Living Earth Elm Hill Pike

Living Earth’s Elm Hill Pike yard, whose phone is also the Nashville line Metro gives for its free brush drop-off.

Living Earth Elm Hill Pike is the Living Earth yard at 1511 Elm Hill Pike, Nashville, TN 37210. Living Earth’s locations page gives its hours as 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on weekdays and 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday. Metro says the hours change during the year, so call 615-730-7238 first.

Serves: Nashville trash pickup and drop-off rules.

About this site

Metro and Living Earth agree on this yard’s address, 1511 Elm Hill Pike. Its number, 615-730-7238, is the one Metro’s brush page gives for Living Earth Nashville and the one Living Earth’s site shows as its Nashville market line, so a call there reaches the operator for either yard.

Rules at every Living Earth yard Metro lists

Between Metro’s quarterly curbside brush rounds, NDOT points Davidson County residents to the two Living Earth yards in Nashville for brush and other yard waste. It costs nothing, except for loads on trailers, which pay. NDOT keeps the current terms on its Brush and Leaf Collection page ↗.

Type: Yard waste and compost site
State: Tennessee
City: Nashville
Address: 1511 Elm Hill Pike, Nashville, TN
Hours: Hours vary; call 615-730-7238
Who can use it: Davidson County residents
Fees: Brush is free; loads on trailers pay
Takes: Brush and yard waste between the curbside brush rounds; real Christmas trees, stripped of decorations, during the free winter drop-off after Christmas
Run by: Living Earth
Phone: 615-730-7238
Primary source: nashville.gov
Last verified: September 23, 2026

Questions

Where is Living Earth Elm Hill Pike?

At 1511 Elm Hill Pike, Nashville, TN 37210, the address both Metro and Living Earth give. The other Living Earth yard on Metro’s brush page is on Centennial Boulevard, where the two sources list different street numbers.

Does Living Earth Elm Hill Pike take leaves and grass, or only brush?

Metro’s brush page says Davidson County residents can bring brush and other yard waste to both Living Earth yards free, with a fee for trailers. At the curb, Metro takes leaves and grass clippings only in biodegradable paper bags, never plastic.

Can I recycle a Christmas tree at Living Earth Elm Hill Pike?

Last winter, yes. The 2025-2026 NDOT and Metro Parks program named 1511 Elm Hill Pike, along with the Centennial Boulevard yard and 12 parks and community sites, as a drop-off for real trees from December 26 to February 13. NDOT posts each season’s sites in December.

Sources

Metro Nashville Department of Transportation, Brush and Leaf Collection in Davidson County, updated September 22, 2026: free brush drop-off at the two Living Earth yards, the trailer fee, the curbside bag rule and the phone.
Metro Nashville Department of Transportation, NDOT Announces Christmas Tree Recycling Program, December 17, 2025: the 2025-2026 tree drop-off sites and dates.
Living Earth, Locations, no date shown: the Elm Hill Pike address, phone and hours, and the Nashville market line.

Sources and corrections

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