Dalton trash & recycling schedule

Trash is picked up weekly.

At a glance

TrashCity Sanitation — weekly curbside 95-gal cart (one container/week free); route schedule PDF on collection schedules page.

Verified 2026-10-15 · daltonga.gov

Curbside5:00 p.m. day before through 7:00 a.m. collection day; remove cans by midnight after pickup (Code 94-26(b)). Checklist

Verified 2026-10-15 · daltonga.gov

RecyclingContact the city for recycling details.

Verified 2026-10-15 · daltonga.gov

BulkRefuse/bulky + yard trimmings — every other week north/south half-city alternation; ≤2 cy per pickup, must pre-authorize. Bulk page

Verified 2026-10-15 · daltonga.gov

HaulerCity of Dalton Public Works Sanitation Division.
ContactsContact the city — 706-278-9500.

Verified 2026-10-15 · daltonga.gov

Curbside

Curbside checklist

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

When

5:00 p.m. day before through 7:00 a.m. collection day; remove cans by midnight after pickup (Code 94-26(b)).

Where

Curbside automated collection; back-door service with doctor letter per policy.

Limits

Single-family refuse only for bulky program; contractors haul own C&D.

Not allowed

Multi-family apartments no rubbish pickup except inert brush to Brooker Landfill per bulky page.

Bags

Bagged waste in city cart.

Not yet confirmed: Fees and fines.

Verified 2026-10-15 · daltonga.gov

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Full details for Dalton: every rule, with sources
Trash
City Sanitation — weekly curbside 95-gal cart (one container/week free); route schedule PDF on collection schedules page.
Recycling
Contact the city for recycling details.
Bulk pickup
Refuse/bulky + yard trimmings — every other week north/south half-city alternation; ≤2 cy per pickup, must pre-authorize (call Public Works or SeeClickFix) since 2020-08-17; map/schedule on rubbish page.
Curbside: when
5:00 p.m. day before through 7:00 a.m. collection day; remove cans by midnight after pickup (Code 94-26(b)).
Curbside: where
Curbside automated collection; back-door service with doctor letter per policy.
Curbside: limits
Single-family refuse only for bulky program; contractors haul own C&D.
Curbside: brush
Yard debris on rubbish/yard schedule — follow city yard debris instructions page.
Curbside: not allowed
Multi-family apartments no rubbish pickup except inert brush to Brooker Landfill per bulky page.
Curbside: bags
Bagged waste in city cart.
Curbside: fees and fines
Not yet confirmed
Holidays

Not yet confirmed. Check your city.

Hauler
City of Dalton Public Works Sanitation Division.
Contacts
Contact the city — 706-278-9500.
Find your day
Not yet confirmed
Sources
Trash and recycling: daltonga.gov
Bulk: daltonga.gov
Holidays: Not yet confirmed
Curbside: daltonga.gov
Verified
2026-10-15

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