A fee-based solid waste service is provided to residents in unincorporated DeKalb and the cities of Brookhaven, Decatur, Doraville, Dunwoody, Lithonia, Pine Lake, Stonecrest, Stone Mountain and Tucker. Annual sanitation assessment fees include weekly garbage, recycling, yard trimmings and bulky item collection.
Submitting Requests for New Residential Service |
(Garbage only OR garbage & recycling)
Establishing new service requires proof of property ownership and is subject to prorated annual sanitation assessment fees.
USPS mail | Click here for instructions. |
In person | Sanitation Division’s administration building 3720 Leroy Scott Drive, Decatur, GA 30032 (404) 294-2900 Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. |
Online | Click here to submit a request. |
Click here for a new residential service application. | |
Sanitation Residential Annual Assessment Fees |
Prorated annual sanitation assessment fees are based on the month and year the house is purchased. All fees must be paid prior to roll cart delivery and the start of collection service. Click here for prorated annual sanitation assessment fees for garbage and recycling roll carts.
USPS mail | Click here for information. |
In person | Sanitation Division’s administration building 3720 Leroy Scott Drive, Decatur, GA 30032 (404) 294-2900 Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. |
Online | Receive a payment link with further instructions. |
Garbage Roll Cart |
New customers receive a standard 95-gallon garbage roll cart. All new customers must pay a one-time $25 prepaid fee for the 95-gallon garbage roll cart and the prorated residential annual assessment fee in order to establish a new account and receive service. Once a new account is established, property owners can request an additional 95-gallon roll cart, which will require an increase in annual sanitation assessment fees.
Recycling Roll Cart |
Participation in the residential single-stream recycling program is optional and included in the annual sanitation assessment fee. Residents can request a standard complimentary 45-gallon roll cart OR upgrade to a 65-gallon roll cart for a one-time $25 prepaid roll cart fee.