Winder bulk trash pickup
Same day as garbage; ≤2 bulk items/week included in rate (Waste Pro partnership for bulk per city page).
Verified 2026-10-15 · cityofwinder.com
At a glance
| Brush | Leaf & limb same day as garbage, year-round routed. Place by road — not on manholes/storm drains; clear of utilities/water meter boxes; piles must not block road. |
|---|---|
| Limits | Oversized debris (longer than 4 ft or >8 in dia): Public Works $50/cy; schedule via Customer Service; if not removed within 10 days. |
| Not allowed | Bulk exclusion list above. Yard debris isn't a bulk item (use leaf/limb stream). |
| Curbside | Night before or by 5:30 a.m. collection day. Weekly collection from 6:00 a.m. Checklist Verified 2026-10-15 · cityofwinder.com |
Schedule
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
Night before or by 5:30 a.m. collection day. Weekly collection from 6:00 a.m.
Where
Wheels away from street; lid opening toward street; 2 ft between containers; 4 ft from cars, utility poles, mailboxes, fire hydrants, trees, other obstructions; don't block driveways/sidewalks.
Limits
Oversized debris (longer than 4 ft or >8 in dia): Public Works $50/cy; schedule via Customer Service; if not removed within 10 days.
Not allowed
Bulk exclusion list above. Yard debris isn't a bulk item (use leaf/limb stream).
Bags
Trash in closed cart (don't overstuff). Routine bagged garbage inside cart — not as “bulk.”.
Not yet confirmed: Fees and fines.
Verified 2026-10-15 · cityofwinder.com
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Full details for Winder: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- City Public Works (in-house). Weekly curbside Mon–Fri by route/map; collection starts 6:00 a.m. Monthly sanitation $38.17 includes (1) 95-gallon garbage cart, up to 2 bulky items weekly, leaf & limb pickup, street sweeping. Additional cart $15/month (Customer Service 770-867-3106 / [email protected]). Cart out night before; no later than 5:30 a.m. pickup day; lid fully closed; don't overfill. Medical backdoor service with doctor documentation. Curbside recycling not offered (city removed recycling from service package after 2023 contract change — news archive; current Garbage & Bulk page has no recycling stream).
- Recycling
- No city curbside recycling program on current Garbage & Bulk Pickup page.
- Bulk pickup
- Same day as garbage; ≤2 bulk items/week included in rate (Waste Pro partnership for bulk per city page). Bulk = furniture/ranges/washers/sofas/car seats/play equipment/chairs/tables and other large household items that can't reasonably fit in 95-gal cart. Bagged garbage/cardboard that fits in cart isn't bulk. Not included: king mattresses; treadmills/exercise equipment; scrap metal; car parts/engines; fuel containers; oils; paints; toilets/sinks; lumber/sheetrock/carpet/padding/plywood; fencing/wire/pallets; roofing; brick/concrete/stone; TVs; tin; tires; batteries; yard debris; construction materials; propane tanks; windows/sliding glass doors; pool tables; safes; trampolines; mirrors/glass panes; swing sets; pianos; refrigerators/freezers/window units; items too heavy/awkward to lift safely.
- Curbside: when
- Night before or by 5:30 a.m. collection day. Weekly collection from 6:00 a.m.
- Curbside: where
- Wheels away from street; lid opening toward street; 2 ft between containers; 4 ft from cars, utility poles, mailboxes, fire hydrants, trees, other obstructions; don't block driveways/sidewalks. Return carts away from street/out of public view ASAP after collection.
- Curbside: limits
- 95-gal cart; extra cart $15/mo. ≤2 bulk items/week. Leaf/limb: limbs ≤4 ft / ≤8 in diameter; no stumps. Oversized debris (longer than 4 ft or >8 in dia): Public Works $50/cy — schedule via Customer Service; if not removed within 10 days, city may remove and bill.
- Curbside: brush
- Leaf & limb same day as garbage, year-round routed. Place by road — not on manholes/storm drains; clear of utilities/water meter boxes; piles must not block road.
- Curbside: not allowed
- Bulk exclusion list above. Yard debris isn't a bulk item (use leaf/limb stream).
- Curbside: bags
- Trash in closed cart (don't overstuff). Routine bagged garbage inside cart — not as “bulk.”
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Not yet confirmed
- Holidays
- New Year's Day 2026 (2026-01-01): shift not yet confirmed
- Memorial Day 2026 (2026-05-25): shift not yet confirmed
- Independence Day 2026 (2026-07-04): shift not yet confirmed
- Labor Day 2026 (2026-09-07): 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
City posts Trash Pickup Dates for 2026 table: no service on listed holidays; delay remainder of week. New Year’s Day Thu Jan 1 2026 — Thu/Fri routes delayed one day. Memorial Day Mon May 25 — all routes +1 day (Mon→Tue … Fri→Sat). Independence Day Sat Jul 4 — no change. Labor Day Mon Sep 7 — all routes +1 day through Sat. Thanksgiving Thu Nov 26 — Thu→Fri Nov 27; Fri→Sat Nov 28; Mon–Wed unaffected. Christmas Fri Dec 25 — Fri→Sat Dec 26; Mon–Thu unaffected. New Year’s Day Fri Jan 1 2027 — Fri→Sat Jan 2; Mon–Thu unaffected.
- Hauler
- City of Winder Public Works (garbage/leaf/limb); Waste Pro partner for bulk item pick-up (per city page)
- Contacts
- Customer Service 770-867-3106; [email protected]; City Hall 25 E Midland Ave / Customer Center 45 E Athens St, Winder, GA 30680; Mon–Fri 9 a.m.–5 p.m. (Customer Center)
- Find your day
- Garbage & Bulk Pickup + Pickup Schedules Address Lookup / route PDF
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: cityofwinder.com
Bulk: cityofwinder.com
Holidays: cityofwinder.com
Curbside: cityofwinder.com - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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