Decatur, GA – In observance of Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 5, garbage, recyclable materials and yard trimmings collection for DeKalb County residential customers will be based on a revised schedule as follows, a press release says.

– Monday, Sept. 5 – Labor Day observed. No sanitation collection service.

– Tuesday, Sept. 6 – Residential customers whose regularly scheduled collection day is Monday, Sept. 5, will be serviced on Tuesday, Sept. 6.

– Wednesday, Sept. 7 – Residential customers whose regularly scheduled collection day is Tuesday, Sept. 6, will be serviced on Wednesday, Sept. 7.

– Thursday, Sept. 8 – Residential customers whose regularly scheduled collection day is Wednesday, Sept. 7, will be serviced on Thursday, Sept. 8.

– Friday, Sept. 9 – Residential customers whose regularly scheduled collection day is Thursday, Sept. 8, will be serviced on Friday, Sept. 9.

The Sanitation Division’s administrative office, Customer Care call center, Central Transfer Station and Seminole Road Landfill will be closed on Monday, Sept. 5, reopening on Tuesday, Sept. 6, during normal operating hours. The North Transfer Station will be open from 7 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 5.

For more information, contact the Sanitation Division’s Customer Care team at 404-294-2900 or [email protected], visit www.dekalbsanitation.com, or follow the Sanitation Division on Twitter @DKalbSanitation.

The city of Decatur announced their holiday collection schedule as well. Regular service for Monday will be on Tuesday, Sept. 6, and regular service for Tuesday will be on Wednesday, Sept. 7 for solid waste and recycling services in the city.

For more information about the city of Decatur’s solid waste collection, click here.

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