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City collection Furniture is named in the household garbage category the Pine Grove landfill accepts, while the city does not publish which items its scheduled bulk pickup takes, so the couch route has to be confirmed. The city publishes no bulky item list, so confirm with 311 at (706) 653-4000 whether a couch goes on a scheduled bulk pickup. Self hauled, furniture falls inside the household garbage category at the Pine Grove Municipal Landfill, which is charged at $85.00 per ton with a single type load.
City collection Neither the city collection page nor the landfill page names a mattress, so the route and the acceptance have to be confirmed before the piece leaves the property. No Columbus page read here names mattresses in the bulky programme or in the landfill categories, so confirm the item with 311 at (706) 653-4000. If the city sends it to a landfill, the mattress would be charged at the published household garbage rate of $85.00 per ton as a single type load.
City collection Appliances are named in neither the city collection page nor the landfill categories, and the landfill prohibits batteries, so the unit has to be confirmed before it moves. No Columbus page read here names appliances or white goods, so confirm the unit with 311 at (706) 653-4000. Anything self hauled to the Pine Grove Municipal Landfill is charged at the published $85.00 per ton household garbage rate as a single type load, and metal is handled separately at $102.50 per ton as special handling.
City collection Household waste has to be in a city issued black or brown cart to be collected, and a second brown cart is bought through 311 for a published purchase price with no additional collection charge. Household collection is part of the city service and no per pickup price is published, while a second brown cart is a published $55.00 purchase through 311 at (706) 653-4000 with no additional charge to collect from it, so confirm your cart and account details with 311.
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?
Columbus is a consolidated city-county government, so one public works division runs both the curbside programme and the two landfills. Household waste has to be in a city issued black or brown cart, and everything else runs on the same day as the cart: recycling, yard waste and bulk waste all follow the household garbage day. Bulk solid waste and large yard piles are not automatic, because they need a call to 311 for a scheduled pickup, and the city will not take a mixed pile. When the curb is not the answer, the city has two open landfills: the Pine Grove Municipal Landfill takes household garbage that includes furniture at a published per ton rate along with construction waste and organic material, and the Granite Bluff Inert Landfill on River Road takes soil, rocks, bricks, concrete without rebar and cured asphalt. Hazardous material goes to the Household Hazardous Waste Day the city runs at its Recycling and Sustainability Center.
Household waste has to be in a city issued black or brown cart to be collected, and a second brown cart is bought through 311 for a published purchase price with no additional collection charge.
City cost & eligibility
Household collection is part of the city service and no per pickup price is published, while a second brown cart is a published $55.00 purchase through 311 at (706) 653-4000 with no additional charge to collect from it, so confirm your cart and account details with 311.
When & how
Put the cart out on the household garbage day for the address, because recycling, yard waste and bulk waste are all collected the same day as the garbage cart.
Get it ready
Use only a city issued black or brown cart, because household waste in anything else will not be collected, and keep limbs cut for collection under four feet long and under six inches across.
Bulk solid waste runs on the same day as the garbage cart, but only after the resident calls 311 to request a scheduled pickup, and the city will not collect a mixed pile.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes no bulky item rate and no bulky item list, so confirm the item and any charge with 311 at (706) 653-4000 when the pickup is requested. A cut down tree needs a separate Tree for Fee request that the resident has to authorize.
When & how
Call 311 at (706) 653-4000 to request the scheduled bulk pickup, then put the material out for the day the city assigns.
Get it ready
Keep the pile to a single type of material, because the city states that bulk waste cannot pick up mixed piles, and keep limbs under four feet long and under six inches across. Request a Tree for Fee pickup separately for a cut down tree.
Furniture is named in the household garbage category the Pine Grove landfill accepts, while the city does not publish which items its scheduled bulk pickup takes, so the couch route has to be confirmed.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes no bulky item list, so confirm with 311 at (706) 653-4000 whether a couch goes on a scheduled bulk pickup. Self hauled, furniture falls inside the household garbage category at the Pine Grove Municipal Landfill, which is charged at $85.00 per ton with a single type load.
When & how
Call 311 to request a scheduled bulk pickup for the couch, or haul it to the Pine Grove Municipal Landfill during its open hours as household garbage.
Get it ready
Keep the couch out of the city cart and off a mixed pile, and keep it out of the recycling cart. If the piece is self hauled, the load must be a single type of material, because the landfill does not permit mixed loads or site separation.
Neither the city collection page nor the landfill page names a mattress, so the route and the acceptance have to be confirmed before the piece leaves the property.
City cost & eligibility
No Columbus page read here names mattresses in the bulky programme or in the landfill categories, so confirm the item with 311 at (706) 653-4000. If the city sends it to a landfill, the mattress would be charged at the published household garbage rate of $85.00 per ton as a single type load.
When & how
Call 311 at (706) 653-4000 to confirm whether a mattress goes on a scheduled bulk pickup or has to be hauled to a landfill, then follow the route the city gives.
Get it ready
Keep the mattress out of the city cart and off a mixed pile, and confirm the item before the pickup day, because the city's bulky item list is not published.
Appliances are named in neither the city collection page nor the landfill categories, and the landfill prohibits batteries, so the unit has to be confirmed before it moves.
City cost & eligibility
No Columbus page read here names appliances or white goods, so confirm the unit with 311 at (706) 653-4000. Anything self hauled to the Pine Grove Municipal Landfill is charged at the published $85.00 per ton household garbage rate as a single type load, and metal is handled separately at $102.50 per ton as special handling.
When & how
Call 311 at (706) 653-4000 to confirm whether the appliance goes on a scheduled bulk pickup or has to be hauled to a landfill.
Get it ready
Empty the unit and keep it out of the city cart, and take the batteries out before anything goes to the landfill, because the landfill lists batteries as a prohibited item along with paint.
Electronics appear neither on the hazardous waste day list nor on a landfill list, so the route has to be confirmed with the city's 311 line or its Recycling and Sustainability Center.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes no electronics entry for the curbside programme, the landfill categories or the hazardous waste day list, so confirm the item and any charge with 311 at (706) 653-4000 or the Recycling and Sustainability Center at (706) 225-4505 before the device is set out.
When & how
Call 311 at (706) 653-4000 or the Recycling and Sustainability Center at (706) 225-4505 to confirm where a television or computer is accepted, then bring it there rather than setting it out.
Get it ready
Keep electronics out of the city cart and away from a mixed pile, and remove batteries so they can go to the household hazardous waste route, where rechargeable batteries are on the accepted list.
Construction waste is a published landfill stream charged by weight, and the Granite Bluff Inert Landfill takes the heavier inert material at a lower published rate.
City cost & eligibility
From $85 per ton for construction waste at the Pine Grove Municipal Landfill, covering roofing, plywood, treated wood, plaster, steel, concrete, plastic, insulation and rubber. Muscogee County residents with a valid ID and a water bill, delivered as a single type of load because the landfill does not permit mixed loads or site separation. Rock, brick, non contaminated soil and concrete without rebar can go to the Granite Bluff Inert Landfill at 7589 River Road at the published $76.50 per ton rate, which takes waste only from Columbus, Georgia.
When & how
Take the load to the Pine Grove Municipal Landfill Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM or on a published Saturday from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM, and arrive at least 90 minutes before closing for a large load.
Get it ready
Keep the load to one type of material, because mixed loads are not permitted and site separation is not allowed, and keep paint and batteries out of it because both are prohibited at the landfill. Railroad ties are not accepted anywhere in Columbus, and the city names the Taylor County Landfill in Butler and Mauk as the only known disposal site for them.
Exercise equipment is not named in the city bulky programme or in the landfill categories, so a treadmill or weight machine has to be confirmed before it is set out.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes no bulky item list and no exercise equipment entry, so confirm the machine and any charge with 311 at (706) 653-4000. A self hauled load would fall at the published household garbage rate of $85.00 per ton, and metal is handled separately at $102.50 per ton.
When & how
Call 311 at (706) 653-4000 to confirm whether the machine can go on a scheduled bulk pickup or has to be hauled to a landfill.
Get it ready
Break the machine down where it can be handled, keep it out of the city cart, and take off any console or battery pack so the battery can go to the hazardous waste route rather than the landfill.
Household waste only leaves the curb inside a city issued black or brown cart, and everything else runs on the same day as the garbage cart, so recycling, yard waste and bulk waste all follow the household garbage day. A second brown cart is bought through 311 at (706) 653-4000 for a published price and carries no additional collection charge, and household waste in anything other than a city cart is not collected.
Bulk solid waste and large yard piles need a call to 311 at (706) 653-4000 for a scheduled pickup, and the city will not collect a mixed pile, so keep the material to one type. Limbs cut for collection have to be under four feet long and under six inches across, and a cut down tree needs a separate Tree for Fee request that the resident has to ask for and authorise.
Both landfills take waste only from Muscogee County or Columbus with proof of residency, and a contractor also has to show proof of where the job is done. Loads have to be one type of material, because mixed loads are not permitted and the site does not separate for you, and paint and batteries are prohibited, with empty or completely dried paint cans allowed after the described solidification procedure.
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.
Columbus Consolidated Government Public Works Integrated Waste Division
Request a scheduled bulk pickup through 311
A Columbus household with a couch, a mattress, an appliance or another large item that will not go in the city cart.
Cost & conditions
The city publishes no bulky item list and no bulky item rate, so confirm the item and any charge with 311 at (706) 653-4000 when the pickup is requested.
Arrange it
Call 311 at (706) 653-4000, request the scheduled bulk pickup, and put the material out on the day the city assigns, with the pile kept to one type of material.
The city will not collect a mixed pile, a cut down tree needs its own Tree for Fee request, and limbs over four feet long or more than six inches across will not be collected.
Columbus Consolidated Government Public Works Integrated Waste Division
Haul the load to the Pine Grove Municipal Landfill
A Muscogee County household with household garbage, furniture, construction waste or organic material to dispose of by weight.
Cost & conditions
From $85 per ton for household garbage, construction waste and concrete, dirt and rock at the Pine Grove Municipal Landfill, with special handling and metal at $102.50 per ton and organic waste at $76.50 per ton. Muscogee County residents with a valid ID and a water bill, in a single type of load because mixed loads are not permitted and site separation is not allowed. Payment is accepted in cash, check, credit or debit card.
Arrange it
Use the landfill Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM or on a published Saturday from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM, and arrive at least 30 minutes before closing for a normal drop-off and 90 minutes before closing for a large load.
Paint and batteries are prohibited, railroad ties are not accepted, and all material requiring special handling has to arrive before 11:00 AM with at least 24 hours of advance notice.
Columbus Consolidated Government Public Works Integrated Waste Division
Use the Household Hazardous Waste Day
A Columbus household with antifreeze, paints, solvents, pesticides, herbicides, cleaners, acids, mercury, rechargeable batteries or fluorescent bulbs.
Cost & conditions
The city publishes no charge for the household hazardous waste collection day, and its own page gives both a first Saturday in October rule and an October 10, 2026 date, so confirm the date, the accepted items and any cost with 311 at (706) 653-4000.
Arrange it
The event runs at the Recycling and Sustainability Center at 8001 Pine Grove Way, with the next published collection day shown as October 10, 2026, so confirm the date before loading.
The accepted list covers antifreeze, paints, solvents, pesticides, herbicides, cleaners, acids, mercury, rechargeable batteries and fluorescent bulbs, and electronics are not named on it.
Municipal landfill for household, construction and organic waste
Pine Grove Municipal Landfill
Pine Grove Municipal Landfill, Columbus, GA (the city page publishes the contact 706-225-4516 rather than a street address)
Household garbage defined as garbage, food, street refuse, paper, cloth, furniture, glass and plastic; construction waste including roofing, plywood, treated wood, plaster, steel, concrete, plastic, insulation and rubber; organic waste including limbs, stumps, trees, shrubs and land clearing debris; concrete, dirt and rock in certain sizes and quantities; and metal and special handling material, each charged by weight on the published schedule recorded in this facility's charge.
Waste is accepted only from Muscogee County residents with a valid ID and water bill, and contractors have to show proof of where the job is being done. Mixed loads are not permitted and site separation is not allowed, so each load has to be a single type of material. Paint and batteries are prohibited, empty or completely dried paint cans are allowed after solidification, railroad ties are refused, and special handling material has to arrive before 11:00 AM with at least 24 hours of notice.
Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM and a published Saturday schedule from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM, closed Sunday. Arrive 30 minutes before closing for a normal drop-off and at least 90 minutes before closing for a large load.
From $85 per ton for household garbage, construction waste and concrete, dirt and rock, with organic waste at $76.50 per ton and metal or special handling at $102.50 per ton. Muscogee County residents with a valid ID and water bill, in single type loads; payment is accepted in cash, check, credit or debit card and licensed businesses may be billed through the revenue division.
Grass clippings, leaves, non contaminated soil, rocks, bricks, concrete without rebar and cured asphalt, charged by weight at the published rate recorded in this facility's charge.
Waste only from Columbus, Georgia, and since May 2019 the site no longer accepts limbs, stumps, trees, shrubs or land clearing material, which are processed at the Pine Grove landfill instead.
Monday and Tuesday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, closed Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Saturday on the published schedule from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM, closed Sunday.
$76.5 per ton for waste only from Columbus, Georgia. Columbus, Georgia waste with payment in cash, check, credit or debit card at the scale.
Recycling and Sustainability Center, host of the hazardous waste day
Columbus Recycling and Sustainability Center
8001 Pine Grove Way, Columbus, GA
The city hosts its Household Hazardous Waste Day here, taking antifreeze, paints, solvents, pesticides, herbicides, cleaners, acids, mercury, rechargeable batteries and fluorescent bulbs, and the recycling division sorts the city's recyclables at the site.
The page publishes the event location and accepted list but does not publish a street address for the gate, an hours table for the day or a fee, so confirm all three with the center at (706) 225-4505 or with 311 at (706) 653-4000.
The hazardous waste collection runs on a published collection day, with the next shown on the city page as October 10, 2026, while the same page states the event is held the first Saturday in October, so confirm the date before travelling.
The city publishes no charge for the household hazardous waste collection day, so confirm any cost and the accepted items with the Recycling and Sustainability Center at (706) 225-4505 or 311 at (706) 653-4000.
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 arrange a Columbus bulk waste pickup?+
Call 311 at (706) 653-4000 and request a scheduled bulk pickup, because bulk solid waste is not collected automatically. It runs on the same day as the household garbage cart, the city will not collect a mixed pile, and a cut down tree needs its own Tree for Fee request that the resident has to authorize. Limbs must be under four feet long and under six inches across.Official guidance
How does Columbus take a mattress?+
No Columbus page read here names mattresses in either the bulky programme or the landfill categories, so the item has to be confirmed. Call 311 at (706) 653-4000 to ask whether a mattress goes out on a scheduled bulk pickup, or haul it to a city landfill where it would be charged at the published household garbage rate as a single type load.Official guidance
How are Columbus appliances handled?+
No Columbus page read here names appliances or white goods in the bulky programme or in the landfill categories, so call 311 at (706) 653-4000 to confirm the route. A self hauled unit would be charged at the published household garbage rate as a single type load, metal is handled separately as special handling, and batteries are prohibited at the landfill along with paint.Official guidance
Where do Columbus televisions and computers go?+
Electronics are not named on the city's household hazardous waste day list, which covers antifreeze, paints, solvents, pesticides, herbicides, cleaners, acids, mercury, rechargeable batteries and fluorescent bulbs, and they are not named in the landfill categories either. Confirm the route with 311 at (706) 653-4000 or the Recycling and Sustainability Center at (706) 225-4505, and keep the device out of the city cart in the meantime.Official guidance
What does Columbus charge for trash and large item disposal?+
Household collection is part of the city service and no per pickup price is published, while a second brown cart is bought through 311 for a published price and carries no additional collection charge. A scheduled bulk pickup is arranged through 311 and the city publishes no rate for it, so confirm any charge there. Self hauling is priced by weight at the city landfills, with household garbage that includes furniture, construction waste and concrete or dirt at one published rate, organic waste and the inert material at Granite Bluff at a lower one, and metal and special handling material at the highest rate on the schedule. Dropcurb prices its own pickup separately and shows the total at checkout.Official guidance
Who collects trash in Columbus?+
The Columbus Consolidated Government collects it directly through the Public Works Integrated Waste Division, which runs the waste collections, solid waste disposal and recycling divisions together. General questions, the bulky pickup request and the Tree for Fee request all go to 311 at (706) 653-4000, the Recycling and Sustainability Center is at (706) 225-4505, and the Solid Waste Disposal division contact is (706) 225-4515.Official guidance
Where do Columbus residents take paint, batteries and chemicals?+
To the Household Hazardous Waste Day the city holds at the Recycling and Sustainability Center at 8001 Pine Grove Way, where antifreeze, paints, solvents, pesticides, herbicides, cleaners, acids, mercury, rechargeable batteries and fluorescent bulbs are accepted. The city describes the event as the first Saturday in October and lists the next collection day as October 10, 2026, so confirm the date with 311 at (706) 653-4000 before loading. Paint and batteries are prohibited at the landfill, and dried or empty paint cans can go in the regular trash after the described solidification procedure.Official guidance
How do I request a bulk pickup in Columbus?+
Call 311 at (706) 653-4000, because bulk solid waste and large yard piles are collected only after a scheduled pickup is requested. The bulk collection runs on the same day as the household garbage cart, the city will not collect a mixed pile so the material has to be one type, and limbs have to be under four feet long and under six inches across. A cut down tree needs a separate Tree for Fee request that the resident asks for and authorises.Official guidance
