Albany bulk trash pickup
Contact the city for bulk pickup details.
Source: Not yet confirmed
At a glance
| Brush | Yard trimmings separate piles only — no trash mixed (Chapter 52 ordinance referenced on site). |
|---|---|
| Limits | Cart-only garbage; yard 2×/month separate piles. |
| Not allowed | Garbage outside cart; mixed yard/trash piles. |
| Curbside | 5:00 p.m. prior day through 7:00 a.m. pickup; off curb by 7:00 p.m. collection day. Checklist Verified 2026-10-15 · albanyga.gov |
Schedule
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
5:00 p.m. prior day through 7:00 a.m. pickup; off curb by 7:00 p.m. collection day.
Where
Within 3 ft of curb/alley; opening toward roadway for arm pickup.
Limits
Cart-only garbage; yard 2×/month separate piles.
Not allowed
Garbage outside cart; mixed yard/trash piles.
Bags
Bagged/tied garbage inside city cart per automated guidelines.
Verified 2026-10-15 · albanyga.gov
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Full details for Albany: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- City Solid Waste automated collection. City-furnished cart only — boxes broken down inside; nothing outside cart collected. Additional carts for fee (229-302-1800). Set out no sooner than 5:00 p.m. day before, no later than 7:00 a.m. collection day; remove by 7:00 p.m. collection day. Cart faces roadway within 3 ft of curb — not beside poles/mailboxes. Day via My Area address lookup on albanyga.gov.
- Recycling
- Contact the city for recycling details.
- Bulk pickup
- Roll-off and special services via Solid Waste (229-302-1800) — Roll-Off Container PDF on division document list. Yard debris twice monthly piled at garbage pickup site — no mixing with other debris (FAQ/ordinance). Dead animal pickup per city PDF.
- Curbside: when
- 5:00 p.m. prior day through 7:00 a.m. pickup; off curb by 7:00 p.m. collection day.
- Curbside: where
- Within 3 ft of curb/alley; opening toward roadway for arm pickup.
- Curbside: limits
- Cart-only garbage; yard 2×/month separate piles.
- Curbside: brush
- Yard trimmings separate piles only — no trash mixed (Chapter 52 ordinance referenced on site).
- Curbside: not allowed
- Garbage outside cart; mixed yard/trash piles.
- Curbside: bags
- Bagged/tied garbage inside city cart per automated guidelines.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Fee schedule PDFs on division page — citation minimums not copied from ordinance at verify.
- Holidays
- New Year's Day 2026 (2026-01-01): shift not yet confirmed
- Mlk 2026 (2026-01-19): shift not yet confirmed
- Memorial Day 2026 (2026-05-25): shift not yet confirmed
- Juneteenth 2026 (2026-06-19): shift not yet confirmed
- Labor Day 2026 (2026-09-07): shift not yet confirmed
- Thanksgiving 2026 (2026-11-26): shift not yet confirmed
- Christmas 2026 (2026-12-25): shift not yet confirmed
Official 2026 Solid Waste Holiday Garbage Collection Schedule PDF — weekday holidays slide routes (examples: New Year’s Jan 1 Thu→Fri, Fri→Sat; Martin Luther King Jr. Day Jan 19 Mon→Tue; Memorial May 25 Mon→Tue; Juneteenth Jun 19 Fri→Sat; Labor Sep 7 Mon→Tue; Thanksgiving Nov 26 Thu→Fri, day-after Fri→Sat; Christmas Dec 25 Fri→Sat). Independence Jul 3 and Christmas Eve Dec 24 — normal schedule per PDF.
- Hauler
- City of Albany Solid Waste Division
- Contacts
- Solid Waste (229) 302-1800; 1900 N Monroe St; fax (229) 302-1834
- Find your day
- My Area waste collection lookup
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: albanyga.gov
Bulk: Not yet confirmed
Holidays: albanyga.gov
Curbside: albanyga.gov - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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