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

Gwinnett County Code section 82-56(a)(1) divides unincorporated Gwinnett into five residential service areas, and the county contracts with a single residential service provider for each area under subsection (a)(2)b, so only that provider may collect residential municipal solid waste, bulky waste, white goods and recovered materials there. Subsection (a)(2)c requires the designated provider to run weekly curbside collection for every service area under the terms of its service agreement with the county.

Service is not optional and is not typically billed by the hauler directly. Under section 82-56(a)(7), the county charges each residential service unit owner an annual residential service fee, prorated for partial-year ownership, and that fee is ordinarily collected on the property owner's ad valorem tax statement rather than through a separate hauler invoice. New owners must arrange collection service and pay the fee before the county will issue a certificate of occupancy, and must notify the county or the provider once the home becomes occupied.

Residents with a documented disability can skip the curb entirely: section 82-56(b)(12) entitles any resident who is a person with a disability to non-curbside collection of solid waste, recovered materials, bulky waste, white goods and yard trimmings, provided the resident obtains a physician's certificate and files it with both the provider and the county. The accommodation also covers temporary conditions lasting up to 90 days, and every adult in the household must qualify for it to apply.

Because only one hauler is authorized per service area, using an unauthorized company is itself a violation: section 82-56(b)(1)b makes it unlawful for any hauler except the county's designated provider to collect residential solid waste in the unincorporated area.