DeKalb County, GA Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)

Refuse will be collected twice each week from residential units except for exceptionally large piles of limbs which may require an excessive period of time to load.(2)Refuse will be collected as often as six (6) times a week from commercial establishments.(3)Dead animals (other than dogs and house pets) will not be collected, and dead dogs and house pets will be collected only from animal hospitals, curbsides and public rights-of-way. Dead house pets shall be in a plastic bag and placed at the curb. They will be collected on a special fee basis and on an on-call basis by the county. Large dead animals shall be disposed of by burying on the individual's property to whom the animal belongs as the county has no responsibility to supply service for the removal and disposal of large dead animals.(4)Collection service shall be discontinued where garbage or trash cans or commercial containers are inadequate or have been condemned as unfit by an inspector and notice has been given to the owner or occupant of the premises who has refused to correct the situation then existing.(c)The county shall not be responsible for collecting or hauling discarded building material, dirt, rock or discarded furniture and appliances from private property, nor shall it be responsible for collecting or hauling trees, bushes or other vegetation from commercial tree trimmers, landscapers or building contractors except on a special fee basis. (Code 1976, § 6-3008)