, be removed by a contractor, or be collected by the city at 400 dollars per truckload plus fees. Recycling runs through three single stream drop-off centres, a 95 gallon yard waste cart can be bought for 75 dollars, household hazardous waste goes free to the Memphis and Shelby County facility at 6305 Haley Road on Tuesdays and Saturdays, and dirt, shingles, concrete, bricks, tile, asphalt and gravel are not collected at all. Solid waste page with the twelve cubic yard weekly allowance, the over limit options and prices, the contractor rule, the self funding model, the yard waste cart price and the not collected listBulk items page with the bulky item definition, the drained mower rule and the four tire per household weekly limitYard waste page with the mulchable material definition, the 7 a.m. pile rule and clearances and the over limit optionsHousehold hazardous waste page with the refused curbside items, the Shelby County facility address and the Tuesday and Saturday hoursRecycling centers page with the single stream accepted and refused lists and the three center addresses and hours

City drop-off for single stream recycling and over-limit debris

Bartlett Solid Waste Complex

5250 Shelter Run Lane, Bartlett, TN 38135

Single stream recyclables including magazines, junk mail, office paper, phone books, paper bags, newspapers, plastics numbered 1 through 7, flattened cardboard, aluminum cans, paperboard including food, milk and juice containers, metal cans and glass bottles and jars, plus over-limit debris brought by residents with proof of residency and a scheduled appointment.

Garden hoses, plastic foam, plastic bags, films and packing, pizza boxes, syringes, food, helium tanks and shredded paper are not accepted in the recycling bins, dirt, shingles, concrete, bricks, tile, asphalt, gravel and household hazardous waste are not collected, and over-limit material is for residents rather than contractors.

Open Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. with an attendant available on request, and residential drop off is Monday through Thursday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Friday 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

No charge. Recycling is free to Bartlett residents, while an over-limit drop-off is arranged by appointment and a city special collection is priced per truckload.

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Customer reviews

Less stuff. A lot less stress.

“Quick and easy pickup. I wasn’t home and they sent me a picture of the pickup. Good communication too.”

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“Easy to schedule, same or next day appt and excellent prices. Highly recommend!”

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Before you book

A few things
worth knowing.

Bulk junk removal, from choosing your item to pickup day in Bartlett.

How much does bulk junk removal cost in Bartlett?

A trash bag is $59 as the first item and $10 additional. A filled household box is $59 as the first item. Add your actual items and quantities to see the combined price before booking. Loading, transportation and disposal are included; any applicable sales tax is shown before payment.

Can you pick up bags of junk today?

Book by 2pm in the pickup address’s local time for same-day pickup. Available dates appear at checkout. Have the booked bags and boxes outside and accessible according to your confirmation. You receive pickup updates and completion photos; the booking is for a day rather than an exact arrival time.

Do I count every object inside a bag or box?

No. Count the filled bags or boxes using the matching choice. Books and media go in Filled household box; clothes, bedding and shoes go in Bag of clothes & bedding; packed toys have a Box of toys choice. Empty cardboard is separate, with individual empty boxes and bundles of 10 flattened boxes. Heavy, oversized or unusual contents need a photo review before booking.

Can you pick up a small loose pile of household junk?

Yes. Estimate how many trash bags the small household pile would fill, and bag or box as much as possible. Select furniture and other larger items separately. There is no extra charge just because the pile is loose. Send a photo first if the count or contents are unclear. A household Dumpster Bag choice does not accept construction debris.

Can I book bags, boxes and furniture together?

Yes. Select the bags and boxes, then add each larger item using its own catalog choice. The booking shows one combined price for the selected items. Move everything to an accessible outdoor spot before pickup; indoor carrying and sorting are not included. Keep anything you want to retain apart from the booked items and identify what goes in your photos and notes.

Does Bartlett collect furniture at the curb?

Yes. The city defines bulk items as solid waste too large, heavy or bulky to fit the wheeled household garbage carts and names boxes, furniture, mowers with all oils and fuels drained and toys. Bulk items do not include anything already excluded from city collection, so call 901-385-6486 with any question and keep refused material such as concrete, tile and household hazardous waste out of the load.Official guidance

Will Bartlett take a mattress?

A mattress is not named on the city's bulk item list, which covers boxes, furniture, drained mowers and toys, and no per-item bulky fee is published, so call the Solid Waste Division at 901-385-6486 and confirm whether the mattress is collected before putting it out.Official guidance

How are Bartlett appliances collected?

No city page names an appliance collection or fee, so call the Solid Waste Division at 901-385-6486 and confirm the route. The bulk list accepts items too large for the wheeled carts, mowers must have all oils and fuels drained, and appliances should be kept out of the garbage cart and the mulchable pile until the city confirms the pickup.Official guidance

Where do Bartlett televisions and computers go?

No city page publishes an electronics drop-off and the three recycling centres accept only the single stream materials they list, so call the Solid Waste Division at 901-385-6486 and confirm where a television or computer goes before taking it anywhere.Official guidance

Will Bartlett take construction debris?

No. The city lists dirt, shingles, concrete, bricks or concrete blocks, tile, asphalt and gravel among the items the Solid Waste Division will not collect, and it publishes no construction route or rate. A project load goes with a private hauler or container company, while household hazardous waste goes to the Shelby County facility.Official guidance

Will Bartlett take a treadmill?

Exercise equipment is not named on the city's bulk item list, which covers boxes, furniture, drained mowers and toys, so call the Solid Waste Division at 901-385-6486 and confirm whether the machine is collected as a bulk item before putting it out.Official guidance

What counts as a Bartlett bulk item?

Bulk items are solid waste too large, heavy or bulky for the wheeled household garbage carts, including boxes, furniture, mowers with all oils and fuels drained and toys, and they do not include anything already excluded from city collection. Tires are bulk items but stay separate from other waste because they are shredded, with a limit of four tires per household per week.Official guidance

Who collects trash in Bartlett?

The City of Bartlett Public Works Solid Waste Division does, from 5250 Shelter Run Lane, and the division is self-funded through solid waste fees rather than tax dollars. It picks up twelve cubic yards of yard waste and mulchable material per residence each week, collects bulky items too large for the wheeled carts in the same program, and answers questions at 901-385-6486. Services are delayed one day following each of the eight listed holidays.Official guidance

What can go in the Bartlett recycling bins?

The three centres run single stream, taking magazines, junk mail, office paper, phone books, paper bags, newspapers, plastics numbered 1 through 7, flattened cardboard, aluminum cans, paperboard including food, milk and juice containers, metal cans and glass bottles and jars. Garden hoses, plastic foam, plastic bags, films and packing, pizza boxes, syringes, food, helium tanks and shredded paper are not accepted, and the centres are at 5250 Shelter Run Lane, 5868 Stage Road and 7662 Highway 70.Official guidance

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