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DeKalb Announces Thanksgiving Sanitation Schedule

Nov 19, 2025 - 3:12 PM
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Collection to run one day late for Thursday customers 

In observance of Thanksgiving Day on Thursday, Nov. 27, sanitation collection service for residential customers will be based on the following revised schedule:

Monday, Nov. 24– Normal collection day.

Tuesday, Nov. 25  Normal collection day.

Wednesday, Nov. 26  Normal collection day.

Thursday, Nov. 27 – Thanksgiving Day observed; no collection service.

Friday, Nov. 28 – Residential customers whose regularly scheduled collection day is 

Thursday, Nov. 27, will be serviced on Friday, Nov. 28. 

The Seminole Road Landfill, and the Central and North Transfer Stations will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 27, reopening on Friday, Nov. 28, during normal operating hours. The Customer Care call center and administration building will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 27, and Friday Nov. 28, reopening on Monday, Dec. 1, 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 @DKalbSanitation on X (formerly Twitter).

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