Smyrna, GA Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)
Key Facts
- Large furniture and appliances
- Collected at the curb for a fee per item
- Fee schedule
- Adopted by council under Section 86-2.3
- Abandoned household items
- Owner of originating property pays cost-based fee
- Bundle weight limit
- Tied bundles or containers under 60 pounds
- Yard waste piles
- Two piles, five feet high each, per week
- Yard waste bags
- 20 pounds each, 20 bags per pick-up
Summary
In the City of Smyrna, Georgia, the city collects large furniture and large appliances left at the street curb for a per-item fee set by council schedule. Abandoned household items the city hauls away are billed to the originating property owner at cost. Items on the Section 86-2.1 prohibited list are never collected.
The city will impose a fee per item in accordance with the schedule adopted by council for the collection of large furniture such as sofas, beds, and tables, and large appliances such as, hot water heaters, and stoves placed at street curb. The city will not collect items identified in section 86-2.1. ... Upon collection by the city of abandoned household items, the owner of the property from whence they originated shall pay a fee that will be determined on a case by case basis, based on costs incurred by the city.
Full Breakdown
Section 86-2.3 of the Smyrna Code covers large items. The city imposes a fee per item, in accordance with the schedule adopted by council, for collecting large furniture such as sofas, beds, and tables, and large appliances such as hot water heaters and stoves, placed at street curb. The city will not collect any item identified in Section 86-2.1, which prohibits hazardous waste, any item containing refrigerant, pressure cylinders, oxygen tanks, paint, rubber tires, yard waste, inert building material, motor oil, and cooking oil. Because refrigerant-bearing items are on that list, a refrigerator or air conditioner is not a curbside appliance pickup.
Section 86-2.4 addresses items left behind. Upon collection by the city of abandoned household items, the owner of the property from which they originated pays a fee determined case by case, based on costs incurred by the city. That fee is billed to the property owner, not the person who left the items.
Other bulk material is handled under Section 86-2. Trash too large for the receptacle must be carefully placed in tied bundles or other suitable containers under 60 pounds so it can be removed conveniently, and hedge cuttings are placed adjacent to the street. Under subsection (d), heavy accumulation such as construction or remodeling waste, brick, broken concrete, dirt, mulch, sand and gravel, automobile frames and parts, dead trees and other bulky, heavy material is disposed of at the expense of the owner or person controlling it. Under subsection (g), a business, school or apartment house with containerized pick-up service is not subject to subsections (d) and (e).
Brush goes through the yard waste program in Section 86-2.2(d). The city collects small limbs, shrubs, and bagged leaves and branches weekly, no more than six inches in diameter and no greater than five feet in length, separated from the garbage. Pickup is limited to two piles no greater than five feet in height each week, yard waste bags cannot exceed 20 pounds each, and each property is limited to 20 bags per pick-up. The city will not pick up dirt, rocks, mulch, logs or stumps, and it is not responsible for contractor or tree arborist debris.
Violations & Fines
Putting a prohibited Section 86-2.1 item at the curb gets no pickup, and the owner must take it to the appropriate recycling facility or approved landfill. Abandoned items the city removes are billed to the originating property owner under Section 86-2.4. Dumping bulk items on someone else's property falls under the litter article, where Section 86-85 allows a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000.00 for each day the violation remains unremedied.
Frequently Asked Questions
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