Lithonia bulk trash pickup
DeKalb bulky request (furniture/appliances) after curb placement — target ~10 business days.
Verified 2026-10-15 · dekalbcountyga.gov
At a glance
| Brush | Weekly yard trimmings: paper bags or ≤40-gal containers; branches ≤4 ft, ≤25 lb/piece, bundled/tied; >3" dia tree parts = special fee. No plastic bags. |
|---|---|
| Limits | No overflow outside cart without special collection. Bulk/special fees per DeKalb. |
| Not allowed | Liquids, household hazardous waste/batteries, appliances in garbage cart, construction debris/dirt/concrete in cart; recycling contamination list above. |
| Curbside | After 7:00 p.m. night before; by 7:00 a.m.; remove within 24 hours (DeKalb). Checklist Verified 2026-10-15 · dekalbcountyga.gov |
Schedule
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
After 7:00 p.m. night before; by 7:00 a.m.; remove within 24 hours (DeKalb).
Where
Curbside county carts; don’t block flower beds/mailboxes; no vehicles blocking containers.
Limits
No overflow outside cart without special collection. Bulk/special fees per DeKalb.
Not allowed
Liquids, household hazardous waste/batteries, appliances in garbage cart, construction debris/dirt/concrete in cart; recycling contamination list above.
Bags
Garbage bagged in green cart; recyclables loose.
Verified 2026-10-15 · dekalbcountyga.gov
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Verified 2026-10-15 · dekalbcountyga.gov
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Full details for Lithonia: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- City Sanitation & Recycling page: services provided by DeKalb County; City of Lithonia doesn't manage trash collection. DeKalb Solid Waste Management: weekly 95-gal county cart; bagged household waste; assigned day (same day as recycle/yard). Assessment from $362.30/yr (2026; prorated new starts). Set-out after 7:00 p.m. night before; curb by 7:00 a.m.; remove within 24 hours. Only county-issued carts.
- Recycling
- Optional DeKalb weekly same day; free 35-gal blue / 65-gal upgrade $28.80. Accepts mixed paper, cardboard (≤10 flattened boxes), plastics #1–#2 only, metal/aluminum cans. Not in cart: glass, shredded paper, plastic bags, electronics, household hazardous waste, food waste, plastics #3–7. Loose in cart (no bags).
- Bulk pickup
- DeKalb bulky request (furniture/appliances) after curb placement — target ~10 business days. Special prepaid for C&D, excess, tree parts >3" dia, etc. (min $115 / truckload $258.80; tree/commingled min $230 / $517.50). Contact 404-294-2900 / [email protected].
- Curbside: when
- After 7:00 p.m. night before; by 7:00 a.m.; remove within 24 hours (DeKalb).
- Curbside: where
- Curbside county carts; don’t block flower beds/mailboxes; no vehicles blocking containers.
- Curbside: limits
- No overflow outside cart without special collection. Bulk/special fees per DeKalb.
- Curbside: brush
- Weekly yard trimmings: paper bags or ≤40-gal containers; branches ≤4 ft, ≤25 lb/piece, bundled/tied; >3" dia tree parts = special fee. No plastic bags.
- Curbside: not allowed
- Liquids, household hazardous waste/batteries, appliances in garbage cart, construction debris/dirt/concrete in cart; recycling contamination list above.
- Curbside: bags
- Garbage bagged in green cart; recyclables loose.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Special collection fees as published; citation.
- Holidays
- New Year's Day 2026 (2026-01-01): shift not yet confirmed
- Mlk 2026 (2026-01-19): shift not yet confirmed
- Presidents Day 2026 (2026-02-16): shift not yet confirmed
- Memorial Day 2026 (2026-05-25): 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 2026 (2026-12-25): shift not yet confirmed
DeKalb 2026 Residential Holiday Collection Schedule (same as other DeKalb SWM cities).
- Hauler
- DeKalb County Solid Waste Management (city does not operate sanitation)
- Contacts
- DeKalb Customer Care 404-294-2900; [email protected]; City of Lithonia 770-482-8136; 6920 Main St, Lithonia, GA 30058; Mon–Fri 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. (closed 12–1 lunch)
- Find your day
- DeKalb residential service / 404-294-2900 (city points here)
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: lithoniacity.gov
Bulk: dekalbcountyga.gov
Holidays: dekalbcountyga.gov
Curbside: dekalbcountyga.gov - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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