Powder Springs trash & recycling schedule
Trash is picked up weekly; your day depends on your ZIP.
At a glance
| Trash | Weekly curbside required for city-limit residents. Verified 2026-10-15 · powderspringsga.gov |
|---|---|
| Curbside | Trash cart before 7:00 a.m. collection day. Yard/brush Mondays: at curb night before; out by 7:00 a.m. (no return if late). Checklist Verified 2026-10-15 · powderspringsga.gov |
| Recycling | Drop-off only (no curbside recycle on city pages). Verified 2026-10-15 · powderspringsga.gov |
| Bulk | Fee special pickup — call or online form ≥24 business hours before regular collection day; picked up on next regular collection day. Bulk page Verified 2026-10-15 · powderspringsga.gov |
| Hauler | City of Powder Springs Sanitation Department. |
| Contacts | Solid Waste Director Leroy Young — 770-943-8010; [email protected]; Fax 770-943-8014; 3006 Springs Industrial Drive, Powder Springs, GA 30127. Verified 2026-10-15 · powderspringsga.gov |
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
Trash cart before 7:00 a.m. collection day. Yard/brush Mondays: at curb night before; out by 7:00 a.m. (no return if late).
Where
Curbside for trash/yard/brush.
Limits
Yard bags: ≤6 free/week (≤20 lb/bag, biodegradable paper only); 7–12 bags $9.50; 13–20 $12 (20 max); excess needs work order ≥48 business hours ahead.
Not allowed
Yard: no rocks, dirt, root balls, bricks, landscaping materials; no contractor debris.
Bags
Trash bagged in cart. Yard biodegradable paper bags only.
Verified 2026-10-15 · powderspringsga.gov
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Verified 2026-10-15 · powderspringsga.gov
Holidays
| Holiday | Date | Shift |
|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day 2026 | 2026-01-01 | — |
| Mlk 2026 | 2026-01-19 | — |
| Memorial Day 2026 | 2026-05-25 | — |
| Juneteenth 2026 | 2026-06-19 | — |
| Labor Day 2026 | 2026-09-07 | — |
| Veterans Day 2026 | 2026-11-11 | — |
| Thanksgiving 2026 | 2026-11-26 | — |
| Christmas 2026 | 2026-12-25 | — |
| New Year's Day 2027 | 2027-01-01 | — |
Detailed 2026 trash + yard holiday shifts on Yard Waste & Brush page (updated Oct. 14, 2026), including New Year’s, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Good Friday week.
Verified 2026-10-15 · powderspringsga.gov
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Full details for Powder Springs: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- City Sanitation (exclusive; private collectors not allowed — Code Ch. 11). Weekly curbside required for city-limit residents. All garbage bagged inside city cart; curb before 7:00 a.m. collection day. Work orders / missed trash / cart problems via online form or 770-943-8010. Billing questions 770-943-1666 ext. 318.
- Recycling
- Drop-off only (no curbside recycle on city pages). Center at 3006 Springs Industrial Drive: Sat only 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Jan–Feb; Sat–Sun 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Mar–Dec. Accept: clean glass bottles/jars; aluminum cans; steel/tin cans; cardboard (incl. Empty pizza boxes, flattened); mixed paper; plastics #1 & #2 bottles/jugs only. No plastic bags/bagged recyclables, food/liquid, Styrofoam, aerosols, plate glass, etc. (PDF DocumentCenter/View/7623).
- Bulk pickup
- Fee special pickup — call 770-943-8010 or online form ≥24 business hours before regular collection day; picked up on next regular collection day. Cap ≤2 appliances or ≤4 furniture items/week. Fee schedule includes sofas $30, recliners $30, mattresses/box springs $35, washers/dryers/stoves/hot water heaters $35, refrigerators $50, TVs by size $10–$40, chairs $15/$25, etc. Appliances: empty; doors removed from refrigerators/freezers. Disassemble swing sets/trampolines/basketball goals (no wooden swing sets).
- Curbside: when
- Trash cart before 7:00 a.m. collection day. Yard/brush Mondays: at curb night before; out by 7:00 a.m. (no return if late).
- Curbside: where
- Curbside for trash/yard/brush.
- Curbside: limits
- Trash must fit in cart bagged. Yard bags: ≤6 free/week (≤20 lb/bag, biodegradable paper only); 7–12 bags $9.50; 13–20 $12 (20 max); excess needs work order ≥48 business hours ahead. Brush (city limits only): limbs ≤6 in dia / ≤3 ft long; pile ≤3×3×3 ft; 1 pile/week.
- Curbside: brush
- Brush pile limits above; yard in biodegradable paper bags — no plastic.
- Curbside: not allowed
- Trash won't pick up: paint/paint cans, asbestos, roofing, lumber, sheetrock, cement/construction materials, flooring, tile, doors, carpet/padding, siding, gutters, rock, concrete, bricks, gravel, dirt, stumps, vehicles/parts, car batteries, oils/fluids, medical/animal waste, toxic/hazardous. Yard: no rocks, dirt, root balls, bricks, landscaping materials; no contractor debris.
- Curbside: bags
- Trash bagged in cart. Yard biodegradable paper bags only.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Bulk/yard excess fees per schedules above. Specific citation $ for early/late set-out not on sanitation
- 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
- 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
- New Year's Day 2027 (2027-01-01): shift not yet confirmed
Detailed 2026 trash + yard holiday shifts on Yard Waste & Brush page (updated Oct. 14, 2026), including New Year’s, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Good Friday week, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day week, Labor Day, Veterans Day week, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s 2027 — with stated alternate route days and weeks with no yard waste. Use that page for make-ups; holiday date keys below for major named holidays affecting trash routes.
- Hauler
- City of Powder Springs Sanitation Department
- Contacts
- Solid Waste Director Leroy Young — 770-943-8010; [email protected]; Fax 770-943-8014; 3006 Springs Industrial Drive, Powder Springs, GA 30127; Mon–Fri 7 a.m.–4 p.m.; billing 770-943-1666 ext. 318
- Find your day
- Sanitation page + online work-order form (FID=107)
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: powderspringsga.gov
Bulk: powderspringsga.gov
Holidays: powderspringsga.gov
Curbside: powderspringsga.gov - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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