NDOT Announces Regular Brush Collection Program to Resume May 20

As the Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure (NDOT) completes its historic cleanup efforts from Winter Storm Fern, the department has announced the resumption of its brush collection program.

Starting on Wednesday, May 20, NDOT crews will begin the department's standard brush collection in Area 3 and then will continue standard collection dates in all scheduled routes throughout the county. Community members can find their next brush collection date by visiting Brush and Leaf Collection in Davidson County.

The department's Winter Storm Fern cleanup efforts have been historic in scope. Since February 3, NDOT crews have collected over 2.1 million cubic yards of winter storm vegetation debris. To put this amount into perspective, in all of 2025, NDOT collected around 87,000 cubic yards of vegetation during its brush collections.

As residents are out cleaning vegetation debris from their yards, NDOT asks community members to please look out for hanging tree limbs and leaning branches on large canopy trees, as they can pose major safety risks. Vegetation debris should not block fire hydrants, storm drains, drainage ditches, culverts, alleys, sidewalks, bike lanes, car travel lanes or other essential infrastructure.

All yard waste (brush, leaves, and grass clippings) is banned from trash collection and cannot be placed in your trash cart or dumpsters. When setting out brush, leaves and grass clippings for collection, be sure to follow the guidelines below that are now back in place with the resumption of regular collection.

• Set brush out before the scheduled start date in your area where your garbage is collected (at the curb or in the alley)
• Place leaves and grass clippings in biodegradable paper bags only.
• Only place limbs, branches and true yard waste by the curb for brush crews.
• Large branches can only be up to 4 inches in diameter and 12 feet long.
• Tree stumps can only be up to 8 inches in diameter and 12-18 feet. Stumps must be free of dirt and root balls.

To report a non-emergency issue affecting a Metro Nashville street, visit hub.nashville.gov.