Nissan Smyrna Assembly Plant


983 Nissan Dr, Smyrna, TN 37167

Saturday, November 14, 2026
9:00 am to 1:00 pm

This is a free event and open to everyone!

Collection List

ITEMS ACCEPTED NOT ACCEPTED RECYCLED BY
Aluminum, Cardboard, and Paper (Single Stream)

 ✔ Aluminum and steel cans ✔ Flattened cardboard ✔ Dry mixed paper (magazines, newspapers, non-confidential documents, etc.)

✘ Laminated paper ✘ Pizza boxes or food-soiled/dirty cardboard (This can be composted instead! Only recycle when clean!)

Waste Management

Batteries

✔ Alkaline & rechargeable batteries.
*For safety reasons, please tape battery ends before drop-off to help prevent fires.

✘ Lead acid batteries (auto, lawnmower, security systems, etc.)
*Please do not bring any batteries that are leaking.

S3

Books

✔ New or gently loved books ✔ Children’s books ✔ Adult fiction and non-fiction suitable for recreational reading

✘ Dictionaries ✘ Encyclopedias ✘ Textbooks ✘ Medical books ✘ Magazines ✘ Adult content, etc.

*Goodwill might accept some of these items.

Read to Succeed

Clothing, Shoes, and Household Goods

Children’s Clothing (All Seasons):
✔ School-age children’s clothing ✔ Shoes & Socks ✔ Winter jackets and coats ✔ New Underwear

Adult’s Clothing:

✔ Casual clothing only ✔ Tennis shoes & Socks ✔ New Underwear

Household Goods:
✔ Bedding ✔ Kitchenware and kitchen appliances ✔ New and gently used appliances (gas and electric) ✔ Furniture (bookshelves, couches, arm chairs, dining room sets, etc.) ✔ Lawn furniture

Donation Guidelines:

*Please note: We are not accepting dress shirts or suits at this time
*Please separate shoes from clothes and tie or pair shoes together
*Items should be gently used and in good condition
*Please fold all items and place them in bags or boxes
*New socks and underwear are accepted if they remain in their original packaging

✘ Clothing on hangers ✘ Used socks or underwear ✘ Carpeting, rugs, or pillows
*Nothing stained or dirty.

ThriftSmart & TerraCycle

Compost

✔ Food scraps and waste (including bones) ✔ Dirty pizza boxes ✔ Leaves and yard waste ✔ Carved, unadorned, or rotting pumpkins ✔ Anything that grows ✔ Solid dairy ✔ Yard waste

✘ Non-compostable plates or bags ✘ Liquid dairy ✘ Decorated items (i.e. pumpkins painted or glittered for Halloween)

Compost Company

Crayons
  • ✔ Wax-based crayons of all shapes, brands and sizes
  • *We will ACCEPT glitter, scented, soy and bees wax crayons.

✘ Pastels ✘ Candles ✘ Twistable crayons (unless the plastic is removed) ✘ Cubed ink ✘ Waxed play string

TEC

Dog & Cat Supplies

✔ Crates and pens ✔ Collars ✔ Leashes ✔ Harnesses ✔ Food bowls ✔ Food storage containers ✔ Blankets ✔ Comforters ✔ Sheets ✔ Towels ✔ Dog houses ✔ Pet carriers ✔ Unopened food ✔ Cat litter (open is acceptable) ✔ Preventatives (flea, tick, wormer, etc.) that have been properly stored/sealed ✔ Dog wheelchairs ✔ Grooming supplies ✔ Toys, puzzles, training tools, monthly preventatives, shampoo, cat trees, etc.
*Clean, new, and gently used items 

✘ Dirty or soiled items containing animal waste (including used litter boxes)

TBD

Electronics

Computer Accessories:
✔ Computers (desktop & laptop) ✔ Monitors (flat screen & Cathode Ray Tube (CRT)) ✔ Computer accessories (mice, keyboards, webcams, speakers, microphones, power supplies, scanners, printers) ✔ Cables ✔ All IT accessories ✔ Storage devices (external hard drives, solid state drives, SD cards, memory cards, card readers, etc.) ✔ Printers ✔ Gaming devices ✔ Circuit boards/cards

Office Equipment: ✔ Copiers ✔ Printers ✔ Multifunction devices ✔ Plotters ✔ Fax machines ✔ Video & audio equipment ✔ Phone systems ✔ Projection equipment ✔ Security equipment ✔ Receivers & Transmitters ✔ Answering machines

Mobile Devices:
✔ Cell phones ✔ Tablets ✔ PDAs ✔ MP3 players ✔ Cameras

Cable Devices:
✔ Cable boxes (analog, digital & satellite)

Data Center Equipment:
✔ Servers ✔ Server racks ✔ Storage arrays ✔ Network-related equipment ✔ Power distribution units ✔ Routers & switches ✔ Cabling ✔ Switchgear ✔ Panelboard ✔ Mainframe computer equipment ✔ Motor generator sets

Entertainment Equipment:
✔ Televisions (flat screen & CRT) ✔ Stereo equipment ✔ Hi-Fi speakers ✔ Video players ✔ Digital cameras ✔ Game consoles ✔ Accessories & cables ✔ DJ equipment

Lab/Medical Equipment:
✔ Defibrillators ✔ IV pumps ✔ Spectrometers ✔ Ultrasound equipment ✔ Anesthesia units

Miscellaneous:
✔ Rechargeable dry cell batteries (nickel cadmium, nickel hydride, lithium ion) ✔ GPS units ✔ Wires & cables ✔ Fitness trackers ✔ Smart watches

✘ Smoke detectors ✘ Devices containing liquid mercury or freon ✘ Broken/bare Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs) ✘ Household Hazardous Waste ✘ Materials containing liquids ✘ Yard equipment ✘ Gas-powered equipment ✘ Radioactive materials ✘ Printed Circuit Board (PCB) containing materials ✘ Large appliances (stoves, washers, dryers, dishwashers) ✘ CDs, DVDs, and cassette tapes

S3

Eyeglasses

✔ Eyeglasses ✔ Sunglasses ✔ Cases

✘ Contact lenses

Lion’s Club

Glass

✔ Glass bottles ✔ Glass jars

✘ Mirrors ✘ Car windows ✘ House windows

Waste Management

Ink Cartridges and Toners

✔ Any inkjet or toner cartridges

S3

Mattresses and Box Springs

✔ Clean, dry, and non-infested Mattresses and Box Springs

*Limit of 2 per household.

✘ Pet, inflatable, or water beds ✘ Wet or infested mattresses

SpringBack Mattress Recycling

Medical Supplies

Durable Medical Equipment:
✔ Wheelchairs and cushions ✔ Walkers ✔ Rollators ✔ Hemi-walkers ✔ Accessories ✔ Crutches ✔ Canes ✔ Knee scooters ✔ Transfer boards ✔ Portable ramps ✔ Pediatric mobility equipment ✔ Shower chairs ✔ Transfer benches ✔ Bathtub safety rails ✔ Bedside commodes ✔ Toilet seat risers ✔ Toilet safety rails ✔ Hoyer lifts ✔ Patient lifts ✔ Slings ✔ Standing aids ✔ Hospital beds ✔ Overbed tables ✔ Trapeze bars ✔ Bed rails ✔ New disposable items (bed pads/adult undergarments) ✔ Old therapy machines ✔ Other rehabilitation equipment

Other Assistive Technology:
✔ Magnifiers ✔ CCTVs ✔ Braille devices ✔ Talking devices ✔ Other vision aids ✔ Communication devices, hearing aids, amplifiers, alerting systems and other devices for hearing loss ✔ Adaptive recreation equipment, adapted toys and switches, daily living aids (i.e. adaptive dressing, cooking, eating devices) ✔ Ergonomic equipment (i.e. sit-stand desks, footrests, cushions, positioning equipment) ✔ Adapted vehicles and low-tech transportation devices (i.e. handybar, car caddie)

Electronics:
✔ Tablets, iPads, laptops, desktops (Windows 10 or newer; 8 GB RAM or higher; Mac systems also accepted) ✔ Computer accessories (including monitors, keyboards, mice, trackballs, speakers, headsets) ✔ Smart home devices ✔ Environmental controls

*This is not an all-encompassing list. For more information about donating or requesting equipment, please contact TTAP at tn.ttap@TN.gov or 833-772-8347 and ask for TTAP / TN Technology Access Program at the prompt. When items are available, TTAP provides requested equipment to individuals as no cost.

✘ Sharps (razors, needles, etc.)

Tennessee Technology Access Program (TTAP)

Medications

✔ Prescription and over-the-counter medications.
*Individuals do not need to be concerned about bottles with their names on them. Once the containers leave the event, collection barrels go straight to the incinerator, so no personal information is ever released.

✘ Sharps (razors, needles, etc.) ✘ Liquids

Rutherford County Sheriffs Office

Paper Shredding

*A shred truck will be on site to shred clean and dry confidential paper until capacity is reached.

✘ Laminated or bound paper.
*Please make sure to remove small items such as batteries, clips, or metal from the container.

TBD

Plastic Bottles, Jars, and Jugs

✔ Only clean and dry bottles and jugs #1 and #2

*Please keep the lids on.

✘ Straws
*Please see below for other types of plastics.

Waste Management

Plastics: Flexible and Rigid

Flexible:
✔ Air packaging, bubble wrap ✔ Cereal bag liners ✔ Plastic wrap, shrink wrap ✔ Plastic bags ✔ Plastic wrap ✔ Bubble wrap ✔ Cereal liners ✔ Plastic bags ✔ Pallet covers

Rigid:
✔ Clam shells ✔ Yogurt cups ✔ Plastic food storage & takeout containers

*Please separate your flexible (bags, wraps, etc.) and rigid plastics (containers, tubs, etc.)

✘ Biodegradable plastics ✘ PLA plastics ✘ Plastic with paper stickers ✘ Glass ✘ Wood ✘ Foamed plastic ✘ Laminated materials ✘ PVC pipes
*Please remove food crumbs, food waste, and plastics with heavy contamination.

TerraCycle & Trex

Scrap Metal

✔ Aluminum ✔ Copper ✔ Brass ✔ Steel ✔ Appliances ✔ Grills ✔ Metal patio furniture ✔ Bicycles ✔ Lawn mowers ✔ Pots & Pans ✔ Broken hand tools ✔ Metal construction supplies ✔ Metal fence posts ✔ Metal roofing sheets ✔ Air conditioning covers ✔ Cans ✔ Gutter parts ✔ Metal playground equipment ✔ Nails ✔ Screws ✔ Nuts, bolts, etc. ✔ Metal fire pit bowls ✔ Metal home furnishings ✔ Industrial Items ✔ Chain link fence ✔ Sinks ✔ Aluminum wheels ✔ Radiators ✔ Insulated copper wire ✔ Keys

✘ Gasoline, propane, or oxygen tanks ✘ Items that contain asbestos, such as pipe insulation ✘ Acetylene tanks & surfacing material commonly found on Ibeams, tanks, & other structural and demolition debris ✘ Lead-acid batteries or battery parts ✘ PCB capacitors and ballasts (including small capacitors) ✘ Fluorescent light ballasts and electrical transformers ✘ Transformer components and paint.
*Transformers and transformer components may be accepted if properly drained and documented as “certified clean.”
✘ Airbags ✘ Sealed barrels/drums, paint cans or other paint containers (only accepted if open and dry) ✘ Circuit boards, televisions, computer monitors ✘ CRT ✘ LCD ✘ Explosives, explosive residues, ammunition or shells ✘ Radioactive materials ✘ Containers with free-flowing liquids ✘ Military scrap/explosives ✘ Poisons or corrosives (no acids or caustics) ✘ Infections materials ✘ Sharps/needles ✘ Mercury containing devices (thermometers thermostats, switches, relays, elemental, gas regulators, flame sensors, mercury vapor lamps etc.) ✘ Traffic signs or manhole covers ✘ Railroad scrap (rail, spikes or tie plates) ✘ Oils, gasoline, other petroleum products & antifreeze (this includes hydraulic fluids, gear oils and grease. ✘ Hydraulic equipment (must have hydraulic hoses removed & cylinders cut open & drained) ✘ Any material containing hazardous or toxic substances ✘ Radioactive materials or closed containers ✘ Ammunition shells or other explosives ordnance

TBD

Sports Equipment, Board Games, and Art Supplies

✔ Sports equipment: balls (basketball, football, tennis, soccer, kickball, wiffle ball etc.) ✔ Cones, jump ropes, hula hoops, slip slides, corn in hole, etc. ✔ Board Games with all pieces: Uno, Connect 4, Jenga, Checkers, Chess, etc. ✔ Art supplies: canvas, washable paint, paint brushes, glue, child scissors, crayons, markers, colored pencils, oil pastels, sketch pads, drawing paper, watercolor sets, glue sticks, construction paper, craft sticks, yarn, printing paper ✔ Large equipment like free-standing basketball goals, soccer goals/nets ✔ Printer, overhead projector, projector screen, microphones/sound mixer/speakers ✔ Acoustic guitars, ukuleles, percussion boxes, digital music beat-making station, high-end tabletop board strategy games, and café seating ✔ Hands-on STEM, robotic builds, and creative arts ✔ High-energy blacklight sports, glow dodgeball, and indoor gym obstacles for elementary through middle school age ✔ Items for an indoor play area for Kindergarten through 2nd grade; including soft play mats & wedges, playset, etc. ✔ Inflatable slide or bounce house
*New or gently used items

✘ Equipment or games with broken or missing pieces ✘ No large equipment like free-standing basketball goals

Boys and Girls Clubs of Rutherford County

Styrofoam

✔ Clean and dry panels or blocks of Styrofoam ✔ Styrofoam coolers ✔ Styrofoam takeout containers

✘ Anything that will break when handled ✘ Packing peanuts, squishy or sheet type Styrofoam

Nashville Waste Services

Tires and Rims

*Limit of 20 tires per household (rims accepted)

Liberty Tire

THIS EFFORT IS FUNDED BY

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Recycling roundups

What is a “recycling roundup” event?
A community event organized and hosted by Tennessee Environmental Council (TEC) and local environmental supporters,  where residents may drop off certain hard-to-recycle items like tires, mattresses, scrap metal, and Styrofoam to be recycled, free of charge.

Why are we doing this?
TEC is providing this service as a way to help improve Tennessee’s environment and communities, reduce litter and  illegal dumping, reduce our reliance on landfills, support Tennessee’s recycling economy, and provide an important service to Tennessee households. This project is made possible by an environmental justice grant from Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT). Our goal is to help residents sustain these events in their communities.

What happens to these items once they are dropped off?
TEC partners with mostly local vendors to recycle these items and keep them out of landfills. We only accept certain items to ensure there is a recycling end destination for those materials. Many materials are refurbished, processed into new materials, or downgraded into other materials like rags and carpet padding.

How do I request a “Recycling Roundup” event in my community?
Our TDOT grant communities have been chosen. The application will be open to Solid Waste Directors, Councilmembers, Mayors, State Senators and Representatives. We encourage you to notify your local representatives to apply for this opportunity once the application process is open. Please check back for additional information about this opportunity. To receive monthly updates on this project, click here to register for TEC’s Recycling Roundup email newsletter.

What items can I drop off at these events?
We are accepting hard-to-recycle items like electronics, tires, scrap metal, Styrofoam, mattresses, pet supplies, and more. Items vary depending on location. Check our website for the most up to date information.

Is there a fee to drop off items?
There are no fees for residents to drop off items at our events. No items from businesses will be accepted.  We do have limitations on how many tires and mattresses residents may drop off. A fee will be incurred to recycle materials beyond the allotted amount.