Biohazard cleanup in Middle Tennessee

Middle Tennessee at a glance

Middle Tennessee is one of the state's three Grand Divisions, the legally recognized regions shown by the three stars on the Tennessee flag. It runs from the Tennessee River in the west to the Cumberland Plateau in the east, with Nashville at its center.

The region has changed quickly. Rutherford, Williamson, Wilson, Sumner and Maury counties have all grown substantially, and much of the housing in those counties is less than thirty years old. At the same time, county seats such as Columbia, Gallatin and Lebanon have historic downtowns with homes more than a century old. Cleanup methods depend heavily on which of those you are dealing with.

Who we work with

Homes and families

Cleanup after a death, injury or other incident in a home, handled with one point of contact and care for personal belongings.

Landlords and property managers

Unit recovery with a written scope, photographs and a summary for the file. Vendor onboarding can be arranged ahead of time.

Businesses and facilities

Workplace incidents in offices, warehouses, plants, hotels and retail, scheduled to keep the rest of the site running.

Public agencies

Counties, cities, housing authorities, schools and other public bodies. We can work through your purchasing process and vendor registration.

Communities we serve

We currently take jobs in the Middle Tennessee communities listed below and the surrounding unincorporated areas of their counties. If your address is not listed, call and we will tell you directly whether we can reach it.

Bedford County

South of Rutherford County on the Duck River, centered on Shelbyville. County seat: Shelbyville.

• Shelbyville pop. 23,557

Coffee County

On I-24 between Nashville and Chattanooga, home to Manchester and most of Tullahoma. County seat: Manchester.

• Tullahoma pop. 20,339
• Manchester pop. 12,212

Davidson County

Davidson County and Nashville share a consolidated Metropolitan Government, formed in 1963. County seat: Nashville.

• Nashville pop. 689,447
• Goodlettsville pop. 17,789

Dickson County

County seat: Charlotte.

• Dickson pop. 16,058

Franklin County

County seat: Winchester.

• Winchester pop. 9,375

Lawrence County

County seat: Lawrenceburg.

• Lawrenceburg pop. 11,633

Marshall County

County seat: Lewisburg.

• Lewisburg pop. 12,288

Maury County

South of Williamson County on the Duck River. County seat: Columbia.

• Columbia pop. 41,690
• Spring Hill pop. 50,005

Montgomery County

On the Kentucky line northwest of Nashville, bordering Fort Campbell. County seat: Clarksville.

• Clarksville pop. 166,722

Putnam County

The population center of the Upper Cumberland region, on I-40 east of Nashville. County seat: Cookeville.

• Cookeville pop. 34,842

Robertson County

North of Nashville on the Kentucky line. Robertson County applies Tennessee's home improvement licensing law to residential remodeling. County seat: Springfield.

• Springfield pop. 18,782

Rutherford County

One of the fastest-growing counties in Tennessee, along the I-24 corridor southeast of Nashville. County seat: Murfreesboro.

• Murfreesboro pop. 152,769
• Smyrna pop. 53,070
• La Vergne pop. 38,719

Sumner County

Northeast of Nashville, with much of its southern edge on Old Hickory Lake. County seat: Gallatin.

• Hendersonville pop. 61,753
• Gallatin pop. 44,431
• Portland pop. 13,156
• White House pop. 12,982

Trousdale County

Trousdale County and Hartsville share a consolidated metropolitan government. It is the smallest county in Tennessee by land area. County seat: Hartsville.

• Hartsville pop. 11,615

Warren County

County seat: McMinnville.

• McMinnville pop. 13,788

Williamson County

South of Nashville along I-65, with large residential areas and corporate office districts. County seat: Franklin.

• Franklin pop. 83,454
• Brentwood pop. 45,373
• Nolensville pop. 13,829
• Fairview pop. 9,357

Wilson County

East of Nashville along I-40, between the Cumberland River and the Highland Rim. County seat: Lebanon.

• Lebanon pop. 38,431
• Mount Juliet pop. 39,289

Other Middle Tennessee towns

We also take jobs in these incorporated towns and the surrounding county areas. They do not have their own pages yet. Call with the address to confirm.

Services in Tennessee

• Blood cleanup Removal and disinfection of blood and blood-contaminated materials after an injury, accident, or death, in homes, vehicles, and workplaces.
• Unattended death cleanup Cleanup and odor removal after a person has died at home or in a building and was not found right away.
• Trauma and crime scene cleanup Cleanup of homes, businesses and vehicles after an assault, homicide, serious injury, or police investigation, once the scene has been released.
• Suicide cleanup Discreet, careful cleanup of a home or vehicle after a death by suicide, coordinated with the family or property owner.
• Meth and fentanyl residue cleanup (use sites) Testing-guided cleanup of homes and apartments where methamphetamine or fentanyl was smoked or used. This page does not cover quarantined former meth labs.

What Tennessee law says about this work

Tennessee does not issue a specific license for crime scene or trauma cleanup. The work is governed mainly by federal workplace safety rules, especially the OSHA bloodborne pathogens standard, and by Tennessee's solid waste rules, which treat waste human blood and blood products as medical waste.

Meth contamination is the exception. Property where methamphetamine was manufactured is quarantined by law enforcement, and only a contractor approved by TDEC may remediate it. New Dawn is not an approved contractor and handles only use-site residue.

If rebuilding follows cleanup, Tennessee contractor licensing can apply: a contractor license for projects of $25,000 and up, and in Davidson, Rutherford and seven other counties a home improvement license for residential remodeling between $3,000 and $25,000.

Sources

• OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard 29 CFR 1910.1030 · checked 2026-11-03
• Tennessee medical waste definition (solid waste rules) TDEC Rule 0400-11-01-.04 (medical waste provisions) · checked 2026-11-03
• Tennessee meth-contaminated property program T.C.A. 68-212-501 et seq.; TDEC Division of Remediation · checked 2026-11-03
• Tennessee contractor and home improvement licensing Tennessee Board for Licensing Contractors · checked 2026-11-03
• DOT transport of regulated medical waste 49 CFR 173.197 · checked 2026-11-03

Guides for Tennessee property owners

• What to do after discovering an unattended death in Tennessee
• The difference between cleaning and biohazard remediation
• Meth contamination in Tennessee: use sites versus former labs
• What Middle Tennessee landlords should know about biohazard incidents

Common questions