Johns Creek, GA Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)
Key Facts
- Frequency
- once a month minimum
- Covers
- appliances, mattresses, furniture, tires
- Set-out window
- 24 hrs before/after pickup
- Governing sections
- §§ 42-2, 42-19(a)
Summary
Johns Creek's basic residential service includes bulky trash collection once a month, covering large items like appliances, mattresses, furniture and tires that don't fit a standard cart, per city code.
Bulky trash shall mean solid waste materials that cannot fit into a customary waste collection container as described in this chapter. Such waste would include but is not limited to appliances, mattresses, chairs, furniture, tires, and other large items.
Bulky trash hauler shall mean a company, business establishment, or individual that is contracted with or by the City of Johns Creek to enter the city, use its infrastructure in order to carry out their business to collect materials that typically include large items that do not fit into a customary sized waste container including but not limited to appliances, mattresses, chairs, furniture, tires, and other large items and to then dispose of them at an appropriate, approved, and registered facility doing business in the State of Georgia.
City clerk shall mean the city clerk or city secretary of the city.
Commercial refuse shall mean any garbage, trash, rubbish and used materials resulting from the operation of a business, company, corporation, or other commercial entity within a structure zoned for such business; or construction or remodeling work generated by a person or persons associated with preparing a structure for such use.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 23 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
§ 42-19(a) sets bulky trash pickup at a minimum of once a month as part of the city's basic level of residential service. § 42-2 defines "bulky trash" as solid waste that cannot fit into a customary collection container, including appliances, mattresses, chairs, furniture, and tires. Under § 42-40(d), bulky items follow the same 24-hour placement rule used for regular containers: set out no more than 24 hours before pickup and removed within 24 hours after. Collection is handled by the resident's registered, contracted hauler, not city crews.
Violations & Fines
A resident without an approved, registered hauler is in violation of § 42-4; items left curbside past the 24-hour post-pickup window violate § 42-40(d).
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