Augusta, GA trash pickup schedule
Augusta trash and recycling: who collects, how often, how to find your pickup day, and what changes on holidays in 2026.
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Quick answer
| Who collects | A private hauler under city contract: Coastal Waste & Recycling Augusta-Richmond County mandatory residential collection (garbage, bulk, yard waste) under a City contract; Coastal serves the entire Augusta service area from Aug 1, 2025 (the Nov 2024 award had split Zone 1 to Georgia Waste Systems and Zones 2-3 to Coastal). Service problems go to the City (311), not the hauler. Recycling is NOT part of the City contract: optional subscription billed quarterly by Coastal.1 |
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| How often | Trash weekly, yard waste weekly, same day as garbage1 |
| Set out | at the curb by 7 a.m. on collection day (service between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m.); handle facing the home, cart 3 ft or less from the road's edge; 3 ft clearance on all sides, 6 ft from vehicles, boats, mailboxes, light poles and fences; 15 ft overhead clearance1 |
| Your pickup day | App: Augusta Trash & Recycling1 |
| Holidays | The city publishes a rule, not a dated list: see the holiday rule. |
Bulk items: Set collection days (details). Drop-off sites: 0 listed (hours and fees).
Augusta holiday trash schedule 2026
| City’s rule | Collection runs on all legal holidays except New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. When one of these falls on a weekday, collection is delayed one day (example given: Friday collection moves to Saturday).1 |
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No dated list of holidays is published for Augusta; the holiday delay checker shows the rule above for each upcoming holiday.
Check your own day for the next three holidays with the holiday delay checker, or download a pickup calendar.
Bulk trash pickup in Augusta
| How it works | Set collection days1 |
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| How to request | No booking: set bulk piles out on your weekly collection day (bulk collection days unchanged by the 2025 hauler switch)1 |
| Limits | Pile must be 10 cubic yards or less (the notice also says a pile of 10 cu yd or greater is tagged and reported to the City as out of compliance); no piece longer than 5 ft in length or width; no single item over 50 lb1 |
| Fees | Not published by the city (official page) |
| Not accepted |
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Recycling in Augusta
| Pickup | Not published by the city (official page) |
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| Type | Not published by the city (official page) |
| Glass | not accepted3 |
| Plastics | #1 and #2 plastic containers1 |
Accepted
- Paper products, mixed paper, cardboard, newsprint, magazines, catalogs; No. 1 and No. 2 plastic containers; steel/tin cans; aluminum cans1
- Coastal Augusta page list: mixed paper and newspaper; uncoated/flattened cardboard; aluminum and metal cans (clean and dry); plastic bottles and containers. Only clean and dry recyclables.3
Programs
- Optional subscription with Coastal (not part of the City contract; billed quarterly by Coastal; includes delivery of a new Coastal recycling cart): sign up at coastalwasteinc.com or 706-790-4117. Old Augusta recycling carts are no longer serviced.1
- Rollout (per Coastal's Augusta page): sign-ups from Aug 1, 2025; cart delivery from Oct 1, 2025 taking up to 90 days; collection begins once all carts are delivered, with a start date communicated to enrolled residents.3
Yard waste, food scraps and seasonal pickups
| Yard waste pickup | Yes1 |
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| Season | Not published by the city (official page) |
| How often | weekly, same day as garbage1 |
| Rules | In plastic or Kraft bags (max 20 bags per pickup day), customer-provided cans under 32 gallons clearly marked as yard waste, or piles of 10 cu yd or less; leaves and pine straw must be bagged or contained; max 5 ft long/wide, 4 in diameter, 50 lb per item or bag; items in polybags, tarps, wheelbarrows or other containers not collected; no dirt or soil1 |
| Food scraps | Not published by the city (official page) |
| Christmas trees | Not published by the city (official page) |
| Leaf collection | Not published by the city (official page) |
Drop-off sites: landfill, recycling and hazardous waste
Not published by the city (official page)
Item guides: Mattress · Couch and furniture · Appliances · Paint · Batteries · Electronics · Tires · Motor oil · Christmas tree.
Missed pickup and contacts
| Missed pickup form | Call 311 or report in the Augusta Trash & Recycling app1 |
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| Phone | 311 (City of Augusta); recycling sign-up with Coastal: 706-790-41171 |
| 311 | 311 or the Augusta Trash & Recycling app (App Store / Google Play)1 |
| Official website | augustaga.gov1 |
Nearby cities
- Columbia, SC82 miles · The city collects
- Athens, GA85 miles · The city and contracted haulers (by area or service)
- Macon, GA101 miles · A private hauler under city contract
- North Charleston, SC120 miles · The city collects
- Charleston, SC127 miles · The city and contracted haulers (by area or service)
- Sandy Springs, GA138 miles · Residents choose a licensed private hauler
Other cities served by Coastal Waste & Recycling
All Georgia cities: Georgia trash pickup schedules.
Augusta trash pickup FAQ
How do I get rid of bulky items in Augusta?
Set collection days. No booking: set bulk piles out on your weekly collection day (bulk collection days unchanged by the 2025 hauler switch)
Does Augusta recycle glass?
Glass: not accepted.
How do I report a missed trash pickup in Augusta?
Use the city’s online form (Call 311 or report in the Augusta Trash & Recycling app) or call 311 (City of Augusta); recycling sign-up with Coastal: 706-790-4117.
Sources
- 1 Resident mailer "Important Notice for Augusta Residents & Businesses" (Coastal Waste & Recycling, from Aug 1, 2025), attachment to an Augusta Commission agenda itemCity · mccmeetingspublic.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net · checked October 30, 2026
- 2 Engineering Services Committee agenda item, Nov 12, 2024: Solid Waste & Recycling Collection Services Contract RFP 25-900City · mccmeetingspublic.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net · checked October 30, 2026
- 3 Coastal Waste & Recycling - Augusta, Georgia residential page (City-contracted hauler, city-specific page)Contracted hauler · coastalwasteinc.com · checked October 30, 2026
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