Disposal Facilities, Fees and Charges

Metropolitan Code of Nashville and Davidson County tit. 10, div. I, ch. 10.20, art. III

in effect

Metropolitan Code of Nashville and Davidson County § 10.20.300 Sanitary landfills established—Fee required.

10.20.300 - Sanitary landfills established—Fee required. The metropolitan government may establish sanitary landfills or other places of disposal of Waste as maybe necessary. Except as provided herein, no person shall use or be permitted to use any sanitary landfill or other place of waste disposal except upon the payment of a fee. The metropolitan council may by resolution establish or adjust fees for any persons using metropolitan sanitary landfills, incinerators or other collection stations, provided nothing herein shall prohibit the establishment of a private landfill by any private developer, provided such landfill is approved by the metropolitan health department and the appropriate agencies of the State of Tennessee. (Ord. BL2010-718 § 1, 2010)

Metropolitan Code of Nashville and Davidson County § 10.20.310 Tip fees generally.

10.20.310 - Tip fees generally. Every Person disposing of solid waste at a sanitary landfill, incinerator or collection station owned or operated by the metropolitan government shall pay a tip fee of six dollars per cubic yard or twenty-four dollars per ton of loose or compacted waste unless a different fee is specified in this chapter. The tip fee specified in this section shall be reduced to five dollars per cubic yard or twenty dollars per ton if the person generating or producing such waste separates recyclable materials from the waste before the waste is collected or hauled from the premises on which it is generated or produced and the separation does not create a public nuisance or cause injury to the public health, safety or welfare and: A. For waste other than construction and demolition waste, the separation results in a minimum of eighty percent of the waste generated or produced by that person being diverted to recycling. B. The separated recycled materials are reused by the separating person or disposed of by sale or gift for reuse. (Ord. BL2010-718 § 1, 2010)

Metropolitan Code of Nashville and Davidson County § 10.20.330 Tip fee—Wood waste, chipper residue and yard waste.

10.20.330 - Tip fee—Wood waste, chipper residue and yard waste. A. Every person disposing of wood waste at a facility owned or operated by the metropolitan government shall pay to the metropolitan government a tip fee. B. The director shall determine the costs incurred by the department in operating said wood waste facility that are sufficient to allow the department to recover such costs in full. The schedule of fees and charges in effect at any time shall be placed on file in the office of the metropolitan clerk. (Ord. BL2010-718 § 1, 2010)

Metropolitan Code of Nashville and Davidson County § 10.20.340 Tip fees—Increased for out-of-county users.

10.20.340 - Tip fees—Increased for out-of-county users. Tip fees and charges imposed in this chapter shall be doubled when waste or refuse is transported to a disposal or collection site in a vehicle bearing a license tag issued by a county other than Davidson County unless the owner of the vehicle presents proof of ownership of single or two-family residential real property in Davidson County. For purposes of this section, proof of ownership shall include a copy of a deed to the real property or a property tax bill issued by the metropolitan trustee for the previous tax year in the name of the owner. The provisions of this ordinance shall not apply to any fee charged by the department of waste services for the disposal of used tires. (Ord. BL2025-819 § 2, 2025; Amdt. 1 to Ord. BL2011-859 § 1, 2011; Ord. BL2011-859 § 1, 2011; Ord. BL2010-718 § 1, 2010)

Metropolitan Code of Nashville and Davidson County § 10.20.350 Vehicle requirements—Dumping times.

10.20.350 - Vehicle requirements—Dumping times. Any vehicle presented for dumping at a facility owned or operated by the metropolitan government shall be enclosed at the sides and back or equipped with a tarpaulin or other method established by the director so as reasonably to avoid spilling garbage or waste, disseminating odors, and attracting insects, and the director may establish such times when such vehicles may be presented for dumping. (Ord. BL2010-718 § 1, 2010)

Metropolitan Code of Nashville and Davidson County § 10.20.360 Solid waste generator fees.

10.20.360 - Solid waste generator fees. A. In addition to tip fees otherwise due, every person collecting, hauling or disposing of any waste, other than construction and demolition waste disposed of at a class III or class IV disposal facility permitted by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, originating or produced in Davidson County shall pay to the metropolitan government a solid waste generator fee of six dollars per ton of such waste. Persons collecting, hauling or disposing of such waste shall be jointly and severally liable for the payment of the fee; provided, however, that only one fee shall be owed on each ton of waste. The solid waste generator fee shall not be owed on recovered materials, yard waste or waste hauled, collected or disposed of directly by the metropolitan government or persons under contract with the metropolitan government to haul, collect or dispose of waste. The solid waste generator fee applicable to construction and demolition waste disposed of at a class III or class IV disposal facility permitted by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation shall be as specified in subsection B. of this section. B. In addition to tip fees otherwise due, any person collecting, hauling, receiving, processing or disposing of any construction and demolition waste in Davidson County shall, if and only if the disposal site is a class III or class IV disposal facility permitted by the Tennessee Department of Environmental Conservation, pay to the metropolitan government a solid waste generator fee equal to one dollar per cubic yard of construction and demolition waste accepted at such facility. The maximum capacity, in cubic yards, of every vehicle delivering a load of construction and demolition waste to a disposal site covered by this subsection shall be calculated, and the fee owed for that load shall be the product of that capacity and one dollar. Persons collecting, hauling, receiving, processing or disposing of such waste shall be jointly and severally liable for the payment of the fee; provided, however, that only one fee shall be owed on each cubic yard of waste. The waste generator fee shall not be owed on recovered materials, yard waste or waste hauled, collected or disposed of directly by the metropolitan government or persons under contract with the metropolitan government to haul, collect or dispose of waste. C. [Reserved.] (Ord. BL2018-1057 § 1, 2018; Amdt. 1 to Ord. BL2013-591 § 2, 2013; Ord. BL2013-591 §§ 2—4, 2013; Ord. BL2010-718 § 1, 2010)

Metropolitan Code of Nashville and Davidson County § 10.20.365 Convenience center and special waste fees.

10.20.365 - Convenience center and special waste fees. Any person disposing of waste at a Convenience Center operated by the Metropolitan Government shall pay a fee ("Convenience Center Disposal Fee"). The Convenience Center Disposal Fee shall be as follows: Standard sized pickup trucks | $6.00 per load Standard sized pickup trucks with rails | $12.00 per load Small trailers | $6.00 per load Large trailers | $12.00 per load Tires with rims | $4.00 each The director shall determine the costs incurred by the department for the disposal of waste not listed above, including special waste such as, without limitation, gasoline tanks and used tires, and other waste collected at the convenience centers. The director shall establish, and revise as necessary, a schedule of fees and charges applicable to collection and disposal to such waste that are sufficient to allow the department to recover its costs in full. The schedule of fees and charges in effect at any time shall be placed on file in the office of the metropolitan clerk. (Ord. BL2010-718 § 1, 2010)

Metropolitan Code of Nashville and Davidson County § 10.20.370 Collection of fees.

10.20.370 - Collection of fees. The director shall be authorized to promulgate reasonable rules and regulations governing the collection of fees specified in this chapter. The director shall also make reasonable rules and regulations as shall be necessary to carry out the inspection, supervision and enforcement of such fees. All funds collected under this chapter shall be placed in the solid waste fund. (Ord. BL2010-718 § 1, 2010)

Metropolitan Code of Nashville and Davidson County § 10.20.380 Providers of solid waste disposal service—Fees—Other rules.

10.20.380 - Providers of solid waste disposal service—Fees—Other rules. A. Any person providing temporary or permanent disposal of solid waste pursuant to this chapter shall accept waste from private, noncommercial, standard pickup trucks at a fee equal to the fee charged at convenience centers operated by the metropolitan government. B. In addition to the fee permitted in subsection A of this section, any person providing temporary or permanent disposal of waste pursuant to this chapter may charge passenger cars or private, noncommercial standard pickup trucks the solid waste generator fee authorized in this chapter. Nothing in this section shall relieve such person of the obligation to remit the appropriate solid waste generator fee to the metropolitan government. (Ord. BL2025-819 § 7, 2025; Ord. BL2010-718 § 1, 2010)

Metropolitan Code of Nashville and Davidson County § 10.20.390 Calculation of fees.

10.20.390 - Calculation of fees. Wherever in this chapter fees are set on an alternative basis of weight or volume, the director shall, by regulation, establish which method shall be used for calculation thereof. Wherever in this chapter such fees are not set on an alternative basis of weight or volume, the director may, by regulation, establish an alternative calculation method based on one ton equaling four cubic yards. (Ord. BL2010-718 § 1, 2010)

Metropolitan Code of Nashville and Davidson County § 10.20.395 Periodic reports.

10.20.395 - Periodic reports. A. Annual Report. Every person collecting, hauling, disposing of waste and recovered materials, and/or any person providing permanent or temporary disposal of waste, and/or any person processing waste covered by this article, shall provide the director an annual report stating the amount of tons of waste collected, hauled, disposed and/or processed by said person, as a condition of this permitted activity. The director may require said person to submit said report through a certified independent audit firm. B. Quarterly Recycling Performance Report. Each quarter, the director shall submit a written performance report to the council regarding solid waste disposal, recycling, and compost performance. The quarterly written performance report shall address the following: 1. Operations, and cost monitoring and management metrics, including, at a minimum, the following data for the preceding quarter, stated in comparison to comparable data for the quarter prior to the immediately preceding quarter: a. The number of active convenience center customers; b. Total waste tonnage; c. Total recycling tonnage; d. Total cost per ton of trash collected; and e. Total cost per ton of recycling collected. 2. Recycling. The report must also include information on recycling collected and processed: a. The percentage of recycling collected that was rejected as contaminated; b. The categories of recycled materials; c. The quantity, in tons, of each category processed; and d. The destination(s) of each category of recycle material - state and end product. 3. Compost. The report must also include the tonnage of compost collected through the current compost pilot program or any successor program under Metro's responsibility. (Amdt. 1 to Ord. BL2025-819 § 8, 2025; Ord. BL2025-819 § 8, 2025; Ord. BL2010-718 § 1, 2010)

Source: Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Metropolitan Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tn/metro_government_of_nashville_and_davidson_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CD_TIT10HESA_DIVIGERE_CH10.20WAMA_ARTIIIDIFAFECHFetched: 10/28/2026