Trash pickup in Memphis, TN

Who collects trash in Memphis, how trash day works, and which holidays move pickup. Checked against official city and hauler pages on Oct 15, 2026.

At a glance

Who collects
City crews and contractors
Haulers
3: City of Memphis Solid Waste Management Division, Team Waste, Republic Services
Recycling
Every week
Holiday schedule
2026 not posted yet, 2027 not found
Last checked
Oct 15, 2026

The City of Memphis Solid Waste Division collects residential trash and recycling weekly with city crews in most of the city. Since April 2021, when it replaced Waste Pro, a private contractor, Team Waste, has collected in the contracted 'Area E' (Cordova, Hickory Hill and parts of East Memphis, about 36,000 homes). Find your pickup day by address in the Memphis Curbside Collection app; carts must be at the curb by 7 a.m. The city announces holiday changes one holiday at a time, and City crews and Team Waste have usually followed different rules for the same holiday.

Who picks up trash in Memphis

City crews and contractors.

City of Memphis Solid Waste Management Division

City serviceTrashRecyclingYard wasteBulk
Area
The whole city except the area contracted to Team Waste, which the city doesn't map.
Phone
311 / 901-636-6500 (Mon-Fri 8:30am-5pm)

Weekly garbage and recycling, plus weekly yard waste (up to 1/2 cubic yard, bagged at the curb). 'Outside the Cart' bulk pickup comes twice a month on your regular collection day, during your address's bulk weeks. City trucks are tan. About 180,000 residential stops a week (Nov 2025 council summary).

Team Waste

Private haulerTrash
Area
The contracted 'Area E': Cordova, Hickory Hill and parts of East Memphis, according to news reports of the April 2021 handover from Waste Pro. The city's 2021 and 2023 bid documents put Area E at about 35,600 to 36,000 residential customers. The city doesn't publish exact streets or ZIP codes; call 311 to check an address.
Neighborhoods
Cordova, Hickory Hill, East Memphis (parts)

City notices in 2025 and 2026 call Team Waste "the City's third-party collection contractor." It took over Waste Pro's Area E routes on April 12, 2021, according to local news reports. Residents in its area call 311 or 901-636-6500 for service. The city's pages don't say whether Team Waste also collects recycling and yard waste in Area E, though holiday notices say excess trash and yard waste are limited for Team Waste customers too.

Republic Services

Private haulerRecycling
Area
Processes the city's curbside recycling at the city-owned Materials Recovery Facility (MRF), 3197 Farrisview Blvd. It doesn't do curbside collection.

Recycling processor only, not a collector. The Memphis Flyer named Republic as the operator of the Memphis MRF on Mar 12, 2025; the city's Recycle Memphis site says only 'our local materials recovery facility'.

Not covered

Businesses aren't eligible for city cart service, according to the Solid Waste page, and the city's Area E bid documents say commercial stops get no recycling. Service covers city limits only. The city's pages don't give rules for apartments; call 311 to check.

How trash day works in Memphis

By address. Your schedule is in the free Memphis Curbside Collection app (Apple and Google) and the collection schedule on the city's Solid Waste page, or call 311.

Find a trash day on memphistn.gov

Recycling: every week. The Solid Waste page says 'Garbage and recycling carts are collected weekly.' Recycling is single-stream and goes on a separate truck from garbage.

Carts out: At the curb by 7 a.m. on collection day, and not before 5 p.m. the day before. Carts must be removed by 8 a.m. the day after collection (Ordinance 5697). Source

Place carts within 3 ft of the street with the lid opening toward the street, 4 ft from cars, poles, hydrants and mailboxes. Bulk weeks come twice a month, by address.

Memphis trash pickup holiday schedule

Memphis hasn’t posted a holiday schedule for the rest of 2026; no 2027 schedule was found.

Memphis posts a notice about a week before each holiday instead of one yearly schedule (the Thanksgiving 2025 notice went up Nov 18, 2025). 2026 notices have been posted through Labor Day (Sept 7), but not yet for Veterans Day, Thanksgiving or Christmas, and there's nothing for 2027. There's no rule that holds every year. In 2025, the City posted Veterans Day changes, and for Thanksgiving City crews didn't collect Thursday or Friday (Tuesday and Wednesday routes were collected Tuesday, Thursday and Friday routes Wednesday), while Team Waste moved Thursday to Friday and Friday to Saturday. So far in 2026, City crews have skipped the holiday and doubled up on an adjacent day; Team Waste has sometimes slid one day (MLK Day Jan 19, Memorial Day, Labor Day) and sometimes run normal service (Presidents' Day, the Apr 6 MLK memorial, Juneteenth, July 3). Excess trash and yard waste are limited in holiday weeks.

No dates to list yet. Check Memphis’s page before each holiday week.

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Questions about trash pickup in Memphis

Who picks up trash in Memphis?

The City of Memphis Solid Waste Division collects residential trash and recycling weekly with city crews in most of the city. Since April 2021, when it replaced Waste Pro, a private contractor, Team Waste, has collected in the contracted 'Area E' (Cordova, Hickory Hill and parts of East Memphis, about 36,000 homes). Find your pickup day by address in the Memphis Curbside Collection app; carts must be at the curb by 7 a.m. The city announces holiday changes one holiday at a time, and City crews and Team Waste have usually followed different rules for the same holiday.

How do I find my trash day in Memphis?

By address. Your schedule is in the free Memphis Curbside Collection app (Apple and Google) and the collection schedule on the city's Solid Waste page, or call 311.

Is recycling picked up every week in Memphis?

Yes, every week. The Solid Waste page says 'Garbage and recycling carts are collected weekly.' Recycling is single-stream and goes on a separate truck from garbage.

When do trash carts go out in Memphis?

At the curb by 7 a.m. on collection day, and not before 5 p.m. the day before. Carts must be removed by 8 a.m. the day after collection (Ordinance 5697).

Sources

Official city and hauler pages, checked Oct 15, 2026. News and other sites used for details the official pages don’t give are listed separately. Schedules change, especially around holidays: check the city’s page before you plan routes. Something out of date? Email taylor@bincleanmarketing.com.

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