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Dumpster rental and portable toilets in Nashville
Local haulers do the work; we hold the contract, own the problems, and send one bill. Metro Nashville files the trailer and dumpster permit in ePermits, and the Census metro also reaches Murfreesboro and Franklin.
Last reviewed October 27, 2026.
The Nashville account
A hauler runs the truck. We coordinate providers that have completed jobs in the Nashville area and we stay on the account. One agreement can hold roll-offs, portable toilets, and restroom trailers. How a hauler, a broker, and a managed network differ is the longer comparison. County-road supervision and the state highway permit are on the Tennessee page. This page is Metro Nashville and the Census metro around it. A state highway right-of-way remains a separate permit.
Deliveries across the Nashville metro
The table records deliveries in the Census metro Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, counted from the job-site ZIP, for October 26, 2024 through October 26, 2026. We leave canceled jobs out. Construction, events, and commercial sites are all in the rows.
Nashville metro · Delivered work
Figures are counts of completed deliveries, providers, and accounts in this window from our records, as of October 2026. Roll-off deliveries are containers delivered. Portable toilet deliveries are units placed, not orders. A company that completed both services is counted in both service rows, so those rows are not a split of the provider total. The counts are not a promise that every address is covered. Front-load service, compactors, and balers are not in these counts. The sanitation figure adds portable toilets and hand-wash units placed. Where a restroom-trailer count is shown, it is units placed.
Metro permits and who may haul
Metro Nashville and Rutherford County pages read October 26, 2026 are the sources for the rules below. Confirm the fee ordinance with Metro before you file, and use the current ePermits screen. Franklin is in the Census title and writes its own ordinances. The filing steps here are Metro Nashville.
A dumpster in the Metro right-of-way
The Nashville Department of Transportation lists a trailer and dumpster permit for placing a trailer, dumpster, or storage unit in the Metro right-of-way. The temporary street closure page, updated July 2, 2026, says right-of-way permits are filed in ePermits. The permits overview says an application is due at least two business days before the start, unless the work is an emergency repair. Traffic control guidelines require a traffic control plan with every submittal, including pedestrian and cyclist control where a sidewalk, crosswalk, or bike lane is affected. Those guidelines include a layout for a dumpster. Fees are in Metro Code section 13.20.030. New right-of-way fees took effect July 1, 2026, under BL2026-1358.
Who may haul the container
Nashville Waste Services says Metropolitan Code section 10.20.100 requires an annual permit for each vehicle and each mobile waste container used to collect, haul, or transport waste in Davidson County. Section 10.20.095, cited on the development-review page, bans yard waste, corrugated cardboard, and electronic waste from solid waste collection.
Portable toilets
NDOT lists film and special event permits separately from the trailer and dumpster permit. Crew counts stay on the OSHA portable toilet requirements guide.
Murfreesboro transfer and Middle Point
The Nashville Waste Services department page, read October 26, 2026, describes collection and diversion in Davidson County. Inside the same Census metro, Rutherford County operates a transfer station at 6025 Landfill Road, Murfreesboro. The county page says station hours are Monday through Friday, 4:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and Saturday, 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. It also says waste collected at convenience centers is taken to Middle Point Landfill under a host agreement.
Services for Nashville sites
Roll-off deliveries and sanitation units are the Nashville rows. See dumpster rental, portable toilet rental, hand-wash stations, and restroom trailer rental. The quote link checks roll-offs, portable restrooms, and restroom trailers.
Davidson County and Rutherford County haulers can register on the vendor form. We want invoices at accounting@detritus.us. Our payment tool is Bill.com. Signing up means no additional cost to the provider. Nashville timing follows one line: payment timing begins from the processing date. Check the vendor payment guide for what to attach.
The waste drawing on a building permit
Metro's solid waste review says that starting January 1, 2026, a waste management plan filed with a building permit has to be its own construction drawing for trash, recycling, and organics. The drawing has to show storage for both trash and recycling. A Davidson County site that will generate yard waste, cardboard, or electronic waste has to show how that material is diverted, because section 10.20.095 bans it from solid waste collection. A container in the right-of-way still needs the NDOT permit at least two business days ahead.
Cities named in the Census title
Every row covers the whole metro. The Census title includes these places.
- Nashville
- Murfreesboro
- Franklin
Answers
Common questions
How do I read the Nashville provider count?
46 providers have completed jobs in the Nashville area, as of October 2026. Send the address and the county and we'll answer for that site.
When does a dumpster in Nashville need a street permit?
NDOT requires a trailer and dumpster permit to place a dumpster in the Metro right-of-way. File it in ePermits at least two business days ahead, with a traffic control plan. The guidelines include a dumpster layout. New right-of-way fees took effect July 1, 2026, under BL2026-1358. Fees themselves are listed in Metro Code section 13.20.030.
Where can material go inside this metro?
Rutherford County's transfer station is at 6025 Landfill Road in Murfreesboro. Hours are Monday through Friday, 4:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and Saturday, 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The county says convenience-center waste goes to Middle Point Landfill under a host agreement.
What does a Nashville building permit ask about waste?
Starting January 1, 2026, Metro requires a separate waste management drawing showing trash and recycling storage. Yard waste, cardboard, and electronic waste are banned from solid waste collection under section 10.20.095. Section 10.20.100 requires an annual permit for each vehicle and each mobile waste container hauling waste in Davidson County.
What terms can an approved Nashville account receive?
Approved accounts can be offered Net 30, 60, or 90, subject to credit review. Nothing on this page is an offer of credit. Terms of use cover a Nashville account.
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Send the Nashville sites
Tell us the address, the county it falls in, the service, and how billing should split. The quote checks roll-offs, portable restrooms, and restroom trailers.
Sources
- Detritus deliveries by job-site ZIP in the Census metro Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, October 26, 2024 through October 26, 2026.
- NDOT, temporary street closure permits, updated July 2, 2026, read October 26, 2026. Trailer and dumpster permit. Fees effective July 1, 2026, under BL2026-1358.
- NDOT, traffic control guidelines, read October 26, 2026. A plan with every submittal, including a dumpster layout.
- Nashville Waste Services, private collection permits, read October 26, 2026. Metropolitan Code section 10.20.100.
- Nashville Waste Services, solid waste review, read October 26, 2026. Waste management drawing required starting January 1, 2026. Section 10.20.095.
- Rutherford County transfer station, read October 26, 2026. 6025 Landfill Road, Murfreesboro. Convenience-center waste to Middle Point Landfill under a host agreement.