Junk removal costs in Nashville

In Nashville, the crew that comes for your old couch works for the sheriff. Curbside bulk removal here is run by the Davidson County Sheriff's Office. When you call, you list the items, the address, a phone number and the resident's name. Once you get a date, the crew has up to seven business days from it to show up, so don't build a tight move-out around that first date.

Everything goes at the front curb by 6:30 a.m. The crew can't go onto private property, private roads or gated communities. In an apartment, condo or townhome complex, set items at the curb by the main entrance. And by law, it can't remove anything left from an eviction.

The list is broad: furniture, mattresses, carpet, TVs and computers, toilets, fridges, freezers and water heaters. A swing set or storage shed has to come apart first, and a hot tub has to be in two pieces. What stays behind: tires, glass and mirrors, drywall, roofing, concrete, batteries, chemicals, paint cans even when they're empty, and anything in bags.

Metro Waste Services runs the other route, its Convenience Centers. Residents can bring up to four mattresses and box springs a month there, plus one bulk scrap metal item, like a fridge, washer or oven.