Putnam County convenience centers and dump hours

Middle Tennessee, on Central time

Convenience centers are what most people call the dump. This page covers nine convenience centers, the Putnam County Landfill, the Putnam County Transfer Station and Recycling Center, and the Putnam County Household Hazardous Waste Facility. Each one’s hours are posted below, with the rules that apply.

What to do with tires, mattresses, paint, and more

Before you go

Putnam County’s sites take only waste generated in Putnam County.

Convenience centers

The convenience centers take household trash, used oil, cardboard, paper, #1 and #2 plastic, cans, metal and appliances, furniture, mattresses and box springs, and leaves. They don’t take tires, construction waste, brush, wire, hazardous waste, or commercial waste, and no double-axle trailers.

Eight convenience centers with these hours

Putnam County household trash only

Hours
Monday to Wednesday	6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Thursday	Closed
Friday to Saturday	6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Sunday	Closed

Hours are in Central time.
Holiday closures aren’t posted. Call ahead near a holiday.

Bangham5759 Hilham Rd, Cookeville, TNDirections to Bangham Waste Collection Center Call Bangham Waste Collection Center: 931-528-5693
Bloomington Springs6670 Martin Creek Rd., Baxter, TNDirections to Bloomington Springs Waste Center Call Bloomington Springs Waste Center: 931-858-3271
Brotherton7200 Brotherton Mountain Road, Cookeville, TNDirections to Brotherton Convenience Center Call Brotherton Convenience Center: 931-537-3811
Burgess Falls6007 Burgess Falls Rd., Baxter, TNDirections to Burgess Falls Collection Center Call Burgess Falls Collection Center: 931-432-4246
Dacco Quarry3000 Dacco Quarry Rd., Cookeville, TNDirections to Dacco Quarry Convenience Center Call Dacco Quarry Convenience Center: 931-528-9094
Gentry14226 Nashville Hwy., Buffalo Valley, TNDirections to Gentry Waste Collection Center Call Gentry Waste Collection Center: 931-858-5842
Monterey2730 Old Walton Rd., Cookeville, TNDirections to Monterey Collection Center Call Monterey Collection Center: 931-839-3482
Silver Point13601 Center Hill Dam Road, Silver Point, TNDirections to Silver Point Convenience Center Call Silver Point Convenience Center: 931-858-6449

Buffalo Valley Convenience Center

Putnam County household trash only

Hours
Monday	6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday	Closed
Wednesday	6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Thursday	Closed
Friday	6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Saturday to Sunday	Closed

Hours are in Central time.
Holiday closures aren’t posted. Call ahead near a holiday.

2717 Buffalo Valley School Road, Buffalo Valley, TN

Get directions Call the center

Landfills

The landfill and the transfer station charge $50 a ton, and shingles $100 a ton (since Aug. 1, 2024). Dead animals are taken weekdays before 10 a.m. at $50 a ton.
The landfill takes tires off the rim, construction and demolition waste (lumber, wallboard, bricks and blocks, wood and pallets, carpet and padding), personal residential shingles, brush, and residential waste. It doesn’t take furniture, mattresses, metal, paint, liquids, TVs, computers, or microwaves.

Putnam County Landfill

Construction debris, brush, tires off the rim. Waste from Putnam County only.

Hours
Monday to Saturday	8 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Sunday	Closed

Hours are in Central time.
Holiday closures aren’t posted. Call ahead near a holiday.
The state’s list of county tire sites puts the Putnam County Landfill at 11089 Cookeville Boatdock Rd., Cookeville, not Baxter.
Unloading ends at 3:15 p.m.

11089 Cookeville Boat Dock Rd., Baxter, TN

Get directions Call the center

Transfer stations

The transfer station takes commercial and industrial waste, metal and old appliances, drums, all wire, TVs, computers, and microwaves. Its recycling center takes cardboard, #1 and #2 plastic, glass bottles, paper, car batteries, used oil and other fluids, metal, and electronics. Neither takes hazardous waste, construction waste, brush, or paint.