The Coffee County Rural Solid Waste Department is in charge of county convenience centers. Coffee County's first convenience center opened in April, 1989. This was an innovative step for Coffee County, because that was before the Solid Waste Management Act of 1991 was passed by the state legislature. However, with the passage of that act, all counties in the state were required to build and maintain convenience centers, or to offer a higher level of service to county residents. To that end, Coffee County was a pioneer in the field of solid waste management in Tennessee. There are ten (10) centers located throughout the county, and nine (9) of them accept certain recyclable materials (see list below).

All centers are permitted by state law to operate as a convenience center under the guidelines of the Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation, and they are subject to inspection by the state at any time without notice. Failure to comply with state law can result in the immediate closure of a center. As a result of this, there are things that cannot be disposed of at a convenience center. Signs are posted at each center listing some of these items, however, please be aware that these are only partial lists. If you have a question concerning disposal of an item, please ask the attendant. If they do not know, they will find out for you.

Coffee County Convenience Centers are only for the use of rural county residents. This action was taken by county commissioners in 1991 when rural solid waste started being taxed with rural tax dollars instead of county general tax dollars.

The county is also required by the state to maintain a site for the collection of used tires. This site is located @ 2180 Murfreesboro Highway in Manchester. It is open for the collection of tires on Thursdays from 7:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. Any Coffee County resident can dispose of up to 12 tires per year at no charge. Any amount above 12 will be subject to a disposal fee of $1.00 per passenger tire, or $3.00 per large truck or tractor tire. Dealers can dispose of tires at this site at no charge if they are registered with the Tennessee Department of Revenue. If they are not registered with the state, they will be subject to the same disposal fees listed above, as will junkyards and salvage yards.

1. Beech Grove Convenience Center
90 Oscar Crowell Road
Beech Grove, TN 37018
394-2813

2. Belmont Convenience Center
4120 New Tullahoma Highway
Manchester, TN 37355
723-3908

3. Blanton's Chapel Convenience Center
4412 Powers Bridge Road
Manchester, TN 37355
723-3819

4. Hillsboro Convenience Center
416 Winchester Highway
Hillsboro, TN 37342
596-3405

5. Jones Convenience Center
2050 Riley Creek Road
Tullahoma, TN 37388
393-3236

6. New Union Convenience Center
177 Brandon Road
Manchester, TN 37355
723-3905

7. Ninth Model Convenience Center
105 Fountain Grove Road
Manchester, TN 37355
723-4554

8. North Coffee Convenience Center
75 Cantrell Lane
Manchester, TN 37355
723-2966

9. Red Hill Convenience Center
2922 Hillsboro Highway
Manchester, TN 37355
723-0916

10. Summitville Convenience Center
90 School Street
Summitville, TN 37382
728-9838

All centers, with the exception of Ninth Model, accept the following items for recycling: Corrugated cardboard (must be broken down), newspapers, magazines and junk mail, scrap metal and white goods, and aluminum cans. Persons utilizing the Ninth Model Center should use Summitville or Red Hill for recyclables.