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Curbside Collection Service for Household Garbage, Recycling & Yard Trimmings

The City of Atlanta Department of Public Works (DPW) Office of Solid Waste Services (SWS) provides residential properties with a 96-gallon roll cart for solid waste and recycling collection. 

Household garbage, recycling and yard trimmings collection occurs weekly. 

IMPORTANT REMINDERS: 

  • Place carts curbside no later than 7a.m. collection day and removed by 9 a.m. the day after collection day. (Code of Ordinances: Sec 130-37 (6b))
  • Carts should be placed  
  • Residents should use City-issued carts and are responsible for keeping their carts clean and odor free.
  • If your roll cart is not serviced by 8 p.m. on your regularly scheduled collection day, contact 3-1-1 to report the missed collection
  • Carts not set out in time for collection will not be collected until the following week.
  •  Yard trimmings shall be placed in proper, separate yard trimmings bags.
  • SWS may collect up to 20 yard trimmings paper bags per collection period placed for yard trimmings collection, when full, are not to exceed 35 pounds in weight.
  • Reusable containers or receptacles used for the disposal of yard trimmings may not exceed a volume of 32 gallons visibly marked with YARD TRIMMING on four sides. (Code of Ordinances: 130-36)

To request new service or damaged cart replacement: Call 311 or visit www.ATL311.com.

Backyard Pick-Up Service

Solid Waste Services offers backyard service to senior residents who are 70 years of age or older, live alone and the person is physically incapable of placing the garbage at the curb.  If the person is not capable of placing garbage at the curb, then they must present a licensed Physicians certified statement stating such person is physically incapable of placing the garbage at the curb. 

Please Note: If City of Atlanta trucks cannot enter the backyard for collection, the customer cannot get backyard service.

To apply: submit proof of age and physician's certified statement by fax at 404-546-9073 or email to pwsettlements@atlantaga.gov.                        

If backyard service is requested and the person requesting the service does not meet the age or physical condition criteria, then the citizen must pay $1,233.69 to receive this service; City Code Section 130-37.

Send check to City of Atlanta

Attn: Carlos Wallace
68 Mitchell St, Suite 4800
Atlanta, GA 30303

 If you would like to cancel backyard service, email to pwsettlements@atlantaga.gov. Please Include your name and address and someone will follow up with you.

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Contact Information

City of Atlanta
Department of Public Works
55 Trinity Avenue, SW
Suite 4700
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Tel: 404.330.6240
Fax: 404.658.7552

Customer Service
Tel: 311 (Metro Atlanta area only) or 404.546.0311
Websitewww.atl311.com

Office of the Commissioner
Al Wiggins, Jr.
Commissioner
Email: AWiggins@atlantaga.gov 

Keith Robinson
Interim Deputy Commissioner
Email: KeithRobinson@atlantaga.gov

Office of Solid Waste Services            Gayla Dodson 
Program Management Officer  Email: gdodson@atlantaga.gov

Kanika Greenlee
Program Management Officer
KNGreenlee@AtlantaGa.Gov

Office of Fleet Services
Steve Thomas
Program Management Officer
Email: SThomas@atlantaga.gov
Tel: 404.622.7681

Office of Communications
Antoinette Govan
Director of Communications
DPWCommunications@atlantaga.gov

Keep Atlanta Beautiful Commission        Email: KABC@atlantaga.gov
Tel: 404.330.6240
Fax: 404.658.7552

Water & Sewer Issues 
For issues related to water and sewer, please dial 3-1-1 (Metro Atlanta area only) or 404.546.0311 or visit www.atl311.com.

NOTE: For garbage collection, or to receive a trash bin, dial 3-1-1.