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Home MenuAmnesty Dumpster and Recycling Day
Taking place in April and September, Amnesty Dumpster Day gives Germantown residents a chance to get rid of unwanted bulky items not picked up by sanitation service providers. Material will be collected at the Public Services complex, 7700 Southern Avenue and Johnson Road Park, 2970 Johnson Road.
Items accepted at both locations include building materials, fencing, wire, steel poles, tires without rims, concrete, dirt, rocks, lawn mowers, bikes and grills. Scrap metal and appliances will be recycled.
Shredding and Electronics
At the Johnson Road Park location only, residents may bring up to two bankers boxes of personal documents to be shredded and recycled. Computers, keyboards, monitors (limit one) or TVs (limit one), circuit boards, CPU's, scanners, stereos, cell phones, chargers, and other electronic items will be collected for recycling by S3 Recycling Solutions.
At the Johnson Road Park location only, residents may bring up to two bankers boxes of personal documents to be shredded and recycled. Computers, keyboards, monitors (limit one) or TVs (limit one), circuit boards, CPU's, scanners, stereos, cell phones, chargers, and other electronic items will be collected for recycling by S3 Recycling Solutions.
Proof of Germantown residency is required and only homeowner-generated materials will be accepted. Amnesty Dumpster Day is sponsored by the City of Germantown and the Environmental Commission. For more information, call (901) 757-7264.
HAZARDOUS WASTE, PAINT, CHEMICALS, MEDICAL WASTE, MICROWAVE OVENS AND LIGHT BULBS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE. Shelby County operates a household hazardous waste facility, located at 6305 Haley Road in Memphis. Learn more.