Press Releases

In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 20, garbage, recyclable materials, and yard trimmings collection for residential customers will be based on a revised collection schedule. The North Transfer Station will be open from 6 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 20, resuming normal operating hours on Tuesday, Jan. 21. The Customer Care call center, administration building, Central Transfer Station, and Seminole Road Landfill will be closed on Monday, Jan. 20, reopening on Tuesday, Jan. 21, during normal operating hours.

DeKalb County work crews arrived at midnight this morning to begin preparation for the winter weather event today. The work crews will work 16-hour shifts until Saturday morning at 7:00 a.m. when weather conditions are expected to improve.

The DeKalb County Board of Ethics will conduct its Regular Public Meeting on Thursday, January 16, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the 178 Sams Street, Room A1201 - A & B, Decatur, GA 30030.

In anticipation of inclement weather and dangerous road conditions, the DeKalb County Sanitation Division has suspended all administrative operations, residential and commercial services, and transfer station and landfill operations for Friday, Jan. 10. Commercial customers will be serviced on Saturday, Jan. 11, weather permitting.

Due to forecasted cold weather, DeKalb County has opened the following four warming centers for residents 24 hours a day beginning at 8 p.m. until further notice. However, DeKalb County’s overnight only warming center, North DeKalb Senior/Community Center, 3393 Malone Drive, Chamblee, will be closed until Monday, January 13. There will be a final pick-up tonight, Jan. 9, at the regularly scheduled time.