Effective February 16, 2026, bulk collections will be scheduled on your regular weekly collection day. Bulk collections still must be scheduled.
Please place garbage/recycling carts and yard trimmings (on yard trimming collection weeks) at least six (6) feet away from bulk items at curbside. Carts, yard trimmings and bulk placed too close together may result in one or both being delayed.
Residents receive recycling service on the same day as their scheduled garbage collection.
If today is your scheduled pick-up day for weekly collection, please allow until 3:30 PM for collection to be completed.
If it is after 3:30 PM and YOUR RECYCLING WAS NOT COLLECTED, you may contact ATL311 at 404-546-0311 or create a request by completing the form below.
To determine your weekly service day, please visit the Waste Wizard link below and select the ‘Calendar’ tab.
If you would like to receive weekly reminders of your collection day and other SWS notifications, visit the Waste Wizard, enter your address and select GET A REMINDER!
NOTE: All recyclable items must be place inside the recycling cart for collection. Shredded paper may be placed in a plastic bag inside the recycling cart. Empty plastic bags and/or plastic bags containing anything else will result in the entire cart NOT being collected.
Recyclable items collected by COA:
GLASS | METAL | PAPER | PLASTIC | E-WASTE | Hazardous Household Waste |
Bottles | Aluminum Cans | Cartons | Bottles | Computers
Keyboards
Mouse | Motor oil
Oil-based paints |
Jars | Steel Cans | Mixed Paper | Containers | Printers
Cables
Circuit Boards | Mothballs
Flea Collars
|
| | Newspaper | Numbered 1-5 & 7 | Television
Lamps
Clocks | Weed Killers
Toxic Cleaners |
| | Magazines | | Answering Machines/MP3
CD Players | Drugs
Needles |
| | Cardboard | | | Batteries/
Fluorescent Bulbs |
The City of Atlanta is not collecting for the Orange Hefty Energy Bag Program. However, if YOU would like to participate, you MUST take the Orange Hefty Bags to the Center for Hard to Recycle Materials (CHARM) located at 1110 Hill Street SE, Atlanta, GA 30315. Please DO NOT dispose of the Orange Hefty Bags in your recycling cart. If Orange Hefty Bags are in the cart, the cart will not be collected until removed.
