Trash Pickup Dates for 2026
Services will not run on the following dates. Collection will be delayed by one day for the remainder of the week following each holiday:
| Holiday | Date | Delay |
| New Year’s Day | Jan. 1, 2026 | Thursday and Friday routes will be delayed a day. |
| Memorial Day | May 25, 2026 | All routes will be delayed a day, with Monday routes being picked up Tuesday through Friday routes being picked up Saturday. |
| Fourth of July | July 4, 2026 | No change of service for this holiday because it lands on a weekend. |
| Labor Day | Sept. 7, 2026 | All routes will be delayed a day with Monday routes being picked up Tuesday through Friday routes being picked up Saturday. |
| Thanksgiving | Nov. 26, 2026 | Thursday routes will run on Friday, Nov. 27, 2026. Friday routes will run on Saturday, Nov. 28, 2026. Monday - Wednesday routes will not be affected. |
| Christmas | Dec. 25, 2026 | Friday routes will run on Saturday, Dec. 26, 2026. Monday – Thursday routes will not be affected. |
| New Year’s Day | Jan. 1, 2027 | Friday routes will run on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2027. Monday – Thursday routes will not be affected. |
The monthly sanitation rate for City of Winder is $38.17. This rate includes (1) 95 gallon garbage cart, up to 2 bulky items weekly, leaf and limb pick-up, and street sweeping.
Additional carts are $15 monthly. Reach out to Customer Service by dialing 770-867-3106 or by sending an email.
Do you have physical issues which prevent you and others in your home from taking your cart to the curb? Documentation from a medical doctor will be required to qualify for backdoor service. Reach out to our customer service center if you qualify to set up backdoor service by calling 770-867-3106.
- Place cart at the curb the night before your collection day, no later than 5:30 a.m. on the day of garbage pick-up.
- Position wheels away from the street.
- Place cart four (4) feet away from cars, trees and mailboxes.
- Do not block driveways or sidewalks.
- Please do not overstuff your carts.
Garbage Pick Up
Weekly curbside collection will take place at 6 a.m. Monday through Friday.
- Place cart at the curb the night before your collection day, no later than 5:30 a.m. on the day of garbage pick-up. Garbage and bulk items are collected on the same day.
- Make sure the cart’s lid is completely closed. Do not over fill.
- Allow two (2) feet between containers. Place cart four (4) feet from cars, utility poles, mailboxes fire hydrants, and other obstructions.
- Place containers with the lid opening pointed towards the street, roll carts back to an area way from the streets and out view to the public as soon as possible after collection day.
Bulk Item Pick Up
The City of Winder partners with Waste Pro to provide bulk item pick-up weekly for no more than two bulk items.
Those items of furniture, such as sofas, chairs, tables, and other large items, cannot reasonably be placed in a 95-gallon rollout cart.
Bulk items are defined as furniture, ranges, washers, sofas, car seats, play equipment, chairs, tables, and other large “household” items which cannot reasonably be placed in a 95-gallon rollout cart. Routine bagged garbage and or cardboard boxes do not qualify as bulk items and should be placed inside of the provided cart.
If an item can practically fit inside your receptacle, you should place it in there for pickup.
- King size mattresses
- Treadmills or Exercise Equipment
- Scrap metal
- Car parts
- Engines
- Fuel Containers
- Oils
- Paints
- Old toilets
- Old sinks
- Lumber (pressure treated or non-pressure treated)
- Sheetrock
- Carpet and or carpet padding
- Plywood
- Chain Link Fencing Materials
- Chicken Wire
- Barbed Wire
- Pallets
- Shingles and Roofing Materials
- Bricks, concrete block, landscaping stones, etc.
- Concrete
- Televisions
- Tin
- Tires
- Batteries
- Yard debris
- Construction materials
- Propane tanks
- Windows & sliding glass doors
- Pool tables
- Safes
- Trampolines
- Mirrors and panes of glass
- Swing sets
- Pianos
- Any items too heavy or awkward cannot be safely lifted
- No refrigerators or freezers, or window units
Leaf & Limb Pick Up
The City of Winder’s Public Works Department maintains residential leaf and limb pick-up services on a weekly, routed, year-round basis.
- Leaf and limb pick up occurs on the same day as garbage pick-up.
- Tree limbs must be four (4) feet or shorter, and no larger than eight (8) inches in diameter.
- No stumps.
- Debris should be placed by the road, not on manholes or storm drains, and at a safe distance from all utilities, including water meter boxes.
- Piles should not block the road.
Fees
Any debris determined to be longer than 4 feet and larger than 8 inches in diameter can be disposed with the assistance of the City of Winder Public Works crews for $50 per cubic yard. Please reach out to the City’s Customer Service Center to set up the collection of the oversized piles and fees will be assessed on the monthly utility bill.
If the oversized debris pile is not removed within 10 days by the owner/tenant, per City of Winder code of ordinances the debris pile will be removed by public works and fees will be assessed on the owner/tenant’s utility bill.
Street Sweeping
The City of Winder’s Public Works Department finishes strong each week by clearing any remnants of garbage or leaves on a weekly, routed, year-round basis with street sweeping operations the day after garbage pick-up.
This means our public rights-of-way and streetscapes along with drainage pipes are protected from debris that could potentially cause harm to the environment.