- Home
- Government
- Departments
- Solid Waste Management
Solid Waste Management
ATTENTION:
January 30th, 2026
As a result of current weather related storm debris, Williamson County Mayor, Rogers Anderson has announced today that the current 5-ton yearly limit of debris at the Williamson County Landfill is temporarily being increased to 10-tons/year at no charge to the resident, effective immediately until close of business on February 20,2026.
The Landfill Operating hours are Monday through Saturday, 7:am until 3:15 p.m. For GPS directions, please use 5750 Pinewood Road and proceed to 5760 to the entrance of the Material Recycling Center (MRF).
This usage is permissible for Williamson County residents only, living at a Williamson County residence a minimum of 180 days per calendar year.
Residents must show a valid Tennessee Drivers License upon entering the MRF. Should the resident hire a private contactor for this removal service, the private hauler will be charged for the unloading of the debris and there will be two (2) scales in operation.
If the county resident with a valid TDL is present in a commercial vehicle upon arrival at the MRF, there will be no charge to the hauler.
Convenience Centers are not currently accepting storm debris. If residents can wait until warmer, safe weather to clear their personal property, the convenience centers will be accepting the storm debris at a later date.
Williamson County Landfill is open and accepting all standard materials.
All tree and storm debris must be taken directly to the landfill for disposal.
All Convenience Centers are OPEN for household trash and recycling materials ONLY.
All drivers must have a valid physical drivers license in their possession to enter all Solid Waste properties.
Check-in at the Landfill concludes at 3:15 PM promptly. If you arrive later than 3:15 PM, the scale operator will be unable to check you in that day.
The Williamson County Landfill closes promptly at 3:30 p.m. Your load must be empty, and you must be leaving the facility at 3:30 p.m. If you cannot return to the scale empty by 3:30 p.m., you are not allowed to enter.
If you arrive after 3:00 p.m. your entry is up to the discretion of the scale operator. If the scale operator deems that you will not have enough time to unloaded by hand before 3:30 p.m. they have the right to deny your entry and you may return the next day at 7:00 a.m. (excluding Sundays and all County holidays when the landfill is closed).
The Landfill will not accept deceased animals after 10AM on Saturdays.
Williamson County Solid Waste Department
Our mission is to have a comprehensive, innovative, countywide solid waste management system that is flexible, sustainable, coordinated and built on a foundation of sound environmental principles with collaboration of county departments and municipalities.
Interested in learning more about Williamson County Solid Waste?
Click here to join us for a virtual tour of the property!
The Williamson County Solid Waste Department's main headquarters are conveniently located off Exit 14 on 840 and is comprised of the county landfill, Williamson Recycles and Keep Williamson Beautiful.
Williamson County's Material Recovery Facility (MRF) is located next door at 5760 Pinewood Road.
Williamson Recycles is the education division of the Solid Waste Department. Keep Williamson Beautiful is the volunteer management division of the Solid Waste Department and an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful.
The Solid Waste Department manages 10 convenience centers located throughout Williamson County and an additional recycling drop-off center. County recycling centers are for Williamson County resident use only and are free of charge. Click here for more information and locations.
Landfill Commercial Rates
Please come prepared with an accepted form of payment. Accepted forms of payment include cash, check or a physical credit card we can process on site. Credit card numbers verbalized without a physical card in hand cannot be accepted.
- Cash
- Check
- Credit Card (Visa, MasterCard, & Discover Only).
- Physical credit card must be with you.
This fee is assessed by the credit card processor and
Williamson County Government receives no portion of this assessed fee.
*** We cannot allow your entrance if you do not have a physical accepted form of payment in hand. ***
Commercial Rates effective February 1, 2022:
- Class I - $75.00/ Ton
- Class III/IV - $75.00/ Ton
- Clean Wood Waste and chips - $40.00 / Ton
Waste Tire Rates effective July 2013:
- Manifested Waste Tires - $45 / ton
- Non-Manifested Waste Tires - $115 / ton
- Contaminated Tires - $160.35 / ton
- Heavy Equipment Tires - $250 / ton
Solid Waste Department Holiday Schedule
All Solid Waste departmental facilities including the landfill, all county recycling centers, Williamson Recycles and Keep Williamson Beautiful are closed on the following holidays:
- New Years Day
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
- Presidents' Day
- Easter Sunday
- Memorial Day
- Juneteenth
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Veterans Day
- Thanksgiving
- December 23rd - close early at 3 PM
- Christmas Eve
- Christmas Day
Announcements:
Cardboard Recycling Announcement
Effective August 4th 2025: Williamson County Solid Waste will only accept cardboard as sorted recycling.
Residents are able to recycle cardboard at all Convenience Center locations by placing clean cardboard in the designated cardboard container.
Williamson County Solid Waste will no longer accept cardboard as Trash and/or Construction and Demolition waste.
Williamson County Solid Waste will continue to collect Cardboard as a recyclable material.
The Williamson County Material Recycling Facility is onsite (5760 Pinewood Rd 37064) next to the landfill. All clean cardboard will be accepted at the Material Recycling Facility (MRF) free of charge.
Clean Cardboard is defined as, cardboard that does not include any other material. No plastic, No paper, No packing materials, No insulation - just cardboard.
When delivering to any of the Williamson County Convenience Centers cardboard must be placed in the designated cardboard container. All cardboard should be broken down prior to arrival.
When delivering to any Williamson County Convenience Centers Cardboard can not be placed in the trash compactor or any open top containers.
All trash collected is delivered to our transfer station where it is compacted into trailers which we then pay for them to be disposed of at a licensed Class 1 landfill. When cardboard is included in these loads, it does not compact effectively and this results in the trailer being underweight when it is delivered. We are charged extra when we deliver light loads of garbage from our transfer station.
All construction and demolition waste is compacted and buried onsite at the Williamson County Landfill. If cardboard is delivered to our Demolition and Construction site it causes litter problems (in addition to paper and plastic).
Recycling with City eWaste Announcement
Effective March 1, 2025: In partnership with City eWaste, Williamson County residents can bring electronics for recycling to the Nolensville, Grassland, Thompson’s Station, Fairview and Landfill convenience centers only. For all Williamson County Residents, there will be no cost to recycle when brought to the convenience centers for recycling.
Commercial haulers should contact City eWaste directly to make an appointment and schedule a consultation for their services.
Spring Back Mattress Recycling Announcement
Effective March 1, 2024: In partnership with Spring Back Mattress Recycling, Williamson County residents can bring their mattresses and box springs for recycling to the Nolensville, Grassland and Landfill convenience centers only. The cost to recycle a mattress or box spring is $20 per item. Credit or debit cards will be accepted for payment to Spring Back Mattress Recycling; no cash will be accepted.
Beginning April 1, 2024, Williamson County Solid Waste will no longer be accepting mattresses or box springs with trash disposal for free at any of the Williamson County Convenience Centers or the Landfill. On February 7, 2024, Solid Waste Regional Planning Board approved for Williamson County Solid Waste to no longer accept mattresses and box springs in an effort to preserve and extend the lifespan of the local landfill.
Commercial haulers should separate mattresses and box springs from their load. Haulers can recycle mattresses and box springs at the Landfill Convenience Center and should plan to pay the $20 disposal fee per item via credit or debit for any mattress or box spring in the load. Should a hauler refuse to cooperate, it could result in the company being banned for a determined amount of time at solid waste director’s discretion. We appreciate your collaboration to extend the Williamson County Landfill’s lifespan.
Carpet Container Removal Memo
Effective Friday, July 21, 2023, Williamson County's carpet disposal containers will be removed from the Grassland Convenience Center and the Nolensville Convenience Center.
Residents with large loads of carpet and/or carpet padding should bring the carpet to the Landfill for disposal.
Individual pieces of carpet and carpet padding should be 5 feet X 8 feet or less in order to utilize the convenience center compactors. Residents with 5 rolls of carpet or less may continue to dispose of carpet in the trash compactor at the convenience center locations. Click here to learn more about the Williamson County Convenience Centers.
MEMORANDUM
TO: Williamson County Solid Waste Customers
FROM: Mac Nolen, Director
Williamson County Solid Waste
DATE: January 11, 2022
RE: Price Increase
Effective February 1, 2022, the new pricing for Class 1 (household waste) and Class 3 & 4 (demolition) will increase to $75.00 per ton.
Effective February 1, 2022, Williamson County has implemented a tonnage limit on all commercial haulers of 300 tons per month, for each company. When this limit has been met, you will need to make other disposal facility arrangements.
These updates were approved by the Williamson County Municipal Solid Waste Board and the Board of County Commissioners, via Resolution No. 1-22-30.
Landfill Load Limit Change for Residents
Effective January 2, 2023, Williamson County residents bringing debris to the landfill from their personal residence only may deliver up to 5 tons per year at no charge, excluding tires.