Commercial Garbage, Recycling & Special Collection Service

Garbage Service

Containers and services
Front-end loading and compactor containers are available. Prices vary on containers - please contact the Commercial Customer Care team at (404) 294-2900 or CommercialService@dekalbcountyga.gov for more information.

Container Options 

 

Commercial front-loader (dumpster) service 
3, 4, 6 and 8 cubic yards are available.
Service frequencies of 1 to 6 days per week are available.

Compactor service
30 cubic yard self-contained or breakaway compactors are available.

Items not permitted in garbage containers and compactors
Tires, bed springs, tree logs or limbs, deceased animals, furniture and carpet, wood, wooden crates, pallets, rock, dirt, concrete, concrete blocks, large household or industrial appliances, large automobile parts (fenders, doors, axles, rear ends, transmissions, etc.)

Applications, pricing and procedures

Submitting service request

                           
     
                                    
                                    
Payment options 
Click here for more information.
Click here for information on various payment options.
A container delivery/removal fee of $150 per container and the first month's service charges will be placed on customer's first monthly bill. 

	Submitting requests
	USPS mail	Must include application hold harmless agreement to: Sanitation Division’s administration building 3720 Leroy Scott Drive, Decatur, GA 30032
	Email	CommercialService@dekalbcountyga.gov. Email must include completed application and hold harmless agreement.
	In person	Sanitation Division’s administration building 3720 Leroy Scott Drive, Decatur, GA 30032 Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
		Click here to print application and hold harmless agreement.

Unapproved items for disposal in containers
Propane tanks, tires, paint, batteries, chemicals of any kind, asbestos and liquids. 

NOTE: Any tires disposed of inside the roll-off container will be removed at the renter's expense. 

Approved items for disposal in containers
Construction and demolition materials, garbage, tree parts, dirt and rocks (10 and 20 yard containers only).                                                              
Payment options 
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10, 20, 30 or 40 yard roll-off containers are available for up to a two-week
rental in each instance. Requests to service and return containers require rental fee to be paid again in full. Commercial accounts must be in good standing when requests are submitted.

	Submitting requests
	USPS mail	Mail a completed application to: Sanitation Division’s administration building 3720 Leroy Scott Drive, Decatur, GA 30032.
	Email	CommercialService@dekalbcountyga.gov. Email must include completed application.
	In person	Sanitation Division’s administration building 3720 Leroy Scott Drive, Decatur, GA 30032 Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

  

  

  





New recycling customers automatically receive a six cubic yard recycling container. Customers may be approved for 65-gallon recycling roll carts due to space constraints. Accounts must have an established collection service frequency of at least once per week.

Application and flyer  
Click here to print flyer.
Click here to print application.

	Submitting requests
	Telephone	404-294-2900.
	Email	CommercialService@dekalbcountyga.gov. Email must include completed request form.
	In person	Sanitation Division’s administration building 3720 Leroy Scott Drive, Decatur, GA 30032 Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
	Items will be serviced within 10 business days after the request is received.

Request form 
Click here to print request form.

Payment options
Charges are billed to customer accounts.