Auburn, AL
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Columbus, GA
Columbus, GA trash pickup by address.
Enter a Columbus, GA street address to check trash, recycling, 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.
Trash Day Trends · Columbus, last 30 days
Monday and Friday are each a trash day for 40% of Columbus homes we checked.
Thursday is the busiest day to check here. See the national trends.
- 100%Homes we checked with recycling on a trash day83% nationally
- 3Published alongside trash: recycling, yard waste, bulk items
Verified schedule
Columbus collection days, read from Columbus Consolidated Government Public Works.
Trash / garbage: Monday, Nov 2; Monday, Nov 9; Monday, Nov 16.
Recycling: Monday, Nov 2; Monday, Nov 9; Monday, Nov 16.
Yard waste: Monday, Nov 2; Monday, Nov 9; Monday, Nov 16.
Bulk / large items: Monday, Nov 2; Monday, Nov 9; Monday, Nov 16.
These dates are what one Columbus address returned on October 26, 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.
Pickup days in Columbus depend on your street. Enter your address above to see yours.
The example days above are read from Columbus Consolidated Government Public Works and were last checked on October 26, 2026.
How days are assigned
How Columbus assigns collection days.
Columbus publishes a per-address collection calendar (Columbus Consolidated Government 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 checked Columbus on August 17, 2026: 6 of 6 addresses returned an exact collection day. The days they returned were Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. That is what our check saw, not a full list of Columbus's pickup days.
Local source
Columbus Consolidated Government Public Works sets Columbus's collection days.
Columbus Consolidated Government Public Works publishes trash, recycling, yard waste and bulk items days for Columbus; this page last read them on October 26, 2026. Service alerts, cart standards and missed-pickup reports belong with Columbus Consolidated Government Public Works, not here.
Good to knowChecked against Columbus Consolidated Government Public Works in Oct 2026: trash, recycling, yard waste and bulk items.
Nearby
Around Columbus: nearby guides and who collects there.
The nearest guides to Columbus are Auburn, Newnan, Montgomery and Albany. Who collects, and on which days, can change at the boundary, so use the guide for the place your address is in.
Newnan, GA
City of Newnan (collection by Amwaste). Trash routes run Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Montgomery, AL
City of Montgomery Sanitation Department.
Albany, GA
City of Albany.
Warner Robins, GA
GFL Environmental.
Macon, GA
Macon-Bibb County Solid Waste Department.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
What day is trash collected in Columbus, GA?
It depends on your street. Columbus Consolidated Government Public Works sets the day for each address, and the lookup above reads it for yours.
Which collections are published for Columbus?
Columbus Consolidated Government Public Works publishes trash, recycling, yard waste and bulk items for Columbus.
When is the next Columbus pickup?
The next pickups for the example address are Monday, Nov 2; Monday, Nov 9; Monday, Nov 16. 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
- Local source
- Columbus Consolidated Government Public Works
- Schedule
- Checked by full address
- Page updated
- Oct 2026
Collection services in Columbus
- trash
- recycling
- yard
- bulk
Columbus schedule lookup