Check the Memphis bulk week before set-out
Memphis provides outside-the-cart collection twice a month on the address's regular collection day. Furniture, appliances and qualifying tree debris should be placed close enough to the street for equipment without blocking vehicles, mailboxes, utilities, fences or overhead clearance.
The City publishes a maximum pile volume and preparation limits for branches. Check the current address schedule before set-out; a junk crew is more practical when items remain inside, need carrying or cannot wait for the next bulk week.
- Verify the designated bulk week
- Keep the pile within the current volume limit
- Leave clearance from fixed objects and parked cars
- Use a crew for inside or time-sensitive removals
Separate Memphis yard debris by source
Bagged organic yard waste has a weekly allowance, while larger resident-prepared limbs and tree debris use the outside-cart route. Keep vegetation apart from furniture and non-organic material so it can follow the intended composting or mulching process.
Branches must stay within the City's published length and diameter limits. Landscape and tree-service contractors are responsible for removing the debris they create rather than leaving it for residential collection.
- Keep organic material in its own pile
- Cut branches to the current collection limits
- Do not mix rubble or household trash into yard waste
- Require hired contractors to remove their material
Route Memphis construction debris away from the curb
Memphis excludes dirt, brick, rock, concrete, lumber, roofing, fencing and other construction or demolition debris from City collection. Contractors must remove the waste they generate, while residents doing their own projects can check the available landfill or private-hauling route.
A dumpster suits staged renovation debris when placement and access work. Declare concrete, soil, roofing and other dense materials separately because they can reach vehicle limits before the container looks full.
- Keep project debris out of bulk piles
- Confirm resident self-haul eligibility before travelling
- Describe dense material before renting a container
- Check private-property and public-space placement
Use specialist and commercial Memphis routes
Paint, fuels, chemicals, batteries and similar household hazardous waste should use the Shelby County facility or another approved specialist route, not an ordinary cart, bulk pile or mixed dumpster.
Commercial waste, eviction clearouts and contractor loads are outside residential collection. Businesses should describe waste streams, frequency, container storage, access and service windows; one-off clearances may need a different setup from recurring trash.
