Athens-Clarke County Solid Waste Department
The source this guide was checked against; it governs if anything here differs.
Athens, GA
Athens, GA trash pickup: who collects.
Athens does not publish an address-level schedule this site can read yet. Here is who collects there and where your day is set. Enter an address to see what the lookup can verify there and what residents nearby report.
How collection works
How trash collection works in Athens.
The Athens-Clarke County Solid Waste Department collects in the downtown district and the Urban Service District, which covers the old Athens city limits; the rest of the county, the General Service District, is served by private haulers.
Inside the Solid Waste Department's area, its Residential Pickup Days Map shows the pickup day, and missed garbage or recycling should be reported within 24 hours of the scheduled pickup at 706-613-3501 (press 5) or collections@accgov.com.
Outside that area, contact your private hauler for your pickup schedule; Athens-Clarke County has franchise agreements with every private hauler operating in the county, and its residential haulers are AAA Sanitation (706-543-7788), Johnson and Son (706-546-0673), Waste Pro (706-227-3222), Curbside Services Inc. (706-769-1822) and Republic (770-867-4367 or 678-963-2800).
Local source
Where this guide's Athens information comes from: Athens-Clarke County Solid Waste Department.
This page does not check a collection day for your address in Athens; it was last checked against Athens-Clarke County Solid Waste Department on October 26, 2026. Service alerts, carts and missed pickups belong with whoever collects your trash, not here.
Good to knowChecked against Athens-Clarke County Solid Waste Department in Oct 2026.
Nearby
Around Athens: nearby guides and who collects there.
The nearest guides to Athens are Johns Creek, Peachtree Corners, Stonecrest and Alpharetta. Who collects, and on which days, can change at the boundary, so use the guide for the place your address is in.
Johns Creek, GA
City of Johns Creek Garbage & Recycling.
Peachtree Corners, GA
City of Peachtree Corners.
Stonecrest, GA
DeKalb County Sanitation Division.
Alpharetta, GA
City of Alpharetta Trash & Recycling.
Dunwoody, GA
DeKalb County Solid Waste Management.
Brookhaven, GA
DeKalb County Solid Waste Management.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
What day is trash collected in Athens, GA?
Athens does not publish an address-level schedule this site can read yet, so this page cannot confirm the day for your address. The Athens-Clarke County Solid Waste Department collects in the downtown district and the Urban Service District, which covers the old Athens city limits; the rest of the county, the General Service District, is served by private haulers. Residents who know their day can report it on the result page, and nearby homes then see it.
Local source
Verify with the Solid Waste Department at 706-613-3501 inside its area, or your private hauler outside it.
Athens-Clarke County Solid Waste Department is the official source this guide was read from; the link below opens it.
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- Athens, GA
- Local source
- Athens-Clarke County Solid Waste Department
- Schedule
- Not published by address
- Page updated
- Oct 2026
Athens schedule lookup