We’re here to help you find the city of Athens trash pickup schedule for 2025 including bulk pickup, recycling, holidays, and maps.
The City of Athens is in Clark County, Georgia with Greenville to the northeast, Macon to the south, Atlanta, Alpharetta, Decatur, and Gwinnett County to the west.
If there’s a change to your normal trash collection schedule then there’s a good chance your street sweeping schedule has changed too so make sure to check for updates.
Athens Trash Collection Calendar 2025
For normal trash collections schedules, visit https://www.accgov.com/217/Collections
Trash Pick Up Holidays
Here you can see the city-observed holidays.
- New Year’s Day
- MLK Jr. Day
- Earth Day
- Memorial Day
- Juneteenth
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Indigenous People’s Day
- Veterans Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day
Collection service for these holidays may alter, for questions about the holiday collection schedule please contact the ACC Solid Waste Department at (706) 613-3501 or email at [email protected].
Athens Trash Collection Map
Bulk Waste Pickup Calendar 2025
To find your bulk item pickup schedule visit: https://www.accgov.com/1314/Additional-Requirements
Acceptable Items for Bulk Pickup
Call the Solid Waste Department at 706-613-3501 ext. 0 to arrange for a special pick-up. Fees for a special pick-up will be charged on a cost-of-service basis.
Unacceptable Items for Bulk Pickup
Call the Solid Waste Department at 706-613-3501 ext. 0 to arrange for a special pick-up. Fees for a special pick-up will be charged on a cost-of-service basis.
Have bulky items the city won’t pick up? You need a junk removal service.
If you have large items that the city won’t take from you, you may need to hire a junk removal service.
Junk removal services are not be as picky about the items they’re collecting so if the city won’t take the item, this may be your best bet. There’s usually a fee involved with junk removal but most companies can tell you ahead of time approximately what it’s going to cost.
There are a number of junk removal services in Athens-Clarke County and I’m sure many of them will be able to help you out.
Recycling Collection Calendar 2025
Here’s the link to the recycling collection calendar: https://www.accgov.com/1330/Recyclable-Items-Flyer
Frequently Asked Questions
When is bulk pickup in Athens-Clarke County?
To find your bulky item pickup in your area call the Solid Waste Department at 706-613-3501 ext. 0 to arrange for a special pick-up. Fees for a special pick-up will be charged on a cost-of-service basis.
What day is trash pickup?
To find trash pickup on your street visit: https://athensclarke.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=9cbab6fee282442e971747636ed33301
What time does trash collection start?
Trash collection starts at 7:00 a.m. Make sure to have your bins on the curb by then.
How can I contact the Athens Public Works Department?
Suki Janssen
Solid Waste Department Director
[email protected]
Phone: 706-613-3512, ext. 7868
Solid Waste
725 Hancock Industrial Way
Athens, GA 30605
Phone: : 706-613-3501
Fax: : 706-613-3504
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Hope you were able to find everything you need for the Athens-Clarke County trash pickup schedule. We strive to provide the most up to date information so please let us know if you need anything else.
