# Does Nashville Pick Up Bulk Trash? Who Pays & What's Excluded | Who Pays the Repair?

> Nashville's Davidson County Sheriff's Office runs free, on-request Bulk Item Removal within about 7 business days, excluding tires, chemicals, and glass.

**Who pays:** city

Metro Nashville's curbside "Bulk Item Removal", run by the Davidson County Sheriff's Office rather than Public Works, is free and on-request, with pickup completed within about seven business days of scheduling; it excludes tires, motor oil, hazardous chemicals, glass, and eviction-related debris.

**Boundary:** Metro Nashville's curbside 'Bulk Item Removal', run by the Davidson County Sheriff's Office rather than Public Works, is free and on-request, with pickup completed within about seven business days of scheduling; it excludes tires, motor oil, hazardous chemicals, glass, and eviction-related debris.

**Exceptions:** Motor oil; Tires; Household/hazardous chemicals/materials; Glass or mirrored items; Sheet rock/drywall; Roofing; Propane/gas tanks; Batteries

## Sources
- [Bulk Item Removal](https://sheriff.nashville.gov/bulk-item-removal/) — "Once a date is provided to you for removal services we have up to seven business days to remove the items from the provided date" (accessed 2026-09-13)
- [Bulk Item Removal (items not authorized)](https://sheriff.nashville.gov/bulk-item-removal/) — "not authorized to remove include: Motor oil Tires Household/hazardous chemicals/materials Glass or mirrored items Sheet rock/drywall Roofing Propane/gas tanks Batteries" (accessed 2026-09-13)
- [Bulk Item Removal](https://sheriff.nashville.gov/bulk-item-removal/) — "Items that we are not authorized to remove include: Motor oil Tires Household/hazardous chemicals/materials Glass or mirrored items ... we are prohibited from removing bulk items that resulted in an eviction." (accessed 2026-09-27)

_Last verified 2026-09-21. Source: Who Pays the Repair? — https://whopaystherepair.com/rules/does-nashville-pick-up-bulk-trash/ — every claim checked against a primary source before publication (see /methodology/)._