Putnam County and City Convenience Center Locations

•  Hours:  Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
                  Friday and Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
                  All manned centers are closed every Thursday and Sunday.

What to bring: Residential recyclables are: #1 and #2 plastic beverage containers and detergent and bleach jugs, newspaper and inserts, magazines, catalogs, junk mail, paperback books, phone books, cardboard, aluminum and steel can food/beverage containers. (These are the types of recyclables also accepted at the City Centers.) Also used motor oil, wet cell vehicle batteries, fence wire, appliances and scrap metal. The centers also accept grass clippings and leaves (in bags) and household garbage.  No glass at the County Centers, only at the City Centers.

COUNTY CONVENIENCE CENTERS

Burgess Falls Road Convenience Center
6007 Burgess Falls Rd.
Baxter, TN 38544
(931) 432-4246

Dacco Quarry Rd. Convenience Center
3000 Dacco Quarry Rd.
Cookeville, TN 38506
( 931) 528-9094

Brotherton Mountain Convenience Center
7200 Brotherton Mtn. Rd.
Algood, TN 38506
(931) 537-3811

Bangham Rd. Convenience Center
5759 Hilham Rd.
Cookeville, TN 38502
(931) 528-5693

Bloomington Springs Convenience Center
6670 Martin Creek Rd.
Baxter, TN 38544
(931) 858-3271

Gentry Convenient Center
14228 Nashville Hwy. (Hwy 70 west of Baxter crossroads)
Baxter, TN 38544
(931) 858-5842

Buffalo Valley Convenient Center
 3340 Medley Amonette Rd.
 Buffalo Valley, TN 
 No phone at this time

           Silver Point Convenient Center
           130 Center Hill Dam Road
           Silver Point, TN
           (931) 858-6449

            Monterey Convenience Center
            302 East Commercial Avenue (behind City Hall)
            Unmanned location, open 24 hours.
            This location only has containers for paper, plastic, metal, and paper.
            
             2730 Old Walton Rd.  (Cardboard and metals only.)
             Monterey, TN 38574
             (931) 839-3482

  Putnam County Landfill
  11089 Cookeville Boat Dock Rd.
  Baxter, TN 38544
  (931) 858-4071
  Hours: Monday thru Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. closed Sundays
  Can Accept: Residential recyclables i.e. Plastic, paper, cardboard,  
  metals,used motor oil.  Also household garbage.

  Construction/demolition waste (brick, block, Wood waste, drywall,  
  insulation,   shingles, brush, limbs, yard waste, tires as listed above, carpet 
  and carpet padding at this site only ! Residential waste free of charge as
  stated above. Commercial waste must pay a tipping fee

         Cookeville City Convenience Center Locations*

These four centers accept the above described paper, plastic, aluminum and steel cans.  In addition, they have containers for clear, green and brown glass.

S. Jefferson Ave., just south of Highland 12 Theater (Ferguson Plumbing parking lot)

Putnam County Justice Center- Spring and Locusts Streets, east parking lot next to jail

West Jackson Ave. - next to Cookeville animal shelter 2105 W. Jackson 

TTU Family Housing -off N. Willow near the family housing and the intramural fields

*These City sites are unmanned and open everyday for your convenience.