Gwinnett County, GA Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)
Key Facts
- Size threshold
- >3 ft. or 50 lbs.
- Examples
- Mattresses, furniture, aquariums
- Collector
- Designated residential service provider
- White goods prep
- Empty, refrigerants removed
Summary
Gwinnett County defines bulky waste as items over three feet or 50 pounds and has each residential service provider collect it under the area's county-issued service agreement.
Bulky waste means discarded items that are larger than three feet in any dimension, and/or heavier than 50 pounds in weight, and, therefore, too large to be collected in residential municipal solid waste storage containers or carts, including, but not limited to, items such as mattresses and box springs, indoor/outdoor furniture, swing sets, plastic swimming pools, large toys, bicycles, fish aquariums, and other similar items.
Collect or collection means to remove residential municipal solid waste, residential recovered materials, commercial solid waste, commercial recovered materials, construction or demolition waste or construction or demolition waste recovered materials, for transport to a disposal facility or processing facility, or cause such to be removed.
Collection services means the collection from a residential service unit or from a commercial establishment and any other locations which generate residential municipal solid waste, residential recovered materials, commercial solid waste, commercial recovered materials, construction or demolition waste, or construction or demolition recovered materials including related transportation, transfer, processing and/or disposal.
Collection vehicle means every motorized device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn for the purposes of performing collection services.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 9).
Full Breakdown
§ 82-55 defines bulky waste as discarded items larger than three feet in any dimension or heavier than 50 pounds, naming mattresses, furniture, swing sets, pools, large toys, bicycles, and aquariums as examples. § 82-56(a)(3)b.2 requires the residential service provider assigned to each of the county's five residential service areas to collect bulky waste and white goods under its county service agreement; white goods must first be emptied of food, liquids, and refrigerants before pickup.
Violations & Fines
Only the county's designated residential service provider may collect bulky waste in a given service area; an unauthorized hauler operating there violates § 82-56(b)(1)b., enforceable under the solid waste article.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who picks up bulky items like old furniture in unincorporated Gwinnett County?
What counts as bulky waste?
Sources & Official References
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