The City of Atlanta Department of Public Works (DPW) services approximately 2,000 citywide public right-of-way waste receptacles. These include both commercial and residential areas. Individuals, businesses and organizations are permitted to procure waste receptacles at their expense to assist with litter prevention in the right-of-way.  

The public space waste receptacles installation process is as follows:

• A review of the requested location will be completed.  

• If approved, the location will be marked for installation.

• After installation is completed, the location address is confirmed and added to a service route for abatement.

NOTE: You have the option to either purchase the receptacle(s) through an approved vendor or receive the receptacle(s) from DPW. The installation occurs based on the availability of Atlanta Department of Transportation/Marta/Private Installer.  

To request the installation of a public space waste receptacle: 

• Call ATL311 at 404-546-0311

• Create an online request below

Once submitted, the Department of Public Works will follow up within 15 business days with a decision.

If you do not have an account on ATL311.com, follow the instructions below to complete the form. Please ensure the form is completed in its entirety, including the additional questions, prior to submission. If any information is unknown, enter "unknown".  

• Contact Name/Organization (add to the Secondary Contact First and Last Name fields)
• Contact Email Address (add to the Secondary Contact Email field)
• If Phone is chosen as the Preferred Method of Contact, the phone number may be added to the Customer Notes field. 
• Physical address where the receptacle is needed.

NOTE: To create an account on ATL311.com, search for How to Create an Account on ATL311.com. First name, last name and email address will autofill on the form for registered account users.