E-Waste Disposal in Brookhaven, Georgia

Yard waste in Brookhaven runs into one rule that catches every first-time set-out: plastic bags are NOT accepted. DeKalb County Sanitation — which runs the curb in Brookhaven, since the city never stood up its own sanitation department — takes yard trimmings only in metal or plastic containers up to 40 gallons or biodegradable Kraft paper bags. Branches and limbs must be cut to a maximum of 4 feet long, bundled and tied, with each piece capped at 25 pounds. Tree parts over 3 inches in diameter are excluded from the free stream and route to a paid Special Collection at $200 minimum / $450 per truckload (Tree Parts) — punitive for a single storm-felled white-oak limb. "Limbs cut by professional contractors" are explicitly excluded — homeowner pruning is fine, but the tree-service crew's pile is refused. And DeKalb does NOT run a seasonal vacuum-leaf program — unlike the City of Atlanta or the City of Decatur — so leaves stay in 40-gal containers or paper bags weekly year-round. For grass clippings, leaves, brush, and limbs that fit those rules, the right move is the DeKalb cart on your weekly day, out by 7:00 AM, in paper bags. For limbs over the 4-ft / 25-lb / 3-inch caps and contractor-cut piles, options are paid Special Collection ($200–$450), a two-week residential roll-off ($226–$902 by yardage), self-haul to the DeKalb North Transfer Station at 4600 Buford Highway in Chamblee (~3–4 mi, M–F 7:00 AM–5:00 PM, Sat 7:00 AM–12:30 PM), or a private hauler — LoadUp's national yard-debris service starts at around $80 and serves Brookhaven, with a $5 curbside discount and 5,170+ reviews on the Brookhaven page. Yard waste itself is on Dropcurb's blacklist — we are not a yard-waste hauler, do not replace the DeKalb cart, and do not haul tree parts. Where Dropcurb fits a Brookhaven yard reset is the bulky non-yard pile that surfaces alongside it: rotted wood-frame patio sets, sun-cracked Adirondacks, rusted grills, broken patio umbrellas, hollow plastic playsets, gazebo and pergola frames, deflated kiddie pools, plus any furniture, mattresses, or appliances from the related cleanout. From $79, locked at checkout, same-day from the curb. You curb the bulky stuff. We disappear it by tonight. Standard yard debris stays in the DeKalb cart or the free North Transfer Station tip.

City program details: The City of Brookhaven does not run its own sanitation department — the city's Recycling Information page directs residents to the DeKalb County Sanitation Division (3720 Leroy Scott Drive, Decatur, GA 30032; (404) 294-2900). DeKalb collects yard trimmings curbside weekly on the same day as garbage and recycling, out by 7:00 AM, with the cost bundled into the annual sanitation assessment ($315 with 1 recycling cart, $340 with 2 carts; prorated by start month). Approved containers are metal or plastic up to 40 gallons or biodegradable Kraft paper bags only — plastic bags are NOT accepted and are the single most-cited reason for left-behind piles. Branches and limbs must be cut to a maximum of 4 feet long and bundled / tied securely, with each piece capped at 25 pounds. Tree parts over 3 inches in diameter are excluded from the free curbside stream and require a paid Special Collection at a $200 minimum / $450 per truckload (Tree Parts) — assessed on-site, picked up within 10 business days after payment verified. "Limbs cut by professional contractors" are also excluded — homeowner pruning is accepted, but a tree-service crew's pile is refused. DeKalb does NOT run a seasonal vacuum-leaf program, so leaves go in 40-gallon containers or paper bags weekly year-round (unlike the City of Atlanta or City of Decatur, which both vacuum). Glass recycling came off curbside Oct 1, 2023 and now drops at the Brookhaven Public Safety Building, 1793 Briarwood Road. The closest disposal site is the DeKalb County North Transfer Station at 4600 Buford Highway, Chamblee (~3–4 mi from City Hall, M–F 7:00 AM–5:00 PM, Saturday 7:00 AM–12:30 PM); the DeKalb Compost / Memorial Drive Yard at Northern Avenue & Memorial Drive in Decatur runs M–F 7:00 AM–6:00 PM and offers free finished compost back to residents. The DeKalb Seminole Road Landfill at 4203 Clevemont Road, Ellenwood (~21 mi south) charges $10 per tire on the surcharge side. A two-week residential roll-off rental for storm cleanup or large landscaping runs $226 (10-yd) / $451 (20-yd) / $677 (30-yd) / $902 (40-yd), delivered within 2 business days.

The City of Brookhaven's Recycling Information page directs residents to DeKalb County Sanitation Division (3720 Leroy Scott Drive, Decatur, GA 30032; (404) 294-2900). Brookhaven is one of eight DeKalb cities served by the same operation, alongside Decatur, Dunwoody, Lithonia, Pine Lake, Stonecrest, Stone Mountain, and Tucker — DeKalb covers 182,000+ households and 6,000+ businesses across that footprint. Curbside garbage, recycling, and yard trimmings run weekly on the same day; carts out by 7:00 AM, removed within 24 hours. The annual sanitation assessment is $315 (1 recycling cart) or $340 (2 recycling carts), prorated by start month, with yard trimmings bundled into the base assessment — no per-bag sticker fee. Approved yard-trimmings containers: metal or plastic up to 40 gallons or biodegradable Kraft paper bags ONLY. Plastic bags are NOT accepted, and are the single most-cited reason yard piles are left behind. Branches and limbs: maximum 4 feet long, bundle and tie securely, each piece maximum 25 pounds. Tree parts over 3 inches in diameter route to paid Special Collection — Tree Parts $200 minimum / $450 per truckload; General $100 minimum / $225 per truckload; Commingled Piles $200 minimum / $450 per truckload. Fees are assessed after on-site assessment; collection within 10 business days after payment verified. The professional-contractor exclusion is enforced: homeowner pruning is accepted, tree-service crews must haul or pay Special Collection. DeKalb does NOT run a seasonal vacuum-leaf program — leaves go in 40-gal containers or paper bags weekly year-round. Glass recycling came off curbside Oct 1, 2023 and now drops at the Brookhaven Public Safety Building, 1793 Briarwood Road. Disposal infrastructure: the DeKalb County North Transfer Station at 4600 Buford Highway, Chamblee (~3–4 mi from City Hall, M–F 7:00 AM–5:00 PM, Saturday 7:00 AM–12:30 PM) is the closest tip and offers free finished compost back to residents during operating hours; the DeKalb Compost / Memorial Drive Yard at Northern Avenue & Memorial Drive, Decatur (M–F 7:00 AM–6:00 PM) is compost-only; the DeKalb East Transfer Station at 1750 Rogers Lake Road, Lithonia is the alternate tip; the DeKalb Seminole Road Landfill at 4203 Clevemont Road, Ellenwood (~21 mi south) charges $10 per tire on the surcharge side. A two-week residential roll-off rental for storm cleanup runs $226 (10-yd) / $451 (20-yd) / $677 (30-yd) / $902 (40-yd), delivery within 2 business days. Brookhaven runs 11.86 square miles at ~4,700 residents per square mile, with mature white-oak, sweetgum, and loblolly pine canopy across Historic Brookhaven (Capital City Country Club fairway lots), Brookhaven Fields, Drew Valley, Lynwood Park, Lenox Park, Ashford Park, and the North Brookhaven core (Murphey Candler Park / Blackburn / Silver Lake). Two demand peaks drive the curbside flow: fall leaf-fall (Oct–Dec) and summer thunderstorm wind-throw (Jun–Aug). Brookhaven's 46.6% renter share — unusually high for a DeKalb ITP city — is concentrated along the Buford Highway corridor and the Lenox Park / Perimeter Summit apartments; move-outs from those properties surface balcony patio sets, plastic storage bins, and outdoor gear that DeKalb's yard cart will not take and that landlords want gone same-week.

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