Union City trash & recycling schedule
Trash is picked up weekly; your day depends on your ZIP.
At a glance
| Trash | Weekly garbage; day by address — call GFL Environmental (GFL) 770-474-9273 or City Hall 770-515-7953. Verified 2026-10-15 · unioncityga.gov |
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| Curbside | Carts / yard / bulk ready by 5:00 a.m. Scheduled day. Bulk scheduling ≥24 hours prior. Checklist Verified 2026-10-15 · unioncityga.gov |
| Recycling | Weekly Curbside recycling (flyer; city page). Verified 2026-10-15 · unioncityga.gov |
| Bulk | Weekly bulk & yard waste with service if added to GFL Environmental (GFL) schedule — call ≥24 hours before service day. Bulk page Verified 2026-10-15 · unioncityga.gov |
| Hauler | Green for Life (GFL Environmental (GFL)) under City of Union City contract. |
| Contacts | GFL Environmental (GFL) 770-474-9273; City Hall 770-515-7953; start/stop utilities via city Residential Application. Verified 2026-10-15 · unioncityga.gov |
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
Carts / yard / bulk ready by 5:00 a.m. Scheduled day. Bulk scheduling ≥24 hours prior.
Where
Lid/front toward street; wheels toward house. Store carts out of sight non-service days.
Limits
One garbage cart capacity (~3×32-gal); hold extras to next week. Bulk ≤3 items/week unless extra arrangements. Yard ≤4 cy combined; limbs ≤4 ft.
Not allowed
Cart prohibitions above; glass never in recycling; construction material not via standard bulk (flyer: bulk items no construction material for higher counts).
Bags
Trash bagged in cart. Recyclables preferably loose. Yard leaves/grass bagged.
Verified 2026-10-15 · unioncityga.gov
Add curbside reminder to Google CalendarFind your pickup day
City Sanitation page + call GFL Environmental (GFL) for collection day
Verified 2026-10-15 · unioncityga.gov
Holidays
City GFL Environmental (GFL) flyer: if holiday falls on a weekday, scheduled service delayed one day; regular resumes following week. Named holiday list not on flyer — check observed holidays with GFL Environmental (GFL)/City. No dated 2026 keys published beyond the one-day-delay rule.
Verified 2026-10-15 · unioncityga.gov
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Full details for Union City: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- City partnership Green for Life (GFL Environmental (GFL)) for residential garbage, recyclables, yard debris, and junk. Automated two-cart system: brown ~95/96-gal garbage + blue recycling (city page: two 96-gal carts; GFL Environmental (GFL) flyer: 95-gal garbage + 65-gal recycle). Weekly garbage; day by address — call GFL Environmental (GFL) 770-474-9273 or City Hall 770-515-7953. Carts at curb by 5:00 a.m. Service day; store out of sight other days. All garbage bagged inside cart; no bags outside cart (flyer COVID-era note still published). Excess that won’t fit → next week. Prohibited in cart: hot ashes/coals, concrete, rocks, large metal, tile, dirt, household hazardous waste (paints, oils, corrosives, batteries).
- Recycling
- Weekly curbside (flyer; city page). Flyer accepted table includes cardboard, paperboard, newspaper, plastic jugs/containers, office paper, food containers, magazines, junk mail, aluminum/tin/steel cans, soft-drink bottles; also lists plastic bags & pots/pans in table. Unbagged preferred; bagged recyclables acceptable per flyer. Carts by 5:00 a.m.
- Bulk pickup
- Weekly bulk & yard waste with service if added to GFL Environmental (GFL) schedule — call 770-474-9273 ≥24 hours before service day. Max 3 bulk items/week (more via paid bulk call). Yard: leaves/grass in plastic or paper yard bags; twigs/limbs ≤4 ft; combined yard ≤4 cubic yards (~pickup-truck bed). Not yard waste: dirt, large stumps, gravel, dead animals, sod, sand, animal feces, rocks. Non-compliant piles → call for bulk pickup.
- Curbside: when
- Carts / yard / bulk ready by 5:00 a.m. Scheduled day. Bulk scheduling ≥24 hours prior.
- Curbside: where
- Lid/front toward street; wheels toward house. Store carts out of sight non-service days.
- Curbside: limits
- One garbage cart capacity (~3×32-gal); hold extras to next week. Bulk ≤3 items/week unless extra arrangements. Yard ≤4 cy combined; limbs ≤4 ft.
- Curbside: brush
- Neatly piled limbs ≤4 ft; bagged leaves/grass.
- Curbside: not allowed
- Cart prohibitions above; glass never in recycling; construction material not via standard bulk (flyer: bulk items no construction material for higher counts).
- Curbside: bags
- Trash bagged in cart. Recyclables preferably loose. Yard leaves/grass bagged.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- flyer/city. Residential sanitation fee on city fee schedule ($17.00 current fee line in 2024/25 Finance PDF — verify current bill amount with Utility).
- Holidays
City GFL Environmental (GFL) flyer: if holiday falls on a weekday, scheduled service delayed one day; regular resumes following week. Named holiday list not on flyer — check observed holidays with GFL Environmental (GFL)/City. No dated 2026 keys published beyond the one-day-delay rule.
- Hauler
- Green for Life (GFL Environmental (GFL)) under City of Union City contract
- Contacts
- GFL Environmental (GFL) 770-474-9273; City Hall 770-515-7953; start/stop utilities via city Residential Application
- Find your day
- City Sanitation page + call GFL Environmental (GFL) for collection day
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: unioncityga.gov
Bulk: unioncityga.gov
Holidays: unioncityga.gov
Curbside: unioncityga.gov - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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