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Cheatham County convenience centers and dump hours

Middle Tennessee, on Central time

Convenience centers are what most people call the dump. This page covers five convenience centers, the Sam’s Creek Road Transfer Station, and the Compost Company. The Compost Company is run by the Compost Company, a private business, not the county. Each one’s hours are posted below, with the rules that apply.

What to do with tires, mattresses, paint, and more

Before you go

  • Tarp any load in a trailer, any commercial or for-hire pickup load, and any pickup load higher than the bed. Lower loads must be held down so nothing blows out, and trash can lids must be on tight.
  • No site takes latex paint, brush, explosives, or hazardous materials.

Convenience centers

  • To use any convenience center, you need a Cheatham County wheel tax sticker on your vehicle or proof that you own property in the county, usually a property tax statement.
  • Every center takes household glass and single-stream recycling: office paper, brown paper bags, paperboard, junk mail, phone books, newspaper, aluminum and tin or steel cans, cardboard, and #1 and #2 plastic bottles and containers. No food waste, film, plastic bags or wrap, or foam cups and containers.
  • The convenience centers take fluorescent bulbs on Tuesdays and Thursdays only.Cheatham County’s page says the Griffintown Road center takes fluorescent bulbs on Tuesdays and Thursdays only, but it lists that center as open only Saturday through Monday.

Sam’s Creek Road Convenience and Recycling Center

Wheel tax sticker or proof of county property

Hours
Monday to Saturday7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Sunday9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Hours are in Central time.
  • Cheatham County’s solid waste page links only the county offices’ holiday closings, so call 615-792-7538 before a holiday trip.

2791 Sam’s Creek Road, Pegram, TN 37143

Get directionsCall the center: 615-792-7538

Three convenience centers with these hours

Wheel tax sticker or proof of county property

Hours
Monday9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
WednesdayClosed
Thursday7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday to Sunday9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Hours are in Central time.
  • Cheatham County’s solid waste page links only the county offices’ holiday closings, so call 615-792-7538 before a holiday trip.

Griffintown Road Convenience and Recycling Center

Wheel tax sticker or proof of county property

Hours
Monday9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday to FridayClosed
Saturday to Sunday9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Hours are in Central time.
  • Cheatham County’s solid waste page links only the county offices’ holiday closings, so call 615-792-7538 before a holiday trip.

1020 Griffintown Road, Ashland City, TN 37015

Get directionsCall the county office: Cheatham County Solid Waste, 615-792-7538

Transfer stations

  • The transfer station charges by the ton: $77 for Cheatham County residents’ bulk items and $82 for commercial waste, with a $6 minimum. Mattresses and box springs cost $10 more each. Pay with cash, a check, or a credit card.

Sam’s Creek Road Transfer Station

Bulk items, tires, and construction debris, by the ton

Hours
MondayClosed
Tuesday to Saturday7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
SundayClosed
  • Hours are in Central time.
  • Cheatham County’s solid waste page links only the county offices’ holiday closings, so call 615-792-7538 before a holiday trip.

2791 Sam’s Creek Road, Pegram, TN 37143

Get directionsCall the center: 615-792-7538

Recycling centers

Compost Company

Brush and yard waste

Hours
Monday to Friday7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Saturday9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
SundayClosed
  • Hours are in Central time.
  • Holiday closures aren’t posted. Call ahead near a holiday.

3643 Hwy 12 North, Ashland City, TN 37015

Get directionsCall the center: 615-380-1090

What to do with…

Questions? Cheatham County Solid Waste answers at 615-792-7538.

Not yet verified. Call ahead to confirm. Source checked Oct. 10, 2026.

All 5 sources for Cheatham County

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