What Germantown's new cart rules mean for your junk
Germantown's waste contract changed, and a lot of neighbors are still working out what it means. Here's the short version, and where we come in. (Always confirm current rules with the city at germantown-tn.gov or (901) 757-7200, since this stuff moves.)
Construction debris is no longer picked up
This is the big one. Germantown's standard collection service does not cover construction and demolition debris, things like fencing and roofing shingles. Residents can arrange paid pickup directly with Waste Pro at (901) 236-0660, or call us. Renovation leftovers, deck boards, old fencing, cabinet tear-out, and flooring are all standard work for us, and we can usually be there the same week you finish the job.
Everything has to fit in the cart
Curbside customers now use a city-provided 96-gallon green cart, and all household trash has to be bagged and placed inside it. Items left outside the cart don't get collected, with the exception of bulk waste and yard waste in clear 39-gallon bags. Personal containers are no longer allowed at all, which means a lot of Germantown garages currently have an old trash can sitting in them with nowhere to go. We'll take those too.
Appliances with refrigerant are a project
Refrigerators, freezers, and air conditioners require certification from a licensed technician confirming the refrigerant has been removed. Once it's certified and tagged, state law requires the doors come off before the unit goes to the curb. That's a lot of steps for one dead fridge. We handle refrigerant appliances start to finish, no certification runaround on your end, and the disposal fee is quoted before we touch it.
Bulk is capped, and some things never qualify
There's a five cubic yard limit on bulk items at the curb per week, and you're asked to call the city at (901) 757-7200 to alert them to a large item pickup. A garage cleanout blows past five cubic yards quickly. On top of that, sand, dirt, gravel, concrete, brick, stone, tile, steel, roofing, shingles, glass, mirrors, and lawn mowers are never collected at the curb. Those are only accepted at Germantown's semi-annual Amnesty Dumpster Day, great if your timing lines up and useless if it doesn't.
The pattern is simple. The city handles bagged household trash in a green cart, once a week. Everything bigger, heavier, or more complicated than that is now yours to solve. That's the entire reason we exist, and we're eight minutes away.