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Putnam County Transfer Station & Recycle Center

Transfer StationOpenVerified Putnam County, Tennessee

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Key factsVerified 2026-11-04
Hours
Mon-Sat 8:00 AM-3:15 PM (3:15 PM is the unloading cutoff); closed Sun.
Fees
$50.00 per ton (effective Aug 1, 2024).
Accepts
Commercial and industrial waste; metal and old appliances; old drums; wire; wax-coated cardboard; Styrofoam in plastic bags; TVs, computers and microwaves. Recycling center: cardboard, #1/#2 plastics, glass bottles, newspaper, magazines, vehicle batteries, oil/transmission/hydraulic fluid, metal, e-waste.
Rules
Putnam County waste only. Not accepted: hazardous waste, construction waste, brush, leaves, carpet, wood, shingles, skids, sheetrock, blocks/bricks, paint.
Fee schedule
2024-08-01
Phone
(931) 528-3884
Address
1846 South Jefferson Ave, Cookeville, TN 38506
Call (931) 528-3884DirectionsOfficial website

Checked against the operator's official site on 2026-11-04: source 1

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What this site accepts

Mentioned as accepted: Appliances (fridges, freezers, AC units), Electronics and TVs.

Listed as not accepted or restricted: Paint, Concrete and construction debris, Yard waste and brush.

Based on the posted rules quoted above. Items not named here may still be accepted; call to confirm.

What will my load cost here?

Weight assumptions
  • Household trash, loose: 275 lb per cubic yard (EPA lists 250–300 for uncompacted mixed residential waste).
  • Yard waste, loose: 250 lb per cubic yard (EPA: mixed yard waste, uncompacted).
  • Construction debris, mixed: 484 lb per cubic yard (EPA: C&D bulk).
  • Concrete, broken: 860 lb per cubic yard (EPA 2016 table; older EPA tables list loose scrap concrete as heavy as 1,855, so real loads may weigh much more).
  • Volumes are geometry, not data: a full-size pickup bed filled level with the sides is about 2 cubic yards (roughly 6.5 ft × 5 ft × 1.7 ft); a 6×10 ft utility trailer filled 2 ft deep is about 4.4 cubic yards; a 33-gallon trash bag is about 0.16 cubic yards.

Weight factors: U.S. EPA, Volume-to-Weight Conversion Factors (April 2016). Real loads vary a lot; the scale at the gate decides.

Facility details

Type
Transfer Station
Status
Open
County
Putnam County
Website
https://putnamcountytn.gov/node/221
Operator
Putnam County Solid Waste
Ownership
Public

Location source: official listing from the operator (source)
Hours, fees and accepted items verified 2026-11-04 from the operator's official website: [1]. Know the hours or fees, or see a mistake? Send a correction.

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