How to get rid of brush and yard waste
Where each county we cover takes brush and yard waste, what it costs, and any limit it posts. Your county’s page has the hours and who can use each place.
Tennessee
East Tennessee
- Anderson County
Chestnut Ridge Landfill. Fee not posted.
- Bledsoe County
Not posted. Call 423-447-6855
- Blount County
The landfill won’t take logs or stumps longer than 24 inches. It doesn’t post other yard waste rules or a fee, so call 865-995-2892 before you go.
- Bradley County
Not posted. Call 423-476-8118
- Campbell County
Towe String Transfer Station. Fee not posted.
- Carter County
Carter County Landfill. $61 per ton, $10 minimum. Limit: clean wood only. No paint, stain, or man-made materials.
- Claiborne County
Claiborne County Landfill. Charged by the ton. Limit: brush, leaves, and small limbs. No stumps.
- Cocke County
The Cocke County Landfill doesn’t take brush or tree limbs, and the county doesn’t post anywhere that does. Call 423-623-6498.
- Cumberland County
Not posted. Call 931-484-9328
- Grainger County
The Grainger County Recycling Center doesn’t take wood or brush, and the county doesn’t post anywhere else that does. Call 865-828-4881.
- Greene County
Greene County’s convenience centers don’t take brush or tree limbs, and the county doesn’t post anywhere that does. Call 423-798-1794.
- Hamilton County
Wood Recycling Center. Free for City of Chattanooga residents; $20 per ton for others. Limit: raw natural wood, brush, and leaves. Nothing over 10 feet long or 5 feet across.
- Hawkins County
Hawkins County’s convenience centers don’t take grass or brush. The county sends what its centers don’t take to the Republic Landfill on Carter’s Valley Road, 423-357-6777.
- Jefferson County
Landfill Convenience Center. Fee not posted. Limit: 1,000 pounds a day for residents. A heavier load is charged $60 per ton for its whole weight.
- Johnson County
Not posted. Call 423-727-6921
- Knox County
Not accepted
- Loudon County
The convenience centers don’t take yard waste or wood, and the county doesn’t post where brush goes. Call 865-988-7558.
- McMinn County
McMinn County doesn’t post where brush goes, and its landfill doesn’t take large logs or stumps. Call 423-745-3244.
- Meigs County
Not posted. Call 423-334-5850
- Monroe County
Not posted. Call 423-442-2497
- Morgan County
Not posted. Call 423-346-7487
- Polk County
Not posted. Call 423-338-4527
- Roane County
Roane County Recycling Hub. $75 per ton (brush and wood).
- Scott County
Not posted. Call 423-663-9770
- Sevier County
Residents can bring brush to designated convenience centers, up to one 5x8 load per day. The county doesn’t say which centers those are, so call first.
- Sullivan County
Not posted. Call 423-323-6439
- Union County
Not posted. Call 865-992-2666
- Washington County
Lamar Brush Site. Fee not posted. Limit: under 8 inches across, up to 10 feet long; 8 to 20 inches, up to 6 feet; over 20 inches, up to 4 feet.
Middle Tennessee
- Bedford County
Not posted. Call 931-684-4651
- Coffee County
Not posted. Call 931-723-5139
- Davidson County
Not accepted
- Dickson County
Not posted. Call 615-446-0019
- Maury County
Not posted. Call 931-375-6400
- Montgomery County
Highway Drive Transfer Station or Bi-County Landfill. Fee not posted. Limit: limbs up to 4 feet long and 3 inches across at the transfer station.
- Putnam County
Putnam County Landfill. $50 per ton.
- Robertson County
Robertson County Transfer Station and Recycling Center. $50 a ton, $8 minimum.
- Rutherford County
Rutherford County Landfill. $30 per ton.
- Sumner County
Resource Authority Transfer Station. $45 a ton, $10 minimum.
- Williamson County
Any of the 10 convenience centers. Free. Limit: 3 feet long or less.
- Wilson County
Wilson County Landfill. $5 per cubic yard for small residential loads.
West Tennessee
- Madison County
Not posted. Call 731-423-3020
- Shelby County
Not posted. Call 901-222-7729
- Tipton County
Tipton County Landfill. Fee not posted.
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