What time do I need my cart at the curb in Bartlett?

By 7:00 a.m. on collection day, but no earlier than 7:00 p.m. the night before. Leave behind the curb or at the end of the driveway, never in the roadway, and put the accessible to the truck and clear of obstructions.

Why was my cart skipped?

Usually placement rather than schedule. Anything outside the cart. Crews collect only what is in the cart.

Do you clean the cart on my trash day?

We come after your cart has been emptied, so it is empty when we clean it. Leave it at the curb and we handle the rest, you do not need to be home.

Bartlett, TN Trash Pickup Schedule and Cart Rules

Name: Bin There, Cleaned That
Telephone: (901) 484-5802

Your pickup day, what the truck will and will not take, and the placement mistakes that get carts skipped in Bartlett.

Last verified 2026-07-29 against City of Bartlett Solid Waste Division. Questions about your specific address: (901) 385-6486

Your collection day

Once per week for household garbage, yard waste and bulk items. Service is mandatory for all Bartlett residents and the fee is assessed to your water meter account: $30 a month for one cart, $35 for two, $40 for three.

Look up your route on the official Bartlett schedule

Cart placement

Cart	One City-issued 95-gallon cart with a City seal and cart number assigned to your address. No other cans or containers may be used.
Out by	7:00 a.m. on collection day, but no earlier than 7:00 p.m. the night before
Back in by	promptly after collection
Clearance	behind the curb or at the end of the driveway, never in the roadway
Facing	accessible to the truck and clear of obstructions

Why carts get skipped

Anything outside the cart. Crews collect only what is in the cart.
An overflowing cart. Propping the lid open is fine, overflowing is not.
A cart over 150 pounds when full.
Dead animals or hot ashes, which are never accepted.

When you have too much

You can prop the lid open as long as the cart is not overflowing. Beyond that, add a second or third cart for $5 more per month each. Bartlett residents also get free access to the Memphis and Shelby County Household Hazardous Waste facility at 6305 Haley Road, open Tuesdays and Saturdays 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., because the City contributes to its operating cost.

Recycling

Bartlett differs from its neighbors here. Recycling is handled through City recycling drop-off centers rather than a curbside cart, so most Bartlett households have one cart at the curb instead of two.

Goes in the recycling cart

Single-stream recyclables, taken to a City recycling center

Keep out

Household hazardous waste, which goes to the Haley Road facility instead

Bulk items and appliances

Bulk items are collected weekly. Furniture, boxes, toys and properly drained mowers all qualify, and tires have a weekly household limit. Call the Solid Waste Division at (901) 385-6486 to arrange a pickup.

Call the Solid Waste Division at (901) 385-6486. Refrigerant-containing units follow the same certification rule as the rest of Shelby County.

Holiday weeks

Solid waste service is delayed one day following each observed City holiday.

What we see on this route

Bartlett's yard waste allowance is generous compared to its neighbors: twelve cubic yards a week, roughly a pile 13 feet long by 5 wide by 5 high. Pieces have to be under 8 feet long and under 2 feet across, piled separately, and within 10 feet of the pavement.

Worth confirming yourself

Sources disagreed on these, so we are telling you rather than picking one quietly.

Bartlett's published policy says crews will not collect waste placed outside the cart, but also references securely bagged material with a 30-pound limit. Those may apply to different waste streams. Call (901) 385-6486 before leaving anything outside your cart.

We clean carts in Bartlett

With recycling handled at drop-off centers instead of a second curbside cart, most Bartlett homes only have the one 95-gallon garbage cart. Every bit of household waste goes through it, which is exactly why it is usually the worst-smelling cart on the street.

Your city empties the cart. It does not wash it. We come after pickup, scrub and sanitize inside and out, and deodorize it. Leave it at the curb and we handle the rest.

1 cart · $20
2 carts · $30
3+ carts · $40

Call or text (901) 484-5802

Common questions

What day is trash picked up in Bartlett?: Once per week for household garbage, yard waste and bulk items. Service is mandatory for all Bartlett residents and the fee is assessed to your water meter account: $30 a month for one cart, $35 for two, $40 for three. City of Bartlett Solid Waste Division publishes a route map, and the fastest way to be certain is to check it or call (901) 385-6486.
What time do I need my cart at the curb in Bartlett?: By 7:00 a.m. on collection day, but no earlier than 7:00 p.m. the night before. Leave behind the curb or at the end of the driveway, never in the roadway, and put the accessible to the truck and clear of obstructions.
Why was my cart skipped?: Usually placement rather than schedule. Anything outside the cart. Crews collect only what is in the cart.
What if I have more trash than fits in the cart?: You can prop the lid open as long as the cart is not overflowing. Beyond that, add a second or third cart for $5 more per month each. Bartlett residents also get free access to the Memphis and Shelby County Household Hazardous Waste facility at 6305 Haley Road, open Tuesdays and Saturdays 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., because the City contributes to its operating cost.
Do you clean the cart on my trash day?: We come after your cart has been emptied, so it is empty when we clean it. Leave it at the curb and we handle the rest, you do not need to be home.