Regional Compliance Hub: Chemicals + Computers (No TVs) — Shelby County HHW Facility (Haley Rd) — Memphis / Shelby County, TN

This National Doorstep Regional Compliance Hub identifies an official disposal pathway for eligible Shelby County apartment residents who need to properly manage Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) and certain electronics such as computers, monitors, and keyboards. Household chemicals and electronics may be restricted by the property, waste hauler, disposal facility, or applicable waste-handling rules and should not be placed in ordinary apartment trash or recycling unless the applicable program expressly allows them. [1][2]

Primary facility: Shelby County Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Facility — 6305 Haley Road, Memphis, TN 38134 . [1]

PROPERTY-MANAGER COMPLIANCE NOTICE

The Shelby County Household Hazardous Waste Facility accepts hazardous waste from residential households only. The County expressly states that commercial or business waste is not accepted. Property management teams, maintenance personnel, contractors, and valet-trash providers should not aggregate resident HHW and assume it can be delivered to Haley Road as commercial operations. [1][2]

National Doorstep's standard doorstep collection service operates upstream of the property's designated waste containers and does not treat the Shelby County residential HHW facility as a commercial disposal outlet. Residents and property teams should confirm government, property, disposal-facility, and waste-hauler requirements before handling special or hazardous materials.

Why This Works (And Why “TVs + Furniture + Glass” Must Be Routed Elsewhere)

HHW is a separate waste stream. The Shelby County facility is designed for household-generated hazardous materials from eligible Shelby County residents—not bulky trash loads or commercial/business waste. [1][2]

Critical separation rules: TVs, latex paint, and bulk furniture require different handling than materials accepted through the HHW program. City of Memphis recycling and solid-waste convenience centers are also separate programs with their own residency and customer-eligibility requirements. [1][3][5]

  • Facility address: 6305 Haley Rd, Memphis, TN 38134 [1]
  • Current public hours: Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, 8:00 AM–1:00 PM, subject to County holiday closures. [1]
  • Residency verification: The facility is only available to Shelby County residents. The County states that visitors are asked for their vehicle tag and ZIP code. Military members are excepted from the Shelby County vehicle-tag requirement. [1]
  • Residential use only: No commercial or business waste is accepted. [1][2]
  • Current quantity limit: 100 pounds per vehicle every 30 days. [1]
  • Questions before traveling: Call the Shelby County Recycling Hotline at 901-222-7729 to confirm current hours, eligibility, quantities, or accepted materials. [1]

Household Hazardous Waste (HHW): What This Facility Is For

Correct routing: Eligible Shelby County residents may use Haley Road for accepted household-generated hazardous materials. Common household HHW categories include materials such as pesticides, automotive fluids, oil-based paint products, and other products appearing on Shelby County's current accepted-material list. [1]

Because accepted-material rules can change, residents should review the County's current HHW guidance and accepted/not-accepted material lists before traveling. [1]

Current schedule: The facility is open Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays from 8:00 AM–1:00 PM, excluding applicable County holiday closures. [1]

Computer Recycling (Allowed): Limited Electronics Per Household

Accepted electronics: Shelby County currently states that the HHW facility accepts computer screens/monitors, keyboards, and computers. The current limit is a maximum of one monitor, one keyboard, and one computer per family every 30 days. [1]

Important: This computer-electronics allowance does not include televisions.

Crucial Warnings: TVs, Latex Paint & Bulk Furniture Go Somewhere Else

Do not automatically route these items to Haley Road. Shelby County specifically excludes TVs and latex paint from the HHW facility, while bulky non-hazardous waste is handled through separate solid-waste channels. [1][3]

  • Televisions (TVs): NOT accepted at the Shelby County HHW facility. Contact a qualified electronics recycler or contact Memphis 311 / the Shelby County Recycling Hotline to confirm a currently available TV-disposal option. Do not bring TVs to Haley Road unless Shelby County changes its published acceptance rules. [1]
  • Latex paint: NOT accepted at the HHW facility. Shelby County instructs residents to dry latex paint before disposal. The County states that the lid may be removed and the paint dried in a safe, well-ventilated area; larger quantities may be dried using mulch or cat litter. Once fully dried, the County states it may be placed in a separate bag in the garbage. Apartment residents should also follow their property's and waste hauler's applicable disposal rules. [1][2]
  • Bulk furniture & non-hazardous bulk waste: City of Memphis residential solid-waste customers have separate bulk-waste and Solid Waste Convenience Center options. These are City of Memphis programs and are not the same as the Shelby County HHW program. Eligibility should be confirmed before an apartment resident travels to a City facility. [3][4]

Bulk Trash Pathway (Separate City Program): City of Memphis Solid Waste Convenience Centers

City of Memphis program: Memphis provides Solid Waste Convenience Centers for eligible City residential solid-waste customers to dispose of qualifying non-hazardous waste. These centers are separate from the Shelby County HHW facility. [3][4]

The City states that Solid Waste Fee-paying customers may use its solid-waste disposal options and advises customers to have their latest MLGW bill and picture ID. Apartment residents should confirm individual eligibility with Memphis 311 before traveling. [3]

Published convenience-center hours: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, 9:00 AM–3:00 PM, weather permitting. Because operating conditions can change, confirm current availability before travel. [3][4]

  • Midtown: 304 Collins St, Memphis, TN 38112 [4]
  • South Memphis: 3207 Farrisview Blvd, Memphis, TN 38118 [4]
Apartment Resident Eligibility Note: City of Memphis solid-waste convenience centers should not be presented as a universal disposal option for every apartment resident in Shelby County. Residents outside the City of Memphis, or residents whose eligibility is uncertain, should contact their municipality, property manager, waste hauler, or Memphis 311 as applicable before transporting bulk waste.

Glass Recycling (Separate City Program): Memphis Recycling Convenience Centers

City of Memphis glass recycling: The City currently lists glass among the materials accepted at its recycling convenience centers. City residents may bring qualifying recyclable materials—including glass—to designated recycling convenience centers. [5]

Multifamily caution: An apartment property's privately contracted recycling program may use different accepted-material rules. Residents should follow the property's recycling instructions and should not place glass into a property recycling stream unless that specific program accepts it.

The City currently lists three recycling convenience centers: Mud Island Drive, near the Agricenter, and Hickory Hill Community Center. [5]

  • Downtown: Mud Island Drive — north entrance of Mud Island Park [5]
  • Cordova / Agricenter area: Near the Agricenter — approximately 300 yards from Germantown Pkwy South [5]
  • Hickory Hill: Hickory Hill Community Center [5]

The City's recycling convenience-center guidance currently identifies plastic bottles and jugs, paper, glass, cartons, and cans as accepted materials and states that plastic bags and cardboard are not accepted at these convenience centers. Residents should verify the City's current accepted-material list before traveling. [5]

Property Manager Compliance Shortcut

1. Household chemicals / HHW: Direct eligible Shelby County residents to the County's current HHW instructions. Do not treat Haley Road as a property or commercial disposal outlet. [1][2]

2. Computers: Shelby County currently accepts limited computer equipment subject to the published one-computer / one-monitor / one-keyboard per-family, per-30-day limit. [1]

3. TVs: Do not direct residents to Haley Road. Confirm a currently available electronics-recycling or disposal option. [1]

4. Latex paint: Follow Shelby County's dry-out guidance plus property and hauler requirements. [1]

5. Bulk waste: Confirm whether the resident qualifies for City of Memphis solid-waste services before directing them to a City convenience center. [3][4]

6. Glass: Follow the apartment property's contracted recycling rules first. Eligible City residents may use Memphis recycling convenience centers for glass and other listed materials. [5]

How We Solve This For You (National Doorstep)

Compliance is operational. In Memphis and Shelby County, a well-managed multifamily waste program should clearly separate ordinary doorstep trash and recycling from household hazardous waste, excluded electronics, bulk waste, and special-material disposal pathways.

National Doorstep helps properties standardize resident-facing disposal instructions so that HHW is directed to the appropriate Shelby County residential program, computers are handled within published County limits, TVs are not mistakenly directed to Haley Road, latex paint follows the County's published dry-out guidance, bulk waste is separated from HHW and routed according to applicable City/property/hauler requirements, and glass follows the property's accepted-material rules or applicable City recycling options.

These procedures are designed to reduce improper disposal, recycling contamination, dumpster overflow, resident confusion, and avoidable disposal problems.

CTA: Request a Free Compliance Audit for your Memphis Property

Compliance Disclaimer: This page is an operational compliance resource and not legal advice. Government facility hours, eligibility standards, accepted materials, customer requirements, and disposal procedures can change. Property owners, managers, residents, and service providers should confirm current requirements with Shelby County, the City of Memphis, the applicable municipality, property management, and the property's licensed waste or recycling provider before disposal. National Doorstep does not represent that a City or County residential facility is available for commercial waste or aggregated property-generated materials.

EEAT Sources: [1] Shelby County, TN — Household Hazardous Waste Facility: address, current hours, residency verification, 100-pound limit, electronics limits, TV exclusion & latex-paint guidance  |  [2] Shelby County, TN — About the Household Hazardous Waste Facility: residential households only; no commercial or business waste  |  [3] City of Memphis — Solid Waste: residential solid-waste services, fee-paying customer guidance, convenience-center access & customer documentation  |  [4] City of Memphis — Solid Waste Convenience Center Locations: Collins & Farrisview locations and published operating schedule  |  [5] City of Memphis — Recycling Convenience Centers: City-resident eligibility, accepted materials, Mud Island, Agricenter & Hickory Hill locations

Regulatory / source review updated: August 11, 2026. Always verify current government instructions before disposal or resident publication.

 
National Doorstep - The Valet Trash Service Experts

Memphis apartment owners, asset managers, regional managers, and on-site teams: multifamily waste compliance in Memphis and Shelby County is driven primarily by proper collection arrangements, container management, litter prevention, nuisance control, and lawful disposal. Based on the official municipal and county materials reviewed as of August 11, 2026, National Doorstep did not identify a dedicated multifamily recycling-service mandate requiring every apartment community to provide on-property recycling at a specified unit threshold.

That does not mean multifamily properties are unregulated. Within the City of Memphis, the current codification of the City's garbage collection and disposal requirements is found in Title 9, Chapter 56. The ordinance framework addresses City collection, private collection, apartment buildings, permitted disposal, litter, containers, private-collector permitting, location permits, and nuisance conditions.

Outside Memphis, property managers must use the rules and service structure of the specific Shelby County municipality—Bartlett, Germantown, Collierville, Arlington, Lakeland, or Millington—rather than assuming Memphis collection rules apply county-wide. Shelby County also maintains regional programs and Chapter 44 litter-control provisions that may be relevant where County jurisdiction applies.

National Doorstep — Important Memphis Service Distinction

National Doorstep operates upstream from the property's off-site solid-waste hauler. Our property-authorized valet service collects properly prepared resident set-outs at apartment doors and moves them to the property's designated waste or recycling containers on private property.

National Doorstep's standard doorstep service does not replace the municipal or licensed/private hauler that removes solid waste from the property for off-site disposal. Memphis regulates private off-site solid-waste collection, including licensing and location-permit provisions for qualifying properties and apartment buildings.

Property management should confirm that its off-site hauler, dumpster/container arrangement, location permits, property approvals, fire-code conditions, and site-specific operating requirements are appropriate for the property. National Doorstep's doorstep service should be integrated with—not represented as a substitute for—the property's legally authorized off-site collection system.

  • Protect NOI & Reduce Enforcement Exposure: Right-size containers and collection frequency to reduce overflow, loose waste, illegal dumping, pest conditions, and resident complaints.
  • Resident-First Convenience: Doorstep collection reduces routine resident trips to remote dumpster enclosures while allowing the property's authorized hauler to continue normal off-site removal.
  • Code-Smart Operations: Keep waste in approved containers, maintain enclosures and surrounding areas, prevent scattering, and confirm that private hauler and location-permit requirements are satisfied where applicable.
  • Property-Manager Compliance Support: Coordinate the doorstep program with the property's existing hauler, document service activity, educate residents, and maintain clear escalation procedures for bulk waste, contamination, HHW, electronics, and recurring overflow.

At a Glance: City of Memphis vs. Shelby County & Other Municipalities

City of Memphis — Inside City Limits

  • Multifamily Recycling Mandate: No dedicated apartment recycling-service mandate with a universal unit threshold was identified in the official materials reviewed.
  • Current Solid-Waste Code: Memphis Code Title 9, Chapter 56 — Garbage Collection and Disposal.
  • Apartment Classification: The Memphis ordinance materials distinguish apartment units of seven units or fewer in the residential fee framework and separately regulate private collection for apartment buildings and complexes of eight units or more.
  • 8+ Unit Private Collection: Memphis's private-collection provisions authorize collection from apartment buildings and complexes of eight or more units through a licensed private collector and location-permit framework, subject to the City's requirements.
  • Property Manager Priority: Do not characterize an eight-plus-unit apartment property simply as a generic “commercial customer.” Verify the property's actual apartment collection arrangement, private collector, location permit, container type, and service frequency.
  • Recycling Access: The City currently provides residential recycling services and identifies three recycling convenience centers for City of Memphis residents. A multifamily property should not represent those resident facilities as a commercial property disposal outlet.
  • Key City Links: City of Memphis — Solid Waste · City of Memphis — Recycling · Memphis Code of Ordinances

Shelby County & Other Municipalities

  • County-Wide Multifamily Recycling Mandate: No single Shelby County ordinance requiring every apartment property in every municipality to provide on-site recycling at a specified unit threshold was identified in the materials reviewed.
  • County Litter Control: Shelby County Code Chapter 44 contains prohibitions concerning litter dumping and accumulation and provides penalties for violations of that division. Jurisdiction and municipal enforcement should be confirmed for the property's location.
  • HHW: The Shelby County Household Hazardous Waste Facility serves eligible Shelby County residents and does not accept commercial or business waste.
  • Municipal Rules Control Locally: Bartlett, Germantown, Collierville, Arlington, Lakeland, and Millington each maintain their own sanitation, collection, property-maintenance, or contracted-service requirements.
  • Property Manager Priority: Confirm municipal boundaries, account eligibility, whether the property uses municipal or private collection, container requirements, bulk procedures, recycling eligibility, HHW separation, and local complaint/enforcement contacts.
  • Key County Links: Memphis–Shelby County Municipal Solid Waste Regional Board · Shelby County Household Hazardous Waste · Shelby County Public Works

Memphis Apartment Property Managers: 7 Units vs. 8+ Units Matters

Memphis's ordinance materials should not be summarized as simply “small apartments are residential and larger apartments are commercial.” The framework is more specific.

  • Apartment units with seven units or fewer appear within the residential-unit fee language in the ordinance materials.
  • Private collection for apartment units of seven or fewer may be authorized by the City under specified circumstances through the private-collector/location-permit process.
  • Apartment buildings and complexes of eight units or more have a separate private-collection provision involving a licensed private collector, location permit, and special apartment permit framework.
  • Owners and managers should verify the current permit and collection status of the off-site solid-waste hauler serving the property.
  • National Doorstep's onsite movement of resident set-outs to the property's designated container should remain operationally distinct from the licensed/off-site disposal function.

Official code: Memphis Code of Ordinances — review Title 9, Chapter 56 .

Shelby County Municipalities — Multifamily Recycling & Property Manager Operating Notes

The status below is intentionally phrased as “no dedicated multifamily recycling-service mandate identified in the official materials reviewed” rather than an absolute statement that no requirement could ever apply. Site plans, zoning approvals, private contracts, municipal sanitation rules, property-maintenance provisions, fire requirements, or subsequently adopted ordinances can create additional obligations.

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City / Area Multifamily Recycling Mandate Review Property Manager Operating Notes Official Sources / Escalation
Memphis No dedicated multifamily recycling-service mandate with a universal apartment-unit threshold identified in the materials reviewed.

Solid-waste collection itself is regulated separately under Memphis Title 9, Chapter 56. 		Property managers should:
  • Confirm whether the property is seven units or fewer or an apartment building/complex of eight units or more for purposes of the City's collection framework.
  • For 8+ unit apartment properties using private off-site collection, confirm the applicable licensed collector, location-permit, and apartment-collection requirements.
  • Maintain adequate container capacity and prevent loose or scattered waste.
  • Keep the dumpster/enclosure and surrounding area clean and respond promptly to overflow.
  • Separate resident doorstep collection from the property's licensed/off-site hauler function.
  • Do not send property-generated or commercial HHW to the Shelby County residential HHW facility.
  • Treat City recycling convenience centers as resident facilities, not as a substitute for the property's commercial/multifamily recycling contract.
  • Document hauler service, missed pickups, bulk incidents, contamination, enclosure inspections, and resident notices.
Memphis Solid Waste
Memphis Recycling
Memphis Code of Ordinances
Memphis Code Enforcement
311: 901-636-6500
Bartlett No dedicated multifamily recycling-service mandate identified in the official materials reviewed.

Bartlett maintains residential and commercial solid-waste services plus resident recycling/drop-off programs. 		Property managers should:
  • Confirm whether the community is eligible for City service or should use a commercial/private collection arrangement.
  • Do not assume Bartlett's single-residence collection allowances apply to a multifamily community.
  • Bartlett property-maintenance provisions require rubbish and garbage to be handled in approved containers and impose owner responsibilities for shared/public areas of multi-occupancy properties.
  • For premises producing garbage, maintain appropriate leak-proof containers with close-fitting covers as applicable under Bartlett property-maintenance rules.
  • For buildings containing three or more dwelling or rooming units, review Bartlett's maintenance-service/designated-person requirements in the City's property-maintenance code.
  • Keep contractor-generated debris separate from ordinary municipal residential collection.
  • Direct HHW to the applicable Shelby County residential HHW pathway rather than ordinary property dumpsters.
  • Confirm bulk-item and recycling-center eligibility before giving those instructions to apartment residents.
Bartlett Solid Waste
Bartlett Commercial Service
Bartlett Recycling Centers
Bartlett Title 13 — Property Maintenance
Solid Waste: 901-385-6486
Germantown No dedicated apartment recycling-service mandate identified in the official materials reviewed.

Germantown currently provides municipal/contracted trash and recycling programs for qualifying customers, including published condominium service. 		Property managers should:
  • Confirm whether the specific condominium or multifamily property participates in the City's current contracted service or requires a separate/private arrangement.
  • Do not assume the City's single-family curbside requirements automatically apply to an apartment community.
  • Germantown currently uses Waste Pro as its municipal solid-waste contractor.
  • Current City guidance states that waste containers subject to the residential ordinance are to be stored behind the front line of the home and not visible from the street; multifamily sites should separately confirm approved container/enclosure locations.
  • Use the City's Waste Wizard/current recycling instructions for accepted-material guidance when the property participates in the municipal program.
  • Keep recyclables loose where the municipal program requires loose material and prevent contamination from bags, foam, medical waste, batteries, and other excluded items.
  • Direct qualifying household hazardous waste to Shelby County's HHW facility, not to ordinary trash or recycling containers.
Germantown Trash & Recycling
Germantown Ordinance Guide
Customer Service: 901-757-7200
Collierville No dedicated multifamily recycling-service mandate identified in the official materials reviewed.

Collierville operates solid-waste and recycling programs through its Public Services Department. 		Property managers should:
  • Confirm directly with Collierville Public Services whether the specific apartment, condominium, or mixed-use property qualifies for Town collection or requires a separate commercial/private arrangement.
  • Do not use single-family household collection instructions as a substitute for a multifamily service determination.
  • Confirm the property's approved dumpster/container location, service frequency, enclosure access, and bulk-waste procedure.
  • Use Collierville's current recycling guidance/Recyblox materials when educating residents who participate in the Town program.
  • Track contamination and do not place prohibited items into recycling solely because another Shelby County municipality accepts them.
  • Coordinate valet collection timing with the property's off-site hauler so resident material does not accumulate at centralized containers.
Collierville Solid Waste / Recycling
Collierville Recycling FAQ
Public Services: 901-457-2800
Arlington No dedicated multifamily recycling-service mandate identified in the official materials reviewed.

Arlington maintains Town solid-waste and recycling services through Public Works. 		Property managers should:
  • Confirm service eligibility and account type with Arlington Public Works before representing Town curbside service as available to a multifamily property.
  • The Town directs new residents to Public Works to establish trash collection; apartment management should separately verify the service structure for the property.
  • Maintain written instructions for resident trash and recycling preparation, especially bagging garbage securely and keeping liquids out of collection containers.
  • Confirm which materials are currently accepted in recycling before printing resident signage.
  • Establish a management escalation path for missed pickups, damaged carts, overflow, bulk waste, and prohibited materials.
  • Use Shelby County's residential HHW program only for eligible resident-generated HHW; do not aggregate property/commercial HHW for delivery.
Arlington Solid Waste & Recycle Collections
Arlington Public Works
Public Works: 901-867-4980
Lakeland No dedicated multifamily recycling-service mandate identified in the official materials reviewed.

The City's current household program is provided through Waste Connections. 		Property managers should:
  • Lakeland's published household program includes curbside household waste, recycling, and yard-waste collection.
  • Do not assume the household cart program automatically covers an apartment, attached-rental, or commercial multifamily site.
  • Contact Public Works to determine the appropriate collection arrangement for the actual property configuration.
  • The City specifically lists several materials that should not be placed in household trash carts, including HHW and specified automotive/construction materials.
  • Contractor and builder waste should remain outside the resident household collection stream.
  • Broken-down-box and bulk procedures should be confirmed before incorporating them into apartment resident instructions.
  • Coordinate National Doorstep's onsite service with the property's approved centralized container and off-site hauler schedule.
Lakeland Household Trash, Recycling & Yard Waste
Lakeland Public Works
Public Works: 901-867-5409
Millington No dedicated multifamily recycling-service mandate identified in the official materials reviewed.

Millington Sanitation provides weekly residential waste collection and maintains separate code provisions affecting refuse containers and commercial locations. 		Property managers should:
  • Do not assume the City's residential 95-gallon-cart program applies to an apartment property or centralized multifamily collection configuration.
  • Confirm the property's service type directly with Millington Sanitation/Public Works.
  • Millington's sanitation-code materials state that commercial-container locations are determined as required by Public Works based on property configuration.
  • Property-maintenance provisions require garbage to be placed in approved containers and address leak-proof containers with close-fitting covers.
  • Keep loose garbage out of the enclosure and ensure damaged bags are promptly cleaned up.
  • Confirm any multifamily recycling option with the City or the property's private hauler before marketing recycling as municipal curbside service.
  • Use the Shelby County residential HHW facility only for eligible household-generated waste and follow the current County restrictions.
Millington Sanitation
Millington Residential Waste Collection
Millington / Shelby County HHW Guidance
Sanitation: 901-873-5656
Unincorporated Shelby County No county-wide multifamily recycling-service mandate with a unit threshold identified in the materials reviewed.

County waste-disposal, litter, nuisance, land-use, and property requirements may still apply. 		Property managers should:
  • Confirm whether the property is actually in unincorporated Shelby County before applying County procedures rather than a municipal code.
  • Maintain an adequate private-hauler contract and sufficient centralized container capacity.
  • Shelby County Chapter 44 prohibits specified litter dumping and accumulation.
  • Keep property-controlled areas free from accumulated litter and promptly address illegal dumping.
  • Maintain vendor records, service schedules, photographs, and resident communications.
  • HHW service at Haley Road is for eligible Shelby County residents and does not accept commercial or business waste.
  • Confirm current County planning, code, health, fire, and Public Works requirements applicable to the specific property.
Shelby County Public Works
Shelby County HHW
Shelby County Chapter 44 — Litter Control

Memphis & Shelby County Fines, Enforcement & Operational Exposure

  • Memphis Littering: Memphis Code §9-56-22 prohibits specified littering and classifies violations of the applicable litter provisions as a misdemeanor. The exact consequence depends on the provision, facts, enforcement action, and court disposition.
  • Do Not Apply Downtown Dumpster Penalties City-Wide: Memphis has a special dumpster regulation for the defined downtown solid-waste collection district. The ordinance materials provide a penalty of up to $50 per violation under that specific section and state that a continuing violation of that section may be treated as a separate violation each day. This should not be represented as the universal fine structure for every apartment dumpster throughout Memphis.
  • Downtown Dumpster Operations: Where the special downtown dumpster regulation applies, the ordinance materials address enclosure/screening, location permits, dumpster condition, overflow prevention, closure/locking, and owner/private-collector responsibilities.
  • Shelby County Chapter 44 Litter Control: For properties and conduct subject to Shelby County's Chapter 44 litter-control division, §44-88 prohibits specified dumping/littering and §44-89 prohibits allowing litter to accumulate on property. Section 44-92 provides a fine of not more than $50 for a violation of that division and states that each violation is a separate offense.
  • Do Not Convert “Each Violation” Into an Automatic Daily Fine: The County language says each violation is a separate offense. It should not be rewritten as a blanket statement that every day of every dumpster condition automatically generates another $50 fine unless the particular controlling provision says so.
  • Memphis Solid-Waste Fee Delinquency: Memphis ordinance materials provide that where a City solid-waste disposal fee remains unpaid 30 days after the delinquent date, MLGW shall, upon written request from the Director of Solid Waste, terminate water service to the affected property, and the City shall cease solid-waste collection. This is a conditional statutory process—not an automatic consequence of every late payment.
  • Private Collection: Memphis apartment buildings/complexes using regulated private off-site collection should verify the collector's applicable licensing and the property's location-permit status.
  • Operational Documentation: Service logs, hauler invoices, enclosure photographs, resident notices, contamination reports, and missed-pickup records can document the property's waste-management practices. They do not immunize a property from enforcement or create a guaranteed legal defense.

HHW & Special Waste — Critical Apartment Management Rule

The Shelby County Household Hazardous Waste Facility at 6305 Haley Road, Memphis, TN 38134 is an important resident resource, but it is not a commercial apartment-property disposal facility.

Shelby County states that the facility accepts hazardous waste from residential homes only and that no commercial or business waste is accepted.

Property management, maintenance teams, National Doorstep personnel, contractors, or other commercial operators should therefore not aggregate resident HHW and assume the resulting load can be delivered to Haley Road. Residents should follow the County's current household eligibility, quantity, accepted-material, and operating-hour requirements.

Shelby County — Household Hazardous Waste Facility

Memphis / Shelby County Multifamily Solid Waste & Recycling Compliance Checklist

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Property Manager Task Action / Compliance Support Why It Matters Helpful Links
☑ Confirm Jurisdiction Determine whether the community is inside Memphis, Bartlett, Germantown, Collierville, Arlington, Lakeland, Millington, or unincorporated Shelby County. Do not apply Memphis rules to a property simply because its mailing address says Memphis. Municipal service eligibility, private-hauler requirements, container rules, bulk collection, recycling access, nuisance enforcement, and complaint contacts vary by jurisdiction. Shelby County
☑ Confirm Units & Collection Structure For City of Memphis properties, document unit count and determine whether the property operates under City service or regulated private collection. Pay particular attention to Memphis's treatment of seven-or-fewer units versus apartment buildings/complexes of eight units or more. The City's ordinance materials contain separate apartment/private-collection provisions. “8+ units = ordinary commercial account” is an oversimplification. Memphis Code — Title 9, Ch. 56
☑ Verify Off-Site Hauler & Permits Confirm the identity of the company removing waste from the property, contract status, container ownership, collection frequency, and any applicable Memphis private-collector/location-permit requirements. National Doorstep's onsite doorstep service does not replace the property's off-site solid-waste collector. Memphis Solid Waste
☑ Right-Size Dumpster / Container Capacity Review unit count, occupancy, service days, move-in/move-out activity, holidays, bulk generation, and missed-pickup history. Increase capacity or collection frequency before chronic overflow develops. Overflow drives litter, pests, contamination, complaints, enclosure blockage, and potential enforcement. Memphis Solid Waste
☑ Keep Containers Closed & Areas Clean Maintain dumpsters, compactors, carts, and enclosures so that trash is contained, doors/lids operate properly, loose waste is removed, and access remains unobstructed. Container management is a core operational control for litter, nuisance, pest, and safety risk. Memphis Code Enforcement
☑ Maintain Fire & Emergency Access Do not allow waste containers, bulk items, resident set-outs, service equipment, or parked vehicles to obstruct designated fire access, hydrants, exits, stairs, or required egress paths. Solid-waste convenience does not supersede fire/life-safety requirements. Site-specific Fire Code requirements should be separately verified. Memphis Fire Services
☑ Separate Doorstep Service From Off-Site Hauling Define National Doorstep's scope in writing: resident doorway → property-designated container on private property. Define the contracted hauler's separate scope: property container → authorized off-site disposal/recycling facility. This avoids confusing onsite amenity service with regulated off-site solid-waste hauling. National Doorstep Services
☑ Build a Property-Specific Recycling Program Confirm exactly which materials the property's recycling processor/hauler accepts. Do not copy another municipality's accepted-material list into resident instructions without verification. Accepted materials can differ among Memphis, Germantown, Collierville, private haulers, and processing facilities. Memphis Recycling
☑ Control Recycling Contamination Use clear signage and resident education covering bags, food residue, glass, cardboard, plastic film, foam, batteries, electronics, HHW, and other common contaminants. A recycling program that collects nonaccepted material can increase contamination and processing costs even where recycling itself is voluntary. Recycle Right Memphis
☑ Establish Bulk-Waste Procedures Create a written process for mattresses, furniture, appliances, move-out debris, contractor debris, and other oversized items. Confirm jurisdiction-specific resident eligibility before directing residents to municipal convenience centers. Bulk items placed next to dumpsters can create persistent overflow, access, pest, and illegal-dumping problems. Memphis Solid Waste Convenience Centers
☑ Keep HHW Out of Valet Trash Prohibit household chemicals, fuels, pesticides, pool chemicals, liquid hazardous products, and other HHW from routine doorstep trash collection. Give residents the current Shelby County HHW link. Haley Road is a residential HHW facility and does not accept commercial/business waste. Shelby County HHW
☑ Educate Residents Include move-in materials, email/SMS notices, signage, service-night instructions, recycling rules, prohibited-material instructions, and escalation contacts. Consistent resident communication reduces contamination and improper set-outs. Resident Information
☑ Document Service & Violations Maintain hauler invoices, service schedules, missed-pickup records, contamination notices, bulk-removal records, enclosure photos, resident communications, and valet-service verification. Documentation establishes an operational record of the property's waste-management practices, but does not guarantee immunity from enforcement. Proof of Pickup®
☑ Recheck Rules Periodically Review municipal codes, municipal sanitation pages, private-hauler requirements, accepted recycling materials, permit status, and property procedures at least periodically and whenever the property changes haulers or service configuration. Ordinances, rates, contractors, accepted materials, and program eligibility can change. National Multifamily Recycling Ordinance Database

Property Manager Operating Priorities by Asset Type

  • Garden-Style Apartments: Focus on dumpster capacity, enclosure cleanliness, bulk-item control, lighting/access, contamination, and resident walk distance.
  • Mid-Rise / Interior Corridor: Confirm fire/life-safety requirements for corridor set-outs separately from solid-waste rules; establish strict set-out and retrieval windows.
  • High-Rise: Coordinate doorstep collection with trash rooms, chutes, elevators, loading docks, compactor operations, and fire/life-safety requirements.
  • Student / Lease-Per-Bed: Increase education and capacity planning around turnover periods and move-out weeks.
  • Senior Living: Emphasize accessibility, safe set-out procedures, reliable collection, and clear handling instructions for prohibited medical/sharp materials.
  • Build-to-Rent / Attached Rental: Determine the actual municipal service classification rather than assuming either single-family or apartment rules automatically control.
  • Mixed-Use: Separate residential waste streams from restaurant, retail, office, grease, commercial, construction, and other nonresidential waste streams.

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Compliance Disclaimer: This page is intended as an operational and educational resource for multifamily property owners and managers and is not legal advice.

The statement that no dedicated multifamily recycling-service mandate was identified means that no such general apartment mandate was located in the official materials reviewed for this update; it is not a representation that no site-specific requirement, permit condition, development approval, contract obligation, subsequently enacted ordinance, fire-code requirement, health requirement, or other legal obligation can apply.

Property owners and managers should confirm current requirements with the applicable municipality, Shelby County, property counsel when appropriate, the property's off-site solid-waste/recycling hauler, and the applicable fire/code officials before changing collection operations.

Authoritative Ordinance & Program Sources

City of Memphis:
Memphis Code of Ordinances
City of Memphis — Solid Waste
City of Memphis — Recycling
Recycle Right Memphis
City of Memphis — Code Enforcement

Shelby County:
Shelby County Household Hazardous Waste Facility
Shelby County — About the HHW Facility
Shelby County Code Chapter 44 — Waste Disposal / Litter Control
Memphis–Shelby County Municipal Solid Waste Regional Board

Bartlett:
City of Bartlett — Solid Waste
City of Bartlett — Commercial Service
City of Bartlett — Title 13 Property Maintenance

Germantown:
City of Germantown — Trash & Recycling

Collierville:
Town of Collierville — Solid Waste / Recycling
Collierville — Recycling FAQ

Arlington:
Town of Arlington — Solid Waste & Recycle Collections

Lakeland:
City of Lakeland — Household Trash, Recycling & Yard Waste

Millington:
City of Millington — Sanitation
City of Millington — Residential Waste Collection

Regulatory / source review updated: August 11, 2026. Government programs, contractors, fees, accepted materials, service eligibility, permit requirements, and ordinances may change.

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