What day is trash collected in Columbus, GA?
Columbus collects on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday — which of those is yours depends on the route covering your street, so check your address above for the exact day.
Columbus, GA
Columbus, GA trash pickup by address.
Enter a Columbus, GA street address to check trash, recycling, organics, yard waste and bulk items pickup as published by Columbus Consolidated Government Public Works.
Setting out in Columbus All household waste must be in a city-issued black or brown cart.
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Columbus, GA at a glance.
Columbus in the national picture, from its published rules. See the national trends.
- 4 daysColumbus collects on four weekdays across its routes44% of cities run four
- 4Published alongside trash: recycling, organics, yard waste, bulk items
Verified schedule
Columbus collection days, read from Columbus Consolidated Government Public Works.
Trash / garbage: Monday, Sep 14; Monday, Sep 21; Monday, Sep 28; Monday, Oct 5.
Recycling: Monday, Sep 14; Monday, Sep 21; Monday, Sep 28; Monday, Oct 5.
Organics / compost: Monday, Sep 14; Monday, Sep 21; Monday, Sep 28; Monday, Oct 5.
Yard waste: Monday, Sep 14; Monday, Sep 21; Monday, Sep 28; Monday, Oct 5.
Bulk / large items: Monday, Sep 14; Monday, Sep 21; Monday, Sep 28; Monday, Oct 5.
The day above is an example from one Columbus address, last checked on September 11, 2026.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Columbus.
All household waste must be in a city-issued black or brown cart.
Garbage, recycling, yard waste and bulk items are all serviced on the same collection day for each address.
Curbside limbs must be no longer than four feet in length and no wider than six inches.
Read from the official Columbus guidance on August 17, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Columbus days differ by address.
Columbus collects on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, depending on which route covers your street. Enter your address above for the day that applies to your property.
These days are read from Columbus Consolidated Government Public Works and were last checked on August 17, 2026.
Local source
The source stays attached to the answer.
Columbus Consolidated Government Public Works publishes the collection information behind this page. TrashDayNow is independent of the city, so rely on that source for service alerts, cart standards, and missed-pickup reporting.
Good to knowPage information was last checked Sep 2026.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
Which collections are published for Columbus?
Columbus Consolidated Government Public Works publishes trash, recycling, organics, yard waste and bulk items for Columbus.
When is the next Columbus pickup?
Columbus publishes specific dates rather than a fixed weekday. The upcoming dates for the example address are Monday, Sep 14; Monday, Sep 21; Monday, Sep 28; Monday, Oct 5. Holiday weeks can shift them — Columbus Consolidated Government Public Works is the authority if the two disagree.
Local source
Verify with Columbus Consolidated Government Public Works.
The Columbus address result links Columbus Consolidated Government Public Works directly.
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- Columbus, GA
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- Page updated
- Sep 2026
Collection services in Columbus
- trash
- recycling
- organics
- yard
- bulk
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