Marietta trash & recycling schedule
Trash is picked up weekly; your day depends on your ZIP.
At a glance
| Trash | Weekly residential garbage; day via Collection Calendar / Trash Talk app. Verified 2026-10-15 · mariettaga.gov |
|---|---|
| Curbside | All items (garbage, brush/yard, extra pickup, recycling) ready by 7:00 a.m. scheduled day. Cans may go curbside before 7:00 a.m. Only on pickup day (not earlier days). Checklist Verified 2026-10-15 · mariettaga.gov |
| Recycling | Weekly Curbside recycling (Mon–Fri by route); day via / Trash Talk. Verified 2026-10-15 · mariettaga.gov |
| Bulk | Special pickup — call; fee by weight/volume added to sanitation bill; curb before 7:00 a.m. Bulk page Verified 2026-10-15 · mariettaga.gov |
| Hauler | City of Marietta Sanitation Services Division. |
| Contacts | Sanitation 770-794-5595; Supervisor Scott Reece 770-794-5581 [email protected]; Admin Kelli Kindle 770-794-5595; New service 770-794-5150; Fax. Verified 2026-10-15 · mariettaga.gov |
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
All items (garbage, brush/yard, extra pickup, recycling) ready by 7:00 a.m. scheduled day. Cans may go curbside before 7:00 a.m. Only on pickup day (not earlier days).
Where
Curbside adjacent to originating property; must not obstruct sidewalks, gutters, or traffic. Store cans at rear when not out.
Limits
Extra can $5/pickup above service level; can ≤60 lb. Excessive yard waste $100/load (~200 cu ft / 4×4×12 or ≥48 bags). Brush citywide Wednesday.
Not allowed
Building material, tires, motor oil, batteries, liquid/hazardous wastes in city collection; special-pickup bans above. No sweeping waste into streets/drains/others’ cans.
Bags
Yard grass/leaves in biodegradable paper bags. Cat litter double-bagged. Newspapers bagged for recycle.
Verified 2026-10-15 · mariettaga.gov
Add curbside reminder to Google CalendarFind your pickup day
Verified 2026-10-15 · mariettaga.gov
Holidays
Labor Day 2026 city news: no collection Mon Sep 7; Mon→Tue Sep 8, Tue→Wed Sep 9; yard waste unavailable that week — check each holiday.
Verified 2026-10-15 · mariettaga.gov
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- Trash
- City Sanitation Services — mandatory city service; no private haulers within city limits (Code 5-8-050(b)). Weekly residential garbage; day via Collection Calendar / Trash Talk app. Adequate cans with tight lids; extra cans above service level $5/can/pickup. Full can ≤60 lb. Store cans at rear; place curbside before 7:00 a.m. Only on scheduled pickup day. All streams ready by 7:00 a.m. service day. Cat litter double-bagged at curb on garbage day. New service 770-794-5150.
- Recycling
- Weekly curbside (Mon–Fri by route); day via 770-794-5595 / Trash Talk. Request bin 770-794-5595. Accepts (Sanitation Rules): newspapers, phone books, magazines, aluminum & bi-metal beverage cans, plastic soda/milk/water bottles, corrugated cardboard ≤2 ft × 2 ft, steel/bi-metal tin cans. Newspapers in grocery bag (paper or plastic) — no loose newspapers. Old cans/bins OK if clearly marked recycling. WestRock Recycle Program Guide PDF on city Recycling page for fuller accept/reject. City also notes green/blue/approved clearly labeled bins.
- Bulk pickup
- Special pickup — call 770-794-5581; fee by weight/volume added to sanitation bill; curb before 7:00 a.m. Not: building material, batteries, rocks, dirt, cement, car parts, motor oil, wet paint cans, hazardous waste (Cobb County transfer station / 770-528-2500 for many of these). Dried paint OK next to curb on regular garbage day (lids off; cat litter/sand to dry).
- Curbside: when
- All items (garbage, brush/yard, extra pickup, recycling) ready by 7:00 a.m. scheduled day. Cans may go curbside before 7:00 a.m. Only on pickup day (not earlier days).
- Curbside: where
- Curbside adjacent to originating property; must not obstruct sidewalks, gutters, or traffic. Store cans at rear when not out.
- Curbside: limits
- Extra can $5/pickup above service level; can ≤60 lb. Excessive yard waste $100/load (~200 cu ft / 4×4×12 or ≥48 bags). Brush citywide Wednesday.
- Curbside: brush
- Branches/limbs ≤6 ft, ≤4 in dia, ≤100 lb/piece. Grass/leaves bagged (biodegradable paper bags — state law bans plastic in compost landfills). No logs/stumps. No tree-surgeon cuttings / construction/demo / oversized limbs (responsible party disposes).
- Curbside: not allowed
- Building material, tires, motor oil, batteries, liquid/hazardous wastes in city collection; special-pickup bans above. No sweeping waste into streets/drains/others’ cans.
- Curbside: bags
- Yard grass/leaves in biodegradable paper bags. Cat litter double-bagged. Newspapers bagged for recycle.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Extra-can and excessive-yard fees as above; special-pickup fees vary. Code citation $ Ask the city or your hauler.
- Holidays
Holiday Pickup Schedule is address-personalized (Collection Calendar / Trash Talk) — no static dated 2026 table in HTML. Expect delays after holidays; extra household garbage free next service day after holiday; regular fees for furniture/appliances. Labor Day 2026 city news: no collection Mon Sep 7; Mon→Tue Sep 8, Tue→Wed Sep 9; yard waste unavailable that week — check each holiday.
- Hauler
- City of Marietta Sanitation Services Division
- Contacts
- Sanitation 770-794-5595; Supervisor Scott Reece 770-794-5581 [email protected]; Admin Kelli Kindle 770-794-5595; New service 770-794-5150; Fax 770-794-5165; 725 N Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060; Mon–Fri 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
- Find your day
- Collection Calendar / Trash Talk app (address → day + holidays)
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: mariettaga.gov
Bulk: mariettaga.gov
Holidays: mariettaga.gov
Curbside: mariettaga.gov - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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