Hazardous Household Waste Recycle Event

Saturday October 24

Hazardous Household Waste Recycle Event will be held Satruday October 24th from 8 AM to 12 PM at the Recycling Center on 8001 Pine Grove Way Columbus GA 31907. Must be a Columbus Georgia Resident. ID is required. Additional Information can be viewed here

FY27 Holiday Schedule

• Independence Day – Friday, July 3, 2026
• Labor Day – Monday, September 7, 2026
• Columbus Day – Monday, October 12, 2026
• Veterans Day – Wednesday, November 11, 2026
• Thanksgiving Day – Thursday, November 26, 2026
• Day After Thanksgiving – Friday, November 27, 2026
• Floating Holiday – Thursday, December 24, 2026
• Christmas Holiday – Friday, December 25, 2026
• New Year’s Day – Friday, January 1, 2027
• Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday – Monday, January 18, 2027
• Memorial Day – Monday, May 31, 2027
• Juneteenth – Friday, June 18, 2027

Independence Day Waste Pickup Notice

Please view the Integrated Waste pickup schedule for Independence Day [Here]

Animal Services Transferred to PAWS Humane

Animal services was transferred to Paws Humane Society on February 1, 2025. For more information or for lost/found pets, please see pawshumane.org

Waste Collection Policy Update

Effective Monday, September 9, 2024, “All” household waste must be in a black or brown city issued cart”, or it will not be collected.

Citizens wanting to purchase a second cart (brown cart) for residential household waste at a cost of $55.00 can do so by calling 311. There is no additional charge to collect from the second cart/brown cart purchased from the city.

All collection services will be provided on the SAME DAY. The day that your (black & brown cart) household garbage is collected your recycling, yard waste and bulk waste will be collected.

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