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City collection Furniture does not fit Albany's cart rules and the city publishes no bulky pickup, so a couch goes to the Dougherty County landfill, which accepts most non-hazardous material, or into a rented city roll-off container. The county publishes no residential gate rate for the landfill and the city roll-off schedule prices the container rather than the couch, so confirm the cost of the load at the scale house, 229-302-3226, or the container price at (229) 302-1800 before the piece is moved.
City collection No Albany or Dougherty County page names mattresses, so a mattress follows the same route as other household material, the county landfill, where the charge is set at the gate. Neither the city schedule nor the county landfill page publishes a mattress rate, so confirm the load price at the county scale house, 229-302-3226, before hauling a mattress, and note that a mattress does not fit the city cart rules.
City collection The county landfill accepts most non-hazardous material and does not list appliances among its refusals, while the city publishes no appliance pickup, so the route is the landfill with a confirmation on the price. The county publishes no appliance rate and the city publishes no appliance pickup, so confirm the load price at the scale house, 229-302-3226, and ask how a unit that holds refrigerant is handled, because the landfill refuses hazardous material and does not name cooling appliances on its accepted list.
City collection Albany collects household garbage in city-issued carts and yard debris twice a month, and nothing is collected unless it is inside the cart or is separated yard debris. $41.61 for monthly residential household garbage collection rate effective July 1, 2025. City residential accounts, with fees subject to an annual consumer price index or cost of living adjustment each July 1. An additional container carries its own fee and is arranged at (229) 302-1800.
The highest first-item price applies once. Every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Applicable sales tax is shown before payment.
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The local disposal guide
Will the city take it?
Albany collects household garbage in city-issued carts and yard debris twice a month, and it rents roll-off containers for anything larger. The city publishes no curbside bulky item programme, so a couch, a mattress or an appliance goes to the Dougherty County landfill, which accepts most non-hazardous material and refuses herbicides, pesticides, gasoline, oils, batteries and tires with rims. Electronics are the exception: Keep Albany-Dougherty Beautiful takes all types of electronics at its office on weekdays and at a one-day September event, and its two recycling drop-off sites take household recyclables including batteries and separated glass.
Albany collects household garbage in city-issued carts and yard debris twice a month, and nothing is collected unless it is inside the cart or is separated yard debris.
City cost & eligibility
$41.61 for monthly residential household garbage collection rate effective July 1, 2025. City residential accounts, with fees subject to an annual consumer price index or cost of living adjustment each July 1. An additional container carries its own fee and is arranged at (229) 302-1800.
When & how
Put the cart at the curb or in the alley behind the house no earlier than 5 p.m. the day before collection and no later than 7 a.m. on the collection day, and take it back in by 7 p.m. the day of collection.
Get it ready
Keep everything inside the city cart, break boxes down first, face the cart toward the roadway within three feet of the curb and away from poles and mail boxes, and keep leaves and yard debris in their own pile near the collection point with no other debris mixed in.
Albany publishes no curbside bulky item collection. A large load goes to the Dougherty County landfill, which takes most non-hazardous material, or into a roll-off container rented from the city Solid Waste Division.
City cost & eligibility
From $50 for one time set-out fee for a city roll-off container, with a pull fee of $95.00, a tipping fee of $35.00 per ton and a daily rental rate of $1.50 per day. Roll-off containers are arranged with the city Solid Waste Division at (229) 302-1800 under an agreement. A load taken to the county landfill instead is charged at the gate, where no residential rate is published.
When & how
Call the city at (229) 302-1800 to arrange a roll-off container, or drive the load to the Dougherty County landfill, open Monday to Friday 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and closed most public holidays.
Get it ready
Cover and secure every load before it reaches the landfill, because the county requires fully covered or secured loads and tarped commercial loads, and keep herbicides, pesticides, gasoline, oils, batteries and tires with rims out of the load entirely.
Furniture does not fit Albany's cart rules and the city publishes no bulky pickup, so a couch goes to the Dougherty County landfill, which accepts most non-hazardous material, or into a rented city roll-off container.
City cost & eligibility
The county publishes no residential gate rate for the landfill and the city roll-off schedule prices the container rather than the couch, so confirm the cost of the load at the scale house, 229-302-3226, or the container price at (229) 302-1800 before the piece is moved.
When & how
Take the piece to the Dougherty County landfill during gate hours, or arrange a roll-off container with the city at (229) 302-1800.
Get it ready
Cover the load, because the county requires fully covered or secured loads, and keep the piece out of the city cart, since the city collects only what fits inside the cart. Household recyclables such as cardboard and metals can be separated out for the Keep Albany-Dougherty Beautiful drop-offs instead.
No Albany or Dougherty County page names mattresses, so a mattress follows the same route as other household material, the county landfill, where the charge is set at the gate.
City cost & eligibility
Neither the city schedule nor the county landfill page publishes a mattress rate, so confirm the load price at the county scale house, 229-302-3226, before hauling a mattress, and note that a mattress does not fit the city cart rules.
When & how
Take the mattress to the Dougherty County landfill during gate hours, or add it to a load in a rented roll-off container arranged at (229) 302-1800.
Get it ready
Keep the mattress dry and covered for transport, because the county requires fully covered or secured loads, and keep it out of the city cart and out of the yard debris pile, which may contain nothing else.
The county landfill accepts most non-hazardous material and does not list appliances among its refusals, while the city publishes no appliance pickup, so the route is the landfill with a confirmation on the price.
City cost & eligibility
The county publishes no appliance rate and the city publishes no appliance pickup, so confirm the load price at the scale house, 229-302-3226, and ask how a unit that holds refrigerant is handled, because the landfill refuses hazardous material and does not name cooling appliances on its accepted list.
When & how
Take the appliance to the Dougherty County landfill during gate hours, or add it to a rented roll-off container arranged at (229) 302-1800.
Get it ready
Empty the unit and secure the doors, cover the load for transport, and keep batteries out of the load, because the county refuses batteries along with herbicides, pesticides, gasoline, oils and tires with rims.
Keep Albany-Dougherty Beautiful accepts all types of electronics at its office on weekdays and at a one-day September event, and the county recycling drop-offs take rechargeable batteries.
City cost & eligibility
The county publishes the electronics collection and its hours without a fee line, and the recycling drop-offs publish no fee either, so confirm the charge with Keep Albany-Dougherty Beautiful at (229) 302-3098 before a large load.
When & how
Take electronics to the Keep Albany-Dougherty Beautiful office Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., or hold them for the one-day September collection, and use the West Albany or Downtown Albany recycling drop-offs for batteries and other recyclables.
Get it ready
Wipe stored data where the device powers on, keep cords and accessories with it, and keep electronics out of the city cart, which takes household garbage only, and out of the co-mingled recycling stream, which is collected in separated materials rather than mixed.
Large renovation loads move in a city roll-off container, whose set-out, pull, tipping and rental charges are published, or in a covered load at the county landfill.
City cost & eligibility
From $50 for one time set-out fee for a roll-off container, with a pull fee of $95.00, a tipping fee of $35.00 per ton and a daily rental rate of $1.50 per day. Roll-off service is arranged with the city Solid Waste Division at (229) 302-1800 under an agreement. Restricted non-hazardous waste at the county landfill needs written approval before it is accepted, and special or restricted waste including asbestos needs twenty-four hour advance notice and a weekday appointment.
When & how
Arrange the container with the city at (229) 302-1800, or take the load to the Dougherty County landfill, open Monday to Friday 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Get it ready
Tarp and secure the load entering and leaving, because the county requires covered loads and tarped commercial loads, and call ahead for restricted material. Keep paint, solvents, oils and batteries out of the container, and dry out latex paint before putting the residue in the roll-out cart.
Exercise equipment is named on no Albany or Dougherty County list, so the machine follows the non-hazardous landfill route and the price is confirmed at the gate or through a container rental.
City cost & eligibility
No published page names an exercise machine, so confirm with the county scale house at 229-302-3226 for a gate price or with the city at (229) 302-1800 for a roll-off container, since the machine will not fit the cart rules.
When & how
Call the county scale house or the city office before the machine is moved, then take it to the landfill during gate hours or place it in a rented container.
Get it ready
Take off loose weights and pedals so the piece can be handled and covered safely, and keep it out of the city cart and the yard debris pile, which may not be mixed with anything else.
Albany collects only what is inside the city-issued cart, so boxes are broken down and everything else waits for another route. Carts go to the curb or the alley no earlier than 5 p.m. the day before collection and no later than 7 a.m. on the collection day, face the roadway within three feet of the curb and away from poles and mail boxes, and come back in by 7 p.m. that day. Leaves and yard debris are collected twice a month in a separate pile near the garbage collection point, and nothing else may be mixed into it.
All loads reaching the Dougherty County landfill must be fully covered or secured, and commercial loads must be tarped entering and leaving. The gate is open Monday to Friday 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., closes fifteen minutes early so the site can shut down safely, and closes for an hour one day a month for a safety meeting. Herbicides, pesticides, gasoline, oils, batteries and tires with rims are refused, hazardous and biomedical waste is refused, restricted non-hazardous waste needs written approval, and children must stay in vehicles with no scavenging.
Liquid paint does not go into a landfill load. The county advises buying only what is needed, using or donating leftovers, and either drying latex paint out so the solid residue can go in the roll-out cart, or recycling a steel can that is empty, dry and free of paint residue at Albany Recycling Services, 1301 East Gordon Avenue. Batteries are refused at the landfill, so household and rechargeable batteries go to the Keep Albany-Dougherty Beautiful recycling drop-offs instead.
Use a permitted, accessible outdoor spot. Arrange the move out of your home, keep shared access clear and follow your confirmation’s readiness instructions. Check with your building about access or staging limits before booking.
City of Albany Solid Waste Division and Dougherty County Solid Waste Management
City roll-off container
A household or contractor with a large cleanout, renovation or debris load that will not fit a cart or a pickup truck.
Cost & conditions
From $50 for one time set-out fee, with a pull fee of $95.00, a tipping fee of $35.00 per ton and a daily rental rate of $1.50 per day. Arranged as an agreement with the city Solid Waste Division at (229) 302-1800. Fees are subject to an annual consumer price index or cost of living adjustment each July 1.
Arrange it
Call (229) 302-1800 to open an agreement and schedule the set-out and the pull, then keep the load covered and free of hazardous material.
The schedule prices the container, not the contents by item, and hazardous material such as paint, solvents, oil and batteries is refused at the landfill that the container load goes to.
City of Albany Solid Waste Division and Dougherty County Solid Waste Management
Dougherty County landfill
A household or business with furniture, mattresses, appliances, renovation debris or other non-hazardous material to drop off.
Cost & conditions
The county publishes no residential gate rate, so the price of a load is set at the scale house, 229-302-3226, where the customer weighs in and must weigh out.
Arrange it
Drive to the Dougherty County landfill Monday to Friday 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. or Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., with the gates closing fifteen minutes early and a monthly one hour safety meeting closure.
Herbicides, pesticides, gasoline, oils, batteries and tires with rims are refused, along with hazardous and biomedical waste, restricted non-hazardous waste needs written approval, every load must be covered or secured, and scavenging is not allowed.
City of Albany Solid Waste Division and Dougherty County Solid Waste Management
Keep Albany-Dougherty Beautiful drop-offs and electronics collection
A household with recyclables such as aluminum cans, cardboard, separated glass, paper, plastics numbered one and two, rechargeable batteries, or any type of electronics.
Cost & conditions
The county publishes the drop-off and electronics hours without a fee line for either, so confirm with Keep Albany-Dougherty Beautiful at (229) 302-3098 before a large load.
Arrange it
Use the West Albany site at 2521 Meredyth Drive at Fire Station #6 or the Downtown site at Front Street and Mercer Avenue behind the James H. Gray, Sr. Civic Center, both open Monday to Friday 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Electronics go to the KADB office Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. or to the one-day September event.
Materials are not co-mingled, so glass colours are separated and paper, cardboard, metals and plastics go in their own streams. Plastic wrap, plastic bags, Styrofoam, light bulbs, plate glass, mirrors, ceramics and dishes are refused, and office paper is taken only at the Meredyth site.
Self-haul in Albany means the Dougherty County landfill for anything non-hazardous and the Keep Albany-Dougherty Beautiful drop-offs for recyclables and electronics. The landfill is open Monday to Friday 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., closes its gates fifteen minutes early and for an hour one day a month for a safety meeting, requires every load to be covered or secured and commercial loads to be tarped, takes most non-hazardous material, and refuses herbicides, pesticides, gasoline, oils, batteries, tires with rims, hazardous and biomedical waste, with restricted non-hazardous waste needing written approval and a scaled in and out visit. The West Albany site at 2521 Meredyth Drive and the Downtown site behind the Civic Center take separated recyclables and batteries on weekdays and Saturdays, and electronics go to the KADB office or its September event. City roll-off containers, priced on the published schedule, handle a load too big for a truck. Dougherty County landfill hours, acceptance and refusalsKeep Albany-Dougherty Beautiful recycling and electronics collectionCity solid waste fee schedule
County recycling drop-off
West Albany Recycling Drop-Off
2521 Meredyth Drive at Fire Station #6, Albany, GA
Aluminum cans, cardboard that has been broken down, separated green, brown and clear glass food and beverage containers, glossy magazines and catalogs, newspapers with inserts, nickel cadmium and rechargeable batteries, plastics numbered one and two, telephone books, paperboard, and shredded or non-shredded office paper at this site only.
Materials are not co-mingled, so each stream is separated. Scrap metal, paint cans, automotive cans, foil and pie plates, tin or steel cans, cereal and cracker boxes, light bulbs, plate glass, auto glass, mirrors, ceramics, dishes, plastic wrap, bags and Styrofoam are refused.
Monday to Friday 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 to 5:30 p.m., and Saturday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., with the county recycling line at (229) 302-3098.
The county publishes the drop-off and its material rules without a fee line, so confirm at (229) 302-3098 before a large load.
Front Street and Mercer Avenue behind the James H. Gray, Sr. Civic Center, Albany, GA
Aluminum cans, broken down cardboard, separated glass colours, magazines, newspapers, nickel cadmium and rechargeable batteries, plastics numbered one and two, telephone books and paperboard.
Office paper is not taken at this site, and the same refusal list applies: no scrap metal, paint cans, foils or pie plates, tin or steel cans, cereal boxes, light bulbs, plate glass, mirrors, ceramics, dishes, plastic wrap, bags or Styrofoam.
Monday to Friday 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 to 5:30 p.m., and Saturday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., with the county recycling line at (229) 302-3098.
The county publishes the drop-off and its material rules without a fee line, so confirm at (229) 302-3098 before a large load.
Prices, timing and the details that matter at your address.
How much does pickup cost?+
Choose your items to see the exact price. A standard sofa is $79 first and $29 additional. The highest first-item price applies once; every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Review any applicable sales tax and the final total before payment.
Can I book a pickup for today?+
Book by 2pm at your pickup address for same-day pickup, where available. Choose from the dates shown at checkout. Your booking is for a pickup day, and we text you when your hauler is on the way.
Do my items need to be outside when I book?+
You can book while your items are still inside. Arrange any indoor carrying and have everything outside and accessible according to your confirmation. We load and haul it away from there. Contact us before booking if your property has restricted access.
How do I get rid of a large load in Albany?+
Two routes. The city rents roll-off containers through the Solid Waste Division at (229) 302-1800, with a one time set-out fee, a pull fee, a per ton tipping fee and a daily rental rate on the published schedule, and the Dougherty County landfill takes most non-hazardous material at its gate Monday to Friday 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Every load has to be covered or secured, and hazardous material is refused.Official guidance
Where does a couch go in Albany?+
To the Dougherty County landfill, which accepts most non-hazardous material and is open Monday to Friday 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and closed most public holidays. All loads have to be covered or secured. For a whole cleanout, the city rents roll-off containers through the Solid Waste Division at (229) 302-1800, with the set-out, pull, tipping and daily rental charges on its published fee schedule.Official guidance
Can I take an appliance to the Dougherty County landfill?+
The landfill accepts most non-hazardous material and lists herbicides, pesticides, gasoline, oils, batteries and tires with rims as its refusals, so an appliance is welcome there and the price is set at the gate. Call the scale house at 229-302-3226 to confirm the load price and to ask how a unit with refrigerant is handled. The city does not collect appliances in its cart.Official guidance
Where do televisions and computers go in Albany?+
Keep Albany-Dougherty Beautiful accepts all types of electronics at its office Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. and at a one-day event held in September, so a television or computer goes there rather than into the city cart. The county recycling drop-offs also take nickel cadmium and rechargeable batteries, at the West Albany site at 2521 Meredyth Drive and the Downtown site behind the James H. Gray, Sr. Civic Center.Official guidance
Who collects trash in Albany?+
The City of Albany does it through the Solid Waste Division at 1900 N. Monroe St., reachable at (229) 302-1800. Household garbage is collected in city-issued carts and yard debris twice a month, additional containers are arranged for a fee, and the city also rents roll-off containers for larger loads. The county runs the landfill and the Keep Albany-Dougherty Beautiful recycling drop-offs, which is where recyclables and electronics go.Official guidance
Where do Albany paint, oil and batteries go?+
Batteries never go to the landfill, which refuses them along with herbicides, pesticides, gasoline and oils, so household and rechargeable batteries go to the Keep Albany-Dougherty Beautiful drop-offs at 2521 Meredyth Drive or behind the James H. Gray, Sr. Civic Center. Paint is a household problem rather than a site: buy only what you need, use or donate the rest, dry latex paint out so the solid residue can go in the roll-out cart, and recycle an empty dry steel can at Albany Recycling Services, 1301 East Gordon Avenue.Official guidance
What does the city charge for containers and collection?+
Residential household garbage collection is billed monthly under a schedule the city adjusts each July, and additional containers are arranged with the Solid Waste Division at (229) 302-1800. Roll-off containers carry a one time set-out charge, a pull charge, a per ton tipping charge and a daily rental charge on the published fee schedule, and the same schedule prices passenger, truck and farm tractor tires separately.Official guidance
