In an effort to meet Federal and State guidelines, to comply with environmental regulations and preserve natural resources, and to reduce waste and keep costs at a minimum, the City of Snellville encourages all of its citizens to be "waste conscious," to make a sincere effort to reduce the amount of waste they generate, and to practice reuse and recycle whenever possible. We are a franchised City which means all solid waste services must go through our Public Works Department. This includes commercial services and residential services.
Curbside Household Garbage
The City of Snellville is a volume-based service. This service provides each household with one 65-gallon wheeled garbage cart. Household garbage is picked up once weekly at the curb. Your cart must be at the curb by 6 am on your pickup day. You will be informed of your specific day of pick up when you call to start service.
ALL garbage must be in durable plastic garbage bags, bags must be tied, and all garbage bags must fit INSIDE your cart with the lid closed flat. Only Advanced or Waste Management containers will be serviced. Overloading your cart with too many bags will scatter trash when the mechanical arm lifts your cart. Therefore, overloaded carts will not be serviced to prevent spilling trash on the ground. Please make sure carts are place away from mailboxes and vehicles. In the event you have extra garbage bags on your pickup day, please read below.
Excess Garbage Procedure
Garbage that doesn't fit inside your trash cart with a closed lid, must be placed in a "City of Snellville Blue Bag" in order to be collected by our sanitation provider. The purchase of these bags covers the cost of the excess garbage pick up. When needed, place the "City of Snellville Blue Bag" alongside your trash cart by 6 am at the curb on your scheduled day of collection.
City of Snellville Blue Bags are available at Public Works, as well as Publix and Kroger located on Scenic Hwy in Snellville. Go to the customer service desk at both Publix and Kroger for assistance. The Blue Bags are imprinted with the city seal. The Blue Bags are sold only by the bundle. Each bundle contains 10 bags and sells for $17.00. Garbage outside your 65-gallon cart will NOT be picked up if it is not in a "City of Snellville Blue Bag."
Curbside Bulk Item Pickup
Please call the Public Works Department at 770-985-3527, Monday - Thursday, 7am to 5:30pm to schedule a curbside bulk item pick up. Bulk items are collected on your regular garbage day and MUST be scheduled with our Public Works Dept. You must purchase the official "City of Snellville Blue Bags," attach three (3) blue bags to EACH bulk item (sofa, mattress, etc.), and place the item at your curb on your regular garbage day by 6 am.
Move in / Move Out
Moving in?
Please contact the Public Works Department to set up your sanitation service at (770) 985-3527. Our office hours are 7:00am to 5:30pm, Monday - Thursday. Calling to start service will assure you two weeks of additional garbage above our normal volume base 65 gallon cart, without needing the City of Snellville Blue Bags normally required. Limit of five 55 Gallon sized bags per pick up. We will get your general information and send you information with all guidelines. Once we have all the necessary information and verify you have the appropriate cart and we will start your service.
Moving out?
Please contact the Public Works Department to stop your sanitation and recycling service at (770) 985-3527. Our office hours are 7:00am to 5:30pm, Monday - Thursday. Calling to stop service will assure you two weeks of additional garbage above our normal volume base 65 gallon cart, without needing the City of Snellville Blue Bags normally required. Limit of five 55 gallon sized bags per pick up. This will also ensure the account is not in your name and show you are no longer responsible for this residence. The garbage cart is to remain at the residence.
