DeKalb Announces Labor Day Residential Sanitation Collection Schedule

Aug 30, 2021 - 12:59 PM

A garbage truck lifts a green bin to empty its contents. A worker in a yellow vest operates the truck. A blue recycling bin is visible nearby, surrounded by leafy trees.

In observance of Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 6, garbage, recyclable materials and yard trimmings collection for residential customers will be based on a revised schedule as follows:

Monday, Sept. 6 – Labor Day observed. No sanitation collection service.

Tuesday, Sept. 7 – Residential customers whose regularly scheduled collection day is Monday, Sept. 6, will be serviced on Tuesday, Sept. 7.

Wednesday, Sept. 8 – Residential customers whose regularly scheduled collection day is Tuesday, Sept. 7, will be serviced on Wednesday, Sept. 8.

Thursday, Sept. 9 – Residential customers whose regularly scheduled collection day is Wednesday, Sept. 8, will be serviced on Thursday, Sept. 9.

Friday, Sept. 10 – Residential customers whose regularly scheduled collection day is Thursday, Sept. 9, will be serviced on Friday, Sept. 10.

The North Transfer Station will be open from 7 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 6. The Central Transfer Station, Seminole Road Landfill and Customer Care call center will be closed on Monday, Sept. 6, reopening on Tuesday, Sept. 7, during normal operating hours.

For more information, contact the Sanitation Division’s Customer Care team at 404-294-2900 or sanitation@dekalbcountyga.gov, visit www.dekalbsanitation.com, or follow the Sanitation Division on Twitter @DKalbSanitation.