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

Section 22-18(2) sets the brush rules. Tree branches and heavy brush that will not fit into containers are cut in lengths not exceeding four feet and stacked in a compact pile on the parkway in front of the residence adjoining the curb, and the pile cannot extend into the street. Sticks, hedge clippings and small brush are gathered into bundles and tied securely so that each bundle does not exceed four feet in length or weigh more than 50 pounds. Logs and limbs over four inches in diameter or over four feet long are not collected. Yard trimmings as a separate category are governed by § 22-24.

Large household items run on a call-in system. Under § 22-18(9), inoperative, privately used or worn out household appliances (refrigerators, stoves, washing machines, dryers, discarded furniture) are collected at the curb on an on-call basis to the sanitation provider. Under § 22-18(10), commercial waste generated by a business run from a residential unit is not collected except on a special fee basis, and under § 22-18(3), noncombustible trash and liquids are not collected at all. The Code prints no dollar figure for these on-call and special fee pickups. At multiple dwellings served by commercial containers, § 22-19(g) collects normal household appliances on a special fee basis when they are placed adjacent to the commercial container and reported to the sanitation provider.

The city also limits what it will haul. Section 22-20(c) says the city is not responsible for collecting or hauling discarded building material, dirt, rock or discarded furniture and appliances from private property, or trees, bushes and other vegetation from commercial tree trimmers, landscapers or building contractors, except on a special fee basis. Anyone who moves bulk material on public streets must secure it under § 22-3(a) so it cannot fall, leak or blow from the vehicle, and the operator or owner of the vehicle is personally responsible. Section 22-4(a) makes it unlawful to dump appliances, equipment, lumber, trees, tree limbs or brush anywhere in the city except at the incinerator or sanitary landfills operated by the city or county, or with city council approval.