Recycling in Mount Juliet, TN

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Checked October 26, 2026

• Donations (opens in new tab) · Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee
  • Goodwill Middle Tennessee lists appliances, electronics, exercise equipment and furniture among the items it accepts. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Convenience Centers (opens in new tab) · Wilson County Solid Waste
  • Wilson County convenience centers are for Wilson County residents only (Wilson County vehicle tag); no commercial loads. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Per visit: 10 bags of household garbage plus one of 2 pieces of furniture, 2 appliances, or 5 pieces of metal/tin. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Convenience centers recycle cardboard, aluminum, tin, metal, refrigerators/freezers and batteries. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The Wilson County Landfill recycles e-waste, including computers, printers, televisions and microwaves. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Landfill / Solid Wastes (opens in new tab) · Wilson County Solid Waste
  • The landfill takes oil-based paint only (latex is refused), up to one 5-gallon or five 1-gallon containers, twice a year, for Wilson County residents. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Paint limits: one 5-gallon container or five 1-gallon containers or twenty quarts; Wilson County residents only, twice per calendar year. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Latex paint can be dried out and, once hardened, thrown away with regular trash. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Locations (Donation Centers) (opens in new tab) · Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee
  • Goodwill Middle Tennessee lists its Mt. Juliet (Providence Pkwy) at 1985 Providence Pkwy (ZIP 37122). Checked October 26, 2026.
• TDEC Materials Management: Household Hazardous Waste Program (HHW) (opens in new tab) · Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
  • Alkaline batteries sold after May 13, 1996 have no added mercury and may go in the regular trash in Tennessee. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Use up or give away latex paint, or dry it with kitty litter, sawdust or shredded paper and put it in the regular garbage. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Tennessee's Mobile HHW Collection Service has run since 1993, is open to Tennessee citizens and is limited to households. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Any Tennessee resident may use the service; only household waste is accepted, not commercial, institutional or agri-business waste. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Mobile HHW collections no longer take alkaline batteries, paint or electronics. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • For paint, TDEC tells residents to contact their local solid waste department. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • For electronics, TDEC tells residents to contact their local solid waste department. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Very small quantity generator businesses may use mobile events only by paid appointment through the state contractor. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • VSQG disposal is priced by material type, generally per pound. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • TDEC says rechargeable batteries and cell phones can be recycled and points residents to the Call2Recycle website to find a collection site. Checked October 26, 2026.
• TDEC Materials Management: Household Batteries, Oil, Paint, Antifreeze, and Electronics (BOPAE) (opens in new tab) · Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
  • Lithium batteries must not go in the trash or in recycling containers. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Nickel-cadmium and nickel-metal hydride batteries need to be recycled and cannot go in the trash. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Tape the terminals of lithium batteries with non-conductive tape (electrical, packing or duct tape) before storing or recycling them. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • It is illegal to put wet latex paint in a Tennessee landfill; once completely dried, latex paint may go in the trash. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Oil-based paint from households is household hazardous waste and cannot go in the trash; use it up, give it away or take it to a county paint collection facility if one exists. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Call2Recycle recycles nickel-cadmium, nickel-metal hydride, lithium-ion and small sealed lead batteries. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Call2Recycle identifies locations that accept rechargeable batteries and cell phones for recycling. Checked October 26, 2026.

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