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Franklin County convenience centers and dump hours

Middle Tennessee, on Central time

Convenience centers are what most people call the dump. This page covers 15 convenience centers, the Joyce Lane Center, and the Republic Transfer Station. The Republic Transfer Station is run by Republic, a private company, not the county. Each one’s posted hours are below, with the rules that apply.

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

Before you go

  • No commercial waste at the convenience centers or the Joyce Lane Center. It goes to the Republic transfer station at 9577 Tullahoma Highway in Estill Springs.
  • House, rental, shed, and garage cleanouts, construction and demolition waste, and painted or pressure-treated wood go to the Republic transfer station in Estill Springs, not the county’s sites.

Convenience centers

  • Every convenience center and the Joyce Lane Center take aluminum cans, cardboard and food boxes, newspaper and mixed paper, rinsed metal food cans, scrap metal (no fencing), and rinsed plastic bottles and jugs. No foam, plastic bags or wrap, black or clear food containers, clamshells, buckets or other hard plastics, toys, garden hoses, PVC pipe, vinyl siding, oil or pesticide bottles, or black or colored flowerpots.

Twelve convenience centers with these hours

No commercial waste

Hours from March 15 to Oct. 31
Monday1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Tuesday to Friday3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
SundayClosed

Nov. 1 to March 14: Mon noon to 5 p.m.; Tue–Fri 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Sat 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sun closed.

  • Hours are in Central time.
  • Weekday hours run an hour later, until 6 p.m., while daylight saving time is on, and until 5 p.m. the rest of the year; call in early March or early November, when the change falls.
Call the county office: Franklin County Solid Waste Management, 931-967-1139

Three convenience centers with these hours

No commercial waste

Hours from March 15 to Oct. 31
Monday1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Tuesday to Friday2:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
SundayClosed

Nov. 1 to March 14: Mon noon to 5 p.m.; Tue–Fri 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Sat 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sun closed.

  • Hours are in Central time.
  • Weekday hours run an hour later, until 6 p.m., while daylight saving time is on, and until 5 p.m. the rest of the year; call in early March or early November, when the change falls.
Call the county office: Franklin County Solid Waste Management, 931-967-1139

Multipurpose centers

  • Only the Joyce Lane Center takes electronics, ink cartridges, rechargeable batteries, books, and used cooking oil.

Joyce Lane Center

Trash, recycling, electronics, and used oil. No commercial waste.

Hours
Monday to Friday8 a.m. to 4:25 p.m.
Saturday8 a.m. to noon
SundayClosed
  • Hours are in Central time.
  • Franklin County’s solid waste page puts the Joyce Lane Center at 419 Joyce Lane. The state’s tire site and hazardous waste lists say 487 Joyce Lane.

419 Joyce Lane, Winchester, TN 37398

Get directionsCall the center: 931-967-1139

Transfer stations

Republic Transfer Station

Commercial waste, construction debris, and cleanouts. The county doesn’t post its hours or rates.

Hours not posted. Call ahead.

9577 Tullahoma Hwy., Estill Springs, TN 37330

Call the county office: Franklin County Solid Waste Management, 931-967-1139Get directions

What to do with…

Questions? Franklin County Solid Waste Management answers at 931-967-1139.

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

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