William Whitfield Park Recycling Drop-off

The only Metro Nashville recycling drop-off open just one day a week, in William Whitfield park on Edmondson Pike.

William Whitfield Park Recycling Drop-off hours are Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon, the single day a week among Metro Nashville’s seven recycling drop-off sites. It is at 5150 Edmondson Pike, the address Metro Parks gives for William Whitfield park. Glass bottles and jars are the main reason to drive here: Metro does not take glass in curbside carts.

Serves: Nashville trash pickup and drop-off rules.

What this center takes and what it does not

The bins take glass bottles and jars plus the curbside cart materials: paper and mail, cartons, flattened cardboard, food and drink cans, and plastic bottles, jugs and jars. Everything has to arrive clean and loose, not bagged, and go into the labeled bin for its category. Plastic bags and wrap, foam, and plastic that is not a bottle, jar or jug are not taken. Unlike the four Metro convenience centers, this site takes recycling only, not bagged trash, bulk items or food scraps.

About this site

The drop-off sits on the grounds of William Whitfield park at 5150 Edmondson Pike in south Nashville, listed under that address by both Metro Parks and the Department of Waste Services. The park also served as a seasonal Christmas tree drop-off: it was one of 14 points the Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure ran from December 26, 2025 through February 13, 2026.

Rules at every Nashville Department of Waste Services site

The drop-off sites are for Nashville household recyclables, sorted and unbagged. The Tennessee driver’s license check, the per-visit limits and the fees apply at the four staffed convenience centers, not at the recycling drop-offs. Full rules, the current site list and holiday closures are on the operator’s listing: Nashville Department of Waste Services.