Residential - Excess Special Collection Services (Large/Bulky Items)

Residential excess special collection services/bulky item pick ups are offered to residential customers. Upon request, customers are entitled to the collection of three excess trash/bulky item pickups per year. Any single item that cannot be handled by two workers will not be accepted. 

Acceptable Excess Special Collection 

Acceptable excess trash/bulky items include but are not limited to: dryers, furniture, mattresses, refrigerators, rugs, tree trunks, washing machines, and water heaters.

NOT ACCEPTABLE 

Automobile parts, construction debris, and hazardous waste are not allowed in your waste containers or as part of bulky item pickup.

Schedule a Pick Up

• Requests must be made at least 24 hours in advance of your normal collection day by contacting Athens Services at (855) 557-1007 or online at AthensServices.com/Bulky
• Residential excess special collection/bulky items are picked up on your service days.
• If you have curbside collection service, place your residential excess special collection/bulky items within 3 feet of the curb next to your container by 6:00 am on your scheduled collection day.

Community Wide Residential Clean Ups

In addition, Athens Services will host three (3) community-wide residential trash cleanup drives per year. During each drive, Athens will pick up all unusual major items of trash placed curbside.

Dates for 2023: 

• March  27-31 
• July 24-28
• November 13-17