WASTE COLLECTION & RECYCLING GUIDELINES FOR Gwinnett County, GA

Guidelines for Curbside Garbage Service

Gwinnett County Recycle Cart Request

Effective July 1, 2018, glass will no longer be accepted as part of recycling. Glass placed in recycling containers may break, contaminating other recyclables. Broken glass is difficult to sort and is no longer widely accepted. Glass should be disposed of with household trash or taken to a separate facility that offers glass recycling.

You can visit Gwinnett County's website for more information on waste removal.

Please follow these guidelines to be sure your trash is collected efficiently.

All garbage and recyclables will be picked up between 7:00am and 6:30pm, Monday through Friday. Homeowners should put the garbage cart and recycling bins curbside no earlier than 3:30pm the day before pickup day but prior to 7:00am on collection day. Emptied carts and bins must be removed no later than the day following collection day.

Cart Placement 
Trash carts and recycling bins should be placed within three feet of the curb or the edge of the street and at least three feet away from any obstacles, preferably on the opposite side of the driveway from the mailbox. 
The trash cart lid opening should face the street.

Cart Guidelines 
Use an approved solid waste cart provided by your hauler 
Put trash inside the cart - overflow won't be collected 
You can contact your hauler for more carts if needed (there will be an additional charge)

Curbside garbage service

• Pickup once per week.
• Cart must be placed curbside by 6:30 a.m. on the scheduled collection day.
• Place cart at least 3 feet away from other objects.
• All garbage must be bagged and placed inside the cart in order to be collected. Overflow will not be serviced.  
• Items not accepted for collection: hazardous waste, aerosol cans that are not empty, large glass panes, biomedical waste, construction/demolition waste, large tree debris, tires, compressed gas cylinders, stumps, paint, large engine parts, ammunition of any type, paint solvents, chemicals, small engine parts containing oil or fluids, treated wood, chemicals, dead animals (over 10 pounds) or firearms.

Curbside yard waste service

• Must call Advanced Disposal directly at (678) 684-1493 to establish service.
• $60 for six months of service. A six-month commitment is required. OR $90 for twelve months of service. A twelve-month commitment is required.
• Yard waste services are collected in a one-time prepayment. The payments are a non-refundable fee.
• Pickup once per week as an elective service, not exceeding 15 paper bags and/or tied bundles.
• Yard trimmings must be in paper bags, not plastic.
• Tree branches must be no more than four inches in diameter and three feet in length.
• Limbs not to exceed four inches in diameter or more than three feet in length, prepared in bundles not weighing more than fifty (50) pounds, or in sturdy paper bags, or other suitable containers. (Do not place yard waste in the Advanced Disposal provided trash or recycle containers).
• Yard waste must be placed curbside by 6:30 a.m. on the scheduled collection day.

Curbside bulk item service

• Contact Advanced Disposal 48 hours prior to the pickup to schedule a collection at (678) 684-1493.
• Pickup once per week.
• Accommodates household items that cannot be placed in the 95-gallon cart.
• Bulk items must be placed curbside by 6:30 a.m. on the scheduled collection day.

White Goods

• Contact Advanced Disposal 48 hours prior to the pickup to schedule a collection at (678) 684-1493.
• Pickup once per week.
• Accommodates household appliances such as refrigerators, stoves, washers, dryers, water heaters and other large enameled appliances.
• Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) units must be removed before pick up of items.
• Freon gas must be removed and tagged by a qualified technician before collection can be scheduled. 
• Items must be placed curbside by 6:30 a.m. on the scheduled collection day.

Curbside recycling service

• Pickup once per week.
• Recycling cart must be placed curbside by 6:30 a.m. on the scheduled collection day.
• Place at least 3 feet away from other objects.
• Be sure to rinse out all cans, bottles, and containers before placing them in the recycling bin.
• Put only acceptable materials in recycling bin—no sorting required.
• Break down large cardboard boxes for recycling. Anything over 3 feet in length must call for special pick up at (678) 684-1493.  
• Recyclable items not placed in 18-gallon or 65-gallon recycling bins can be placed in another container as long as the container is clearly marked "Recyclables"
• Acceptable recyclables include newspaper and inserts, cardboard and pizza boxes, kraft paper, paper grocery bags, Shopping & Lunch Bags- Paper, paperboard, Cereal Boxes, Tissue Boxes, Paper Towel Cores, Tissue Paper Cores, Soda & Beer Cartons, Shoe Boxes, Magazines, Shopping Catalogues Discarded Mail, Greeting Cards, Envelopes, Calendars, School Papers, Carbonless Forms-Paper, Computer Paper, Old Phone Directories, Paperback Books, Aluminum Beverage Containers, Aluminum Baking Tins, Aluminum Food Containers Steel Food Containers, Empty Aerosol Cans, Clean Metallic Lids, Plastic Soda & Water Bottles (#1), Milk Jugs (#2) Plastic Detergent Bottles (#2).
• Styrofoam is not accepted.
• Glass is not accepted.
• Plastic bags cannot be recycled at the curb, and if the recyclables are contained in a bag, your hauler cannot tell if there are unrecyclable materials in the bag and has to assume it is trash. 

Read more helpful information at the county's website.