Murfreesboro, TN - FRIDAY GARBAGE PICKUP in Murfreesboro will be only a MEMORY after this week! Starting next week, all FRIDAY pickups will move to Wednesday (Feb. 26, 2025). The change impacts approximately 11,500 households.

Why?

The revised Monday-Thursday schedule will allow Solid Waste to focus better on maintenance every Friday.

Previously, Solid Waste collected garbage on a Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, Friday schedule with no collection on Wednesday’s.

Tutorial

Residents should place garbage carts on the street before 6 a.m. on the day of the scheduled collection. Trash should be placed in garbage bags before being placed in the cart.

City residents can receive text notifications letting them know about changes in Solid Waste garbage collection in their neighborhood. Sign up for Garbage Collection text notifications by simply texting BoroGarbage to 38276. If residents prefer to receive an email notification instead of text messages, visit Alerts and Notifications on the City’s website at https://www.murfreesborotn.gov/2176/Alerts-Notifications to receive details on how to sign up.

A map of the Murfreesboro neighborhoods affected is available at www.murfreesborotn.gov/solidwaste and also attached.

Signs have been placed in neighborhoods notifying residents of the change and effective date. City trash containers are also being tagged with the notification.

Reminder

This week is the last time garbage will be picked on FRIDAY (2/21/2025) by the Murfreesboro Solid Waste Department. Effective next week, FRIDAY’S pickup will change to WEDNESDAY (2/26/2025).