Cartersville bulk trash pickup

Bulk: Brush pickup referenced on 2026 Holiday Pickup Schedule (brush skipped some holiday windows; resumes next regular brush day).

Verified 2026-10-15 · cartersvillega.gov

At a glance

Brush	Brush on regular brush schedule; holiday deferrals per 2026 PDF — size limits ask the city or your hauler.
Limits	Cart capacity with lid closed; no extras outside. Additional carts for fee.
Not allowed	Non-household garbage / extras outside cart for automated routes. Recycling bans: check with Solid Waste (list.
Curbside	Garbage cart out by 7:00 a.m. Collection day (and holiday make-up days per 2026 PDF). Checklist Verified 2026-10-15 · cartersvillega.gov

Schedule

Curbside

Curbside checklist

City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.

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When

Garbage cart out by 7:00 a.m. Collection day (and holiday make-up days per 2026 PDF).

Where

Behind curb, front facing street, wheels to home; ≥3 ft clearance; carts separated; driveway OK on busy roads.

Limits

Cart capacity with lid closed; no extras outside. Additional carts for fee.

Not allowed

Non-household garbage / extras outside cart for automated routes. Recycling bans: check with Solid Waste (list.

Bags

Garbage bagged and tied inside cart.

Verified 2026-10-15 · cartersvillega.gov

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Find your day

Pickup Schedules + Cartersville Curbside; call 770-387-5602 / 770-387-5607

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Full details for Cartersville: every rule, with sources

Trash

City Solid Waste / Public Works — automated side-loading routes expanding (Cartersville Curbside guide; additional routes from Jul 1). City garbage cart: out by 7:00 a.m. Collection day; behind curb facing street; wheels toward home; ≥3 ft clearance from vehicles, mailboxes, poles, signs, trees, fences, other carts, extra bags/bulk, basketball goals. Don't place carts side-by-side. Busy roads: use driveway. Only household garbage in cart — bagged, tied, fully inside; lid closes; no extras outside cart. Extra carts available for added monthly charge (rates page — open for current $). Day via Pickup Schedules / Public Works 770-387-5602 or Customer Service 770-387-5607.

Recycling

City provides recycling with trash (holiday schedule covers “trash and recycling”). 2025 Schedule A calendar PDF still posted (phone 770-387-5601); 2026 recycling materials.

Bulk pickup

Brush pickup referenced on 2026 Holiday Pickup Schedule (brush skipped some holiday windows; resumes next regular brush day). Bulk leaf season: started Nov 2, 2025; ended Wed Mar 31, 2026. Furniture/white-goods bulk program Ask the city or your hauler.

Curbside: when

Garbage cart out by 7:00 a.m. Collection day (and holiday make-up days per 2026 PDF).

Curbside: where

Behind curb, front facing street, wheels to home; ≥3 ft clearance; carts separated; driveway OK on busy roads.

Curbside: limits

Cart capacity with lid closed; no extras outside. Additional carts for fee.

Curbside: brush

Brush on regular brush schedule; holiday deferrals per 2026 PDF — size limits ask the city or your hauler.

Curbside: not allowed

Non-household garbage / extras outside cart for automated routes. Recycling bans: check with Solid Waste (list.

Curbside: bags

Garbage bagged and tied inside cart.

Curbside: fees and fines

Ask the city or your hauler.

Holidays

New Year's Day 2026 (2026-01-01): shift not yet confirmed
Mlk 2026 (2026-01-19): shift not yet confirmed
Good Friday 2026 (2026-04-03): shift not yet confirmed
Memorial Day 2026 (2026-05-25): shift not yet confirmed
Independence Day Observed 2026 (2026-07-03): shift not yet confirmed
Labor Day 2026 (2026-09-07): shift not yet confirmed
Veterans Day 2026 (2026-11-11): shift not yet confirmed
Thanksgiving 2026 (2026-11-26): shift not yet confirmed
Christmas Eve 2026 (2026-12-24): shift not yet confirmed
Christmas 2026 (2026-12-25): shift not yet confirmed

City PDF 2026 Holiday Pick-Up Schedule (DocumentCenter/View/1550). Examples: Mon Jan 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Day → Tue Jan 20; Mon May 25 Memorial → Tue May 26; Mon Sep 7 Labor → Tue Sep 8; Thu Jan 1 New Year’s → Fri Jan 2; Fri Apr 3 Good Friday → Mon Apr 6; Fri Jul 3 → Mon Jul 6; Fri Nov 27 → Mon Nov 30; Fri Dec 25 → Mon Dec 28; Wed Nov 11 Veterans → Thu Nov 12; Thu Dec 24 → Mon Dec 28; Mon Nov 30 → Tue Dec 1; Mon Dec 28 → Tue Dec 29. Brush often no pickup Mon/Tue after some holidays — see PDF notes.

Hauler

City of Cartersville Public Works / Solid Waste

Contacts

Public Works 770-387-5602; Customer Service 770-387-5607; Recycling Schedule A line 770-387-5601; 330 S Erwin Street, Cartersville, GA 30120

Find your day

Pickup Schedules + Cartersville Curbside; call 770-387-5602 / 770-387-5607

Sources

Trash and recycling: cartersvillega.gov
Bulk: cartersvillega.gov
Holidays: cartersvillega.gov
Curbside: cartersvillega.gov

Verified

2026-10-15

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