Acworth trash & recycling schedule
Trash is picked up weekly; your day depends on your ZIP.
At a glance
| Trash | Weekly household garbage in City 95-gallon cart ($60 cart deposit; extra cart $10.75/mo + extra $60 deposit). Verified 2026-10-15 · acworth-ga.gov |
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| Curbside | Garbage & yard waste by 6:30 a.m. scheduled day. Checklist Verified 2026-10-15 · acworth-ga.gov |
| Recycling | Recycling details — contact the city or your hauler. Verified 2026-10-15 · acworth-ga.gov |
| Bulk | Large items $25/item; collected Thursdays; schedule ≥1 business day ahead via Customer Service; item must display large-item pickup tag. Bulk page Verified 2026-10-15 · acworth-ga.gov 1, acworth-ga.gov 2 |
| Hauler | City of Acworth Sanitation (Public Works). |
| Contacts | Customer Service 770-917-8903 / [email protected]; Public Works 770-974-5233 / [email protected]; Sanitation 4402 Acworth Industrial. Verified 2026-10-15 · acworth-ga.gov |
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
Garbage & yard waste by 6:30 a.m. scheduled day.
Where
Curb/edge of paved roadway in front of dwelling; large items curbside clear of mailboxes/trees/utility boxes; don’t block pedestrian/auto flow.
Limits
Bagged refuse in city cart only. Yard/dry pile dimensions above. Large item fee/tag program.
Not allowed
Tires, batteries, construction debris, large remodeling, wet paint, large limbs/rocks/dirt/logs, large lumber, pool chemicals, hazardous waste, large dead animals (ordinance Sec. 78-5).
Bags
All garbage bagged in plastic bags inside city cart. Yard leaves/clippings bagged (paper or plastic per ordinance).
Verified 2026-10-15 · acworth-ga.gov
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Verified 2026-10-15 · acworth-ga.gov
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Full details for Acworth: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- City Sanitation (Public Works) — required for single-/two-family dwellings. Weekly household garbage in City 95-gallon cart ($60 cart deposit; extra cart $10.75/mo + extra $60 deposit). All garbage in plastic bags inside cart; bags beside/on cart aren't collected. Day by address (online address map). Carts curb/edge of paved road by 6:30 a.m. pickup day.
- Recycling
- Ordinance recognizes recovered materials at designated collection locations; no resident-facing curbside recycling schedule or accept list on Sanitation HTML / ordinance amendment.
- Bulk pickup
- Large items $25/item; collected Thursdays; schedule ≥1 business day ahead via Customer Service 770-917-8903; item must display large-item pickup tag. Examples (ordinance): mattresses, washers/dryers, dishwashers, refrigerators, couches, desks, tables, items >50 lb, move-out piles. Yard waste/dry items weekly same schedule day: limbs ≤4 in dia / ≤4 ft; bags/bundles ≤50 lb; pile ≤4'×6'×4' or ≤5×35-gal reusable bins or ≤10×≤30-gal paper lawn bags; leaves/clippings bagged paper or plastic.
- Curbside: when
- Garbage & yard waste by 6:30 a.m. scheduled day.
- Curbside: where
- Curb/edge of paved roadway in front of dwelling; large items curbside clear of mailboxes/trees/utility boxes; don’t block pedestrian/auto flow.
- Curbside: limits
- Bagged refuse in city cart only. Yard/dry pile dimensions above. Large item fee/tag program.
- Curbside: brush
- Tied bundles ≤4 ft / ≤50 lb; limbs ≤4 in dia.
- Curbside: not allowed
- Tires, batteries, construction debris, large remodeling, wet paint, large limbs/rocks/dirt/logs, large lumber, pool chemicals, hazardous waste, large dead animals (ordinance Sec. 78-5).
- Curbside: bags
- All garbage bagged in plastic bags inside city cart. Yard leaves/clippings bagged (paper or plastic per ordinance).
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Large item $25/item; container replacement cost per fee schedule. Notice of Violation possible for leaf-vacuum program noncompliance. Specific set-out citation $ Ask the city or your hauler.
- Holidays
City observes New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas. Holidays on Sunday observed Monday. On these holidays service delayed one business day. Thanksgiving week: normal Thursday pickups move to Wednesday. Extra holiday overflow: after listed major holidays, next scheduled pickup may include up to six extra 13-gal bags or two 55-gal bags beside bin (ordinance); after Christmas, additional broken-down boxes/smaller items allowed next scheduled day.
- Hauler
- City of Acworth Sanitation (Public Works)
- Contacts
- Customer Service 770-917-8903 / [email protected]; Public Works 770-974-5233 / [email protected]; Sanitation 4402 Acworth Industrial Dr NW, Acworth, GA 30101; City Hall 4415 Center Street, Acworth, GA 30101; Mon–Fri 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
- Find your day
- Sanitation page + online address map (garbage/yard day)
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: acworth-ga.gov
Bulk: acworth-ga.gov 1, acworth-ga.gov 2
Holidays: acworth-ga.gov
Curbside: acworth-ga.gov - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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