Alpharetta, GA Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)

Chapter 38 of the Alpharetta Code of Ordinances defines inert trash in section 38-1 as trash that is not garbage or yard waste, such as appliances other than those containing Freon, furniture, swings, or other non-garbage, non-yard-waste material too big for an approved trash container; the definition specifically excludes rocks, concrete, bricks and similar solid material, tires, dirt, plaster or construction waste, which the city's residential program does not cover at all. Section 38-6 puts the burden on the occupier: call the city public works department and request pickup before setting anything out, then place the item at the curb no sooner than the day before the pickup date the city sets.

Inert trash cannot be commingled with yard waste piles. Section 38-22 backs this with real penalties: a person who leaves specialized waste, including bulky yard waste, large limbs and trees, or inert trash, unremoved for more than seven days after a written city warning is in violation, and faces a $50.00 fine for a first offense, $125.00 for a second, and not less than $500.00 nor more than $1,000.00 for a third or later offense, with each day of continued violation a separate offense. If the responsible party still does not remove it, the city can remove the material itself and add the cost to the owner's garbage bill, and tenants and landlords are jointly and severally liable for that cost under section 38-22(c). Unpaid removal fees can lead to discontinued water and garbage service after 15 days' additional written notice.