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STARTING GARBAGE COLLECTION SERVICE
New property owners can fax or mail a copy of their settlement statement to the Customer Service Division in order to obtain a garbage container ("Herbie Curbie"):
55 Trinity Avenue, Suite 4800
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-0326
Attention: Customer Service Division
404.330.6333 (office)
404.658.7704 (fax)
Garbage collection occurs weekly. Herbie Curbies should be placed on curb by 7p.m. the previous day and removed from curb by 7 p.m. on collection day.
YARD TRIMMINGS
Georgia law prohibits yard trimmings from being processed with household garbage because yard trimmings are not accepted at landfills. Therefore, the City has a special collection procedure for yard trimmings. These items include grass clippings, leaves, pine straw, shrub prunings, discarded Christmas trees, nursery vegetative materials, and small branches not exceeding 4 feet in length and 6 inches in diameter. Logs and larger branches must be cut into four-foot lengths and stacked neatly at the curb. Note: The City of Atlanta will not remove trees cut down by contractors and landscapers. These service providers must remove the debris they generate.
Your yard trimmings will be collected and composted to make humus, soil conditioners or mulch products that may be used in gardening you must separate yard trimmings from other solid waste in one of three ways:
Place yard trimmings in an approved container such as a 32-gallon plastic container clearly marked "YARD TRIMMINGS", and place the container at the curb. A 32-gallon container can be obtained at minimal cost at home or hardware stores.
Place yard trimmings in a special paper yard bag available from many stores for this purpose. Leave at the curbside for collection. PLASTIC BAGS ARE NOT ALLOWED.
Composte your yard trimmings at home.
Yard Trimming Collection Schedule
Yard trimmings are collected weekly on the same day as garbage collection.
RECYCLING
To obtain a recycling bin, call 404.792.1212. For recycling tips call 404.559.9700.
Recycling collection occurs weekly on the same day as garbage collection. Please use a City-issued recycling bin. Items eligible for curbside collection include:
- Newspaper
- Aluminum cans
- Glass bottles and jars ( remove the lids)
- Steel ( tin) cans
- Plastic #1 and # 2 bottles
- Mixed paper (Please put the mixed paper in a brown craft paper grocery bag to keep it separated from newspaper.)
- Office paper
- Junk mail
- Envelopes
- Telephone directories
- Boxboard (cereal boxes, tissue boxes )
- Shredded paper tied in a clear plastic bag
- Magazines
- Catalogues
Recycling Drop-off locations are available for certain items (for all other items please use your City-issued recycle bin):
Old corrugated cardboard only:
Liddell Substation, 1540 Northside Drive, NW
Lakewood Substation 128 Clair Drive, SE
Electronics:
Hartsfield Incinerator
2175 James Jackson Parkway NW
Atlanta 30318
404-794-2422
Collection hours are 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM Monday through Friday
You must be a city resident and show proof of residency to use this service.
Residents may drop off electronic appliances such as televisions, microwaves, computers, monitors, and fluorescent bulbs.
Effective July 7, 20008, the City will collect cardboard as part of your recyclable items, it must be broken down and dry.
BULK RUBBISH
RESIDENTS MUST CALL CUSTOMER SERVICE TO SCHEDULE A BULK WASTE COLLECTION APPOINTMENT (call 404.330.6333)
• Bulk Rubbish refers to materials whose total weight, volume and/or size are too large for the City’s residential garbage collection trucks. This includes items such as appliances, large furniture, and combinations of items.
• Please do not place items out until the Sunday prior to scheduled pick up week
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