Rutherford/Murfreesboro: Friday Garbage Collection Moves To Wednesday

 To increase efficiency, the City of Murfreesboro Solid Waste Department is changing its Friday collection service to Wednesday beginning Wednesday, February 26, 2025. The change impacts approximately 11,500 households. A map of the Murfreesboro neighborhoods affected is available at www.murfreesborotn.gov/solidwaste and also attached.

 

Previously, Solid Waste collected garbage on a Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, Friday schedule with no collection on Wednesday’s. The revised Monday-Thursday schedule will allow Solid Waste to focus better on maintenance every Friday.

 

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

 

Watch CityTV PSA https://youtu.be/cWXayDnY6VU

 

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.

 

For the change in the 2025 Garbage Collection Holiday Schedule, visit

https://www.murfreesborotn.gov/2025-Garbage-Collection-Holiday-Schedule

 

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.

 

Garbage Collection Procedures are available on the Solid Waste webpage. For more information on City of Murfreesboro Solid Waste, visit https://www.murfreesborotn.gov/solidwaste.