Trash and recycling pickup in Sandy Springs: haulers, holidays, bulk

Last checked Oct. 5, 2026. Facts on this page come from the City of Sandy Springs Garbage & Recycling page and from Keep North Fulton Beautiful, which runs the city’s recycling center.

Sandy Springs works differently from most cities around it: the city does not collect trash. Every household and business signs its own contract with a private waste hauler, or gets service through its homeowners association or apartment complex. That means your pickup day, cart size, holiday schedule and bill all come from the hauler, not from City Hall.

Who to call

• Your pickup day, missed pickup, carts, bulk items, holiday delays: your hauler (list below)
• City questions, illegal dumping, overflowing carts at the curb: City of Sandy Springs Call Center, 770-730-5600 (24 hours), or Sandy Springs Works online
• Recycling, glass, electronics, hazardous waste events: Keep North Fulton Beautiful, 470-990-9906, 470 Morgan Falls Road
• Official page: Garbage & Recycling

Choosing a hauler

The city publishes a list of approved waste haulers. For homes, the approved residential haulers are:

• Arrow Waste
• Custom Disposal Services (homeowners associations only)
• Diamond Disposal (homeowners associations only)
• Lambert Disposal
• SeeGreen Services
• Waste Management
• 1Stop Disposal

Approved commercial haulers are Commercial Disposal, Republic Services, SeeGreen Services, Waste Pro and Waste Management. The city also lists dumpster rental and junk removal companies for one-off jobs.

The city says it charges haulers an annual infrastructure maintenance fee equal to 5% of their gross receipts, and that it charges no administrative or service fee of its own. If you live in a neighborhood with an HOA contract, check with the HOA before signing up on your own: two of the approved haulers serve HOAs only.

Residents who want to haul their own trash, and contractors, must apply to the city’s Revenue Department with the Solid Waste Self-Hauler/Contractor Application (PDF), at City Hall, 1 Galambos Way, or by calling 770-730-5600.

What day is my pickup? What about holidays?

Because each hauler runs its own routes, there is no single citywide pickup calendar and no citywide holiday schedule. Your hauler sets your day, tells you whether recycling and yard waste go out on the same day, and decides which holidays push pickup back. Keep the hauler’s customer service number on the fridge; it is the only place to get a firm answer.

The Sandy Springs Recycling Center

The city partners with Keep North Fulton Beautiful (KNFB) for drop-off recycling at 470 Morgan Falls Road, off Roswell Road between Abernathy and Northridge roads.

KNFB says it is closed on New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas, and whenever Fulton County Schools close for bad weather. Everything must be empty and clean.

Free to drop off, according to KNFB’s what we accept page:

• Aluminum, steel and tin cans, and scrap metal
• Cardboard and chipboard (no milk cartons or paper cups), magazines, newspapers and office paper
• Plastic #1 beverage bottles, #2 jugs and bottles, and #5
• Food and beverage glass jars and bottles. No sheet glass, auto glass, ceramics, mirrors, vases or drinkware
• Cellphones, computers, printer cartridges and other small electronics
• Metal appliances without Freon, grills, lawn furniture and other bulky metal items
• Clothing, shoes, books, home medical equipment and like-new household items, which go to charity
• Liquid cooking oil and grease

Some items carry a fee, paid at the office window before drop-off. KNFB lists them on the same page; examples include appliances with Freon, TVs and monitors, fluorescent bulbs, tires, paint and document shredding. TVs, monitors and items containing mercury or Freon are taken from Sandy Springs and Johns Creek residents only, according to KNFB’s electronics page.

Glass

Many curbside programs in metro Atlanta no longer take glass. KNFB’s glass recycling page says clean food or beverage jars and bottles can go to the recycling center instead. The city also says an aluminum can recycling bin, owned by the Georgia Burn Foundation, sits at Fire Station 51, 1425 Spalding Drive.

Bulk items and hazardous waste

Bulk pickup is a hauler service: ask your hauler what it takes and how much notice it needs. Outside of that, the recycling center takes metal furniture and appliances, and KNFB runs a Bulky Trash and Recycling Day for Sandy Springs residents for large appliances, electronics, furniture, bicycles, lawn mowers and more.

The city’s guidance for household hazardous waste, from its Garbage & Recycling page:

• 20-pound propane tanks: to Lowe’s, Home Depot or another propane retailer, never in the trash
• Motor oil: many auto parts stores take it, including Advance Auto Parts, NAPA and AutoZone
• Latex paint: mix with equal parts kitty litter or another absorbent, let it dry, then put it in the trash
• Compact fluorescent bulbs: Home Depot takes them
• Gasoline: never into a storm drain or sewer

Pesticides, solvent-based paint and cleaning chemicals should be kept in their original containers for a KNFB collection event. The 2026 Household Hazardous Waste event ran 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, June 26, at the Sandy Springs Youth Sports Complex, 450 Morgan Falls Place. It was free, for Sandy Springs residents only, with pre-registration, and paint was limited to 80 pounds a vehicle.

Christmas trees

Every January, KNFB’s Bring One for the Chipper collects Christmas trees at the Home Depot on Peachtree-Dunwoody Road and at the recycling center, and turns them into free mulch.

Frequently asked questions

Does the city of Sandy Springs pick up trash? No. The city does not provide trash collection. Residents and businesses contract directly with a private hauler, and the city publishes a list of approved residential haulers.

What day is trash pickup in Sandy Springs? Your pickup day is set by the hauler you or your homeowners association signed up with, not by the city. Ask your hauler for your day and its holiday schedule.

Where can I recycle glass in Sandy Springs? Take clean food and beverage jars and bottles to the Sandy Springs Recycling Center run by Keep North Fulton Beautiful at 470 Morgan Falls Road. Glass drop-off is free.

When is the Sandy Springs Recycling Center open? It is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. It is closed Wednesday, Sunday and six major holidays, and when Fulton County Schools close for weather.

How do I get rid of household hazardous waste in Sandy Springs? Keep North Fulton Beautiful holds a city-sponsored collection event for Sandy Springs residents, most recently June 26, 2026. Pre-registration is required and there is no fee.

What this means for you

• New in town? Pick a hauler from the city’s approved list, or ask your HOA or landlord who already serves your street.
• Holiday delays come from your hauler, not the city.
• Glass, electronics and scrap metal go to Morgan Falls Road, closed Wednesdays.

More city services: who to call at City Hall and moving to Sandy Springs.