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Sanitation Department
The Sanitation Department collects residential and commercial garbage. We service over 4,000 customers on a weekly basis. Every household should have a 95 gallon trash cart on wheels. If you do not have a cart, you can purchase a trash cart at the Business Office at City Hall (Phone: 615-325-6776). The trash cart should be rolled out to the curbside the night before or early morning of your scheduled pick-up day. If your scheduled trash route falls on a holiday, it will be picked up on the next working day.
The City of Portland has purchased a sidearm trash truck, the following video shows an example truck and how it operates.
The City of Portland offers curbside pick-up and landfill options for brush and bulk items.
We follow a Title 17 Policy (PDF) rules and regulations.
- Must live within the city limits of Portland
- Brush and junk items must be separated.
- Items are to be placed near the road, away from any structures such as mailboxes, fences, and trees.
We have a local trash convenience center, with a dumpster available if you want to drop items off.
Location: 1137 Parker's Chapel Road, Portland TN.
Please contact us to report items out for pick up,
- Submit an online request to our City of Portland webpage (Customer request form)
- Call 615-325-6776, ext. 502, or email the Public Works office
- Place items at road and it will be picked up at our earliest convenience.
Items Allowed to pick up:
- Appliance, furniture, small children's toys, lawnmowers, exercise equipment, etc.… (Items too large for trash cart). Oversized cardboard (All smaller cardboard needs to be broken down and placed in a trash cart or dropped off at the local recycling center's bin located on Morningside Dr.
- Brush and limbs, bagged leaves.
- Homeowner doing the work (not contracted)
- Placed on the road in a neat pile
- Root ball removed and cut to reasonable lengths.
- Separated from other junk items.
- Please do not put lawn clipping in your trash cart.
NOT ALLOWED to pick up:
- Construction or remodel debris (Carpet, padding, flooring, cabinets, building material, etc….)
- Concrete, brick, and rock
- No Hazardous materials allowed. (Paint, Oil, Tires, Roofing, etc…
- Clean out and Move Out's not allowed (Home, barn, shed, etc..) Owner's responsibility
- Brush and lawn waste that was contracted or removed by heavy equipment.
We have also provided a document more about our Bulk Pickup Information (DOCX).
Convenience Center Rules
Location: 1137 Parkers Chapel Road (off of Airport Road)
Hours of operations are 8 am to 4 pm only on Wednesday and Saturday
- Must live inside the city limits of Portland and provide a current address and contact information to the attendant.
- No Commercial Haulers
- No construction or remodeling debris.
- No contractors are allowed to use the landfill.
- Brush and lawn debris must be dumped in the designated area.
- No Hazardous materials allowed. (Paint, Oil, Tires, Roofing, etc…
- Concrete, brick, and rock are not allowed at the landfill.
If you need to dump hazardous items, you will need to contact Sumner Co. Resource Authority in Gallatin at 452-1114 to get information about the location and time.
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Trash Convenience Center
Physical Address
1137 Parkers Chapel Road
Portland, TN 37148
Hours:
Wednesday and Saturday
8 am to 4 pm