SOLID WASTE SERVICES

Garbage, Recycling, Bulk, and Yard Waste

To start new garbage, recycling, and yard trimming collection service call 311 or visit www.ATL311.com. Information on what can be recycled is available from Cartlanta Recycling Program.

Garbage and recycling collection occurs weekly. Containers should be placed on curb by 7 p.m. the previous day and removed from curb by 7 p.m. on collection day.

​Remember, yard waste will only be picked up if in the proper receptacles which are large paper bags, clear trash bags, and a Herbie Curbie with a yard waste sticker (request them by calling 311) on each side.

Bulk (large items like furniture, appliances, large tree limbs, etc.) waste is picked up in Southeast quadrant during the 2nd week of the month. 

The city does not pick up construction debris/wastes such as doors, windows, particle board, shingles, sheet-rock, paint, etc. 

Holiday Waste Pick-up Schedule

.Trash is picked up on regularly scheduled weekdays except for the following four holidays: MLK Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day.
Our holiday collections schedule is as follows:

• MLK, Jr. Day, Next day pick-up                                                 
• Memorial Day, Next day pick-up                       
• Independence Day, Next day pick-up
• Labor Day, Next day pick-up                                 
• Veterans Day, No Change to Service - Regular Collections
• Thanksgiving, No Change to Service - Regular Collections 
• Christmas Day, No Change to Service - Regular Collections
• New Years Day, No Change to Service - Regular Collections

Holidays that fall on Monday will delay all pickups for that week by one day. Holidays that fall on Friday, Saturday or Sunday do not impact regularly scheduled pick up days. Collections continue on the customer’s regularly scheduled pick up day.

For more information about solid waste collections, please visit Solid Waste Curbside.