How to get rid of a refrigerator in Nashville, TN
Refrigerators are on the Davidson County Sheriff's Office curbside removal list (call 615-880-3897). You can also drop one at a Metro Convenience Center for free as your one bulk scrap metal item.
- Sheriff pickup
- Call 615-880-3897
- Drop-off
- Free as a scrap metal item
- Metro curbside
- None
Option 1: City pickup (Davidson County Sheriff's Office bulk item removal)
Who can use it
- Sheriff's bulk removal: requests must come from the homeowner or tenant of the property. It does not serve private property such as apartment, condo or townhome complexes, private roads, gated communities or businesses. Residents of complexes can place items front curbside at the main entrance.
- The Sheriff's Office cannot remove bulk items that resulted from an eviction.
- Convenience Centers: bring a Tennessee driver's license showing you live in Davidson County.
How to book
- Call the Sheriff's Office bulk item line at 615-880-3897. The contact form is not needed.
- When you call, list the items, the service address, your phone number and your name.
- Metro questions: hubNashville, 311, or 615-862-5000.
Refrigerator rules
- Refrigerators and freezers are on the Sheriff's Office list of items authorized for removal.
- Convenience Centers take one bulk scrap metal item, such as a refrigerator, at no charge.
Setting it out
- Sheriff's removal is front curbside only. Have items out no later than 6:30 a.m. on the date you are given.
- The Sheriff's Office has up to seven business days from that date to remove the items (holidays and weekends not counted).
Fees and limits
- The Sheriff's bulk removal page does not list a fee.
- Convenience Centers: 3 bags of trash plus 1 bulk item free (excludes mattresses). Volume fees: under 1 cubic yard $10; 1 to 8 cubic yards $20 per cubic yard.
- Credit and debit cards carry a 2.8% fee ($1.95 minimum). Cash is not accepted at Omohundro.