Brookhaven, GA
DeKalb County Department of Solid Waste Management. Collects Monday and Thursday.
Atlanta, GA
Atlanta, GA trash pickup by address.
Enter an Atlanta, GA street address to check trash, recycling, organics and yard waste pickup as published by Atlanta ATL311 solid-waste collection calendar.
Trash Day Trends · Atlanta
Atlanta, GA at a glance.
Atlanta in the national picture, from its published rules. See the national trends.
- 2 daysAtlanta collects on two weekdays across its routes12% of cities run two
- 3Published alongside trash: recycling, organics, yard waste
Verified schedule
Atlanta collection days, read from Atlanta ATL311 solid-waste collection calendar.
Trash / garbage: Wednesday, Sep 23; Wednesday, Sep 30; Wednesday, Oct 7; Wednesday, Oct 14.
Recycling: Wednesday, Sep 23; Wednesday, Sep 30; Wednesday, Oct 7; Wednesday, Oct 14.
Organics / compost: Wednesday, Sep 23; Wednesday, Oct 7; Wednesday, Oct 21; Wednesday, Nov 4.
Yard waste: Wednesday, Sep 23; Wednesday, Oct 7; Wednesday, Oct 21; Wednesday, Nov 4.
Wednesday, Sep 23; Wednesday, Sep 30; Wednesday, Oct 7; Wednesday, Oct 14 is what one Atlanta address returned on September 17, 2026.
Your collection day
Why Atlanta days differ by address.
Atlanta runs 2 collection days a week, Monday and Wednesday; the route covering your street sets which one is yours.
These days are read from Atlanta ATL311 solid-waste collection calendar and were last checked on September 17, 2026.
How days are assigned
How Atlanta assigns collection days.
Atlanta publishes a per-address collection calendar (Atlanta ATL311 solid-waste collection calendar) through the ReCollect service. There is no single citywide weekday to quote: each address has its own dated calendar, which is why the lookup shows upcoming dates for your property.
We last measured Atlanta on September 17, 2026: 4 of 8 addresses returned an exact collection day. Across those addresses collection ran Monday and Wednesday.
Local source
Atlanta ATL311 solid-waste collection calendar sets Atlanta's collection days.
Atlanta ATL311 solid-waste collection calendar publishes trash, recycling, organics and yard waste days for Atlanta; this page last read it on September 17, 2026. Service alerts, cart standards and missed-pickup reports belong with Atlanta ATL311 solid-waste collection calendar, not here.
Good to knowChecked against Atlanta ATL311 solid-waste collection calendar in Sep 2026: trash, recycling, organics and yard waste.
Nearby
Around Atlanta: nearby guides and who collects there.
The nearest guides to Atlanta are Brookhaven, Smyrna, South Fulton and Dunwoody; each sets its own routes and holiday rule at the town line.
Smyrna, GA
City of Smyrna Public Works. Collects Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
South Fulton, GA
City of South Fulton Public Works — Curbside Service Schedules. Collects Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.
Dunwoody, GA
City of Dunwoody. Collects Tuesday.
Stonecrest, GA
Stonecrest, GA collection-day. Collects Tuesday.
Augusta, GA
Augusta Environmental Services Department. Collects Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
What day is trash collected in Atlanta, GA?
Atlanta collects on Monday and Wednesday. Atlanta ATL311 solid-waste collection calendar assigns each street one of those 2 days; the lookup above reads it for your address.
Which collections are published for Atlanta?
Atlanta ATL311 solid-waste collection calendar publishes trash, recycling, organics and yard waste for Atlanta.
When is the next Atlanta pickup?
Atlanta publishes specific dates rather than a fixed weekday. The upcoming dates for the example address are Wednesday, Sep 23; Wednesday, Sep 30; Wednesday, Oct 7; Wednesday, Oct 14. Holiday weeks can shift them — Atlanta ATL311 solid-waste collection calendar is the authority if the two disagree.
Does Atlanta collect trash on Saturdays?
Not on a normal week. Every Atlanta address we have checked collects Monday and Wednesday. Atlanta has not published a holiday rule we could transcribe; its own notice says whether a holiday week moves a route to Saturday.
Local source
Verify with Atlanta ATL311 solid-waste collection calendar.
The Atlanta address result links Atlanta ATL311 solid-waste collection calendar directly.
Open local source (opens in a new tab)- Location
- Atlanta, GA
- Local source
- Atlanta ATL311 solid-waste collection calendar
- Schedule
- Checked by full address
- Page updated
- Sep 2026
Collection services in Atlanta
- trash
- recycling
- organics
- yard
Atlanta schedule lookup