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City collection Household furniture heads the city's allowed refuse list, so a couch goes out with the biweekly two cubic yard allowance once the pickup has been authorized. No charge. Single-family and small multi-family premises in Dalton with advance authorization, inside the two cubic yard biweekly allowance, and only when the homeowner does the work rather than a contractor.
City collection Mattresses and box springs are named directly in the city's allowed refuse list, so bedding is collected on the same biweekly allowance as furniture. No charge. Residential premises eligible for city refuse collection, with advance authorization, inside the two cubic yard biweekly limit, and with the resident doing the set out rather than a contractor.
City collection White goods, meaning standard appliances, are named in the city's allowed refuse list, so an appliance goes out with the biweekly two cubic yard allowance. No charge. Residential premises eligible for city refuse collection, with advance authorization, inside the two cubic yard allowance, and with the homeowner doing the work.
City collection Dalton picks up a maximum of two cubic yards of refuse, about the size of a long-bed pickup truck bed, every two weeks free of charge, on a schedule that alternates north and south across the city. Advance authorization is required and the homeowner has to do the work. No charge. Single-family residential premises and multi-family premises of triplex size or less inside the city, with advance authorization from Dalton Public Works or through the SeeClickFix service, limited to two cubic yards every two weeks and to work the homeowner does personally.
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?
Dalton collects refuse itself for single-family homes and for buildings of three units or fewer, on a published allowance rather than a per item price: two cubic yards, about a long-bed pickup load, every two weeks with no charge, on a schedule that alternates between the northern and southern halves of the city. The city requires advance authorization before anything goes to the curb, and the homeowner has to do the work, because a private contractor must take its own material away. The allowed list is unusually broad, covering furniture, mattresses and box springs, white goods, electronic waste, dried paint and bicycles, while construction material, tires, batteries, liquid paint and anything hazardous are refused outright, with a fine and a fee if building material is left curbside. Those refusals point at the county: construction goes only to the Old Dixie Highway landfill, and household chemicals go to the county's third-Saturday hazardous waste day.
Dalton picks up a maximum of two cubic yards of refuse, about the size of a long-bed pickup truck bed, every two weeks free of charge, on a schedule that alternates north and south across the city. Advance authorization is required and the homeowner has to do the work.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Single-family residential premises and multi-family premises of triplex size or less inside the city, with advance authorization from Dalton Public Works or through the SeeClickFix service, limited to two cubic yards every two weeks and to work the homeowner does personally.
When & how
Get authorization first, then set the pile out for the collection week that applies to the address, because the city collects in the northern half one week and the southern half the next.
Get it ready
Keep the pile inside the two cubic yard limit, keep cardboard out of it because boxes are only collected broken down in the recycling bin, and put packing peanuts, foam, bubble wrap, shredded paper and similar loose material into household garbage instead. Construction material, tires, liquid paint, batteries and hazardous items are refused, and building material left at the curb draws a fine and a fee.
Household furniture heads the city's allowed refuse list, so a couch goes out with the biweekly two cubic yard allowance once the pickup has been authorized.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Single-family and small multi-family premises in Dalton with advance authorization, inside the two cubic yard biweekly allowance, and only when the homeowner does the work rather than a contractor.
When & how
Request authorization and put the piece out for the collection week for the address.
Get it ready
Keep the piece inside the two cubic yard allowance, keep it clear of the recycling bin, and do not add carpet, ceramic tile or other floor coverings from a renovation, because floor coverings sit on the refused construction list.
Mattresses and box springs are named directly in the city's allowed refuse list, so bedding is collected on the same biweekly allowance as furniture.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Residential premises eligible for city refuse collection, with advance authorization, inside the two cubic yard biweekly limit, and with the resident doing the set out rather than a contractor.
When & how
Get authorization first, then put the units out on the collection week for the address.
Get it ready
Count the mattress and box spring inside the two cubic yard pile, keep them dry and out of the recycling bin, and keep them off the county route, where bulky waste carries a transportation fee at three of the four convenience centers.
White goods, meaning standard appliances, are named in the city's allowed refuse list, so an appliance goes out with the biweekly two cubic yard allowance.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Residential premises eligible for city refuse collection, with advance authorization, inside the two cubic yard allowance, and with the homeowner doing the work.
When & how
Request authorization and set the unit out on the collection week for the address.
Get it ready
Empty the unit and secure the doors or remove them so nothing can be trapped inside, and keep it clear of the recycling bin. Do not mix liquid paint, batteries or other hazardous material into the same pile, because those are refused.
Electronic waste is on the city's allowed refuse list, so a screen or a tower can ride the biweekly curbside allowance, and the county also takes electronics at its Old Dixie Highway site only.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Residential premises eligible for city refuse collection with advance authorization and the homeowner doing the work, inside the two cubic yard allowance, or Whitfield County residents dropping electronics at the Old Dixie Highway convenience center.
When & how
Use the city's authorized curbside collection on the address's collection week, or drop electronics at the Old Dixie Highway location, which is the only county site that takes them.
Get it ready
Wipe personal data before handover, keep electronics out of the recycling bin, and keep batteries and anything hazardous out of the same pile, because the city refuses those at the curb and the county handles chemicals at its monthly hazardous waste day instead.
Dalton refuses construction and remodeling debris outright, listing building material, fixtures, flooring, fencing, roofing and more, and warns that a fine and a fee apply if it is placed curbside. The only local route is the county landfill on Old Dixie Highway.
City cost & eligibility
From $46.25 per ton for construction and home remodeling waste at the Old Dixie Highway landfill, which is the only county site that accepts it. Whitfield County construction and remodeling material delivered to the Old Dixie Highway landfill, with a form required to show the waste was generated in the county for contractors and property clean out work. Single pieces such as one door or one window may be accepted at another convenience center at the attendant's discretion.
When & how
Take the load to the Old Dixie Highway landfill and convenience center at 4189 Old Dixie Hwy in Dalton, and complete the county form if the load comes from contract or clean out work.
Get it ready
Never place building material at the Dalton curb, because the city charges a fine and a fee when construction material is set out, and the city also refuses dirt, concrete, asphalt, brick, rock, fixtures, cabinetry, doors, windows, sheetrock, insulation, paneling, piping, wire, roofing, lumber, plywood, siding, pallets, timbers, fencing, carpet and tile. A contractor doing the work must remove its own debris.
Exercise equipment is not named in the city's allowed list, which stops at furniture, mattresses, white goods, electronics, dried paint and bicycles, so a machine has to be confirmed before it goes out.
City cost & eligibility
No city or county page names an exercise machine. The city route is a two cubic yard allowance governed by authorization rather than a price, and the county charges an average transportation fee per bulky item at three convenience centers, so confirm the machine with Dalton Public Works first and with the county center if it goes that route.
When & how
Call Dalton Public Works for authorization before the collection week, or ask a county convenience center attendant about the transportation fee before hauling.
Get it ready
Break the machine down so it fits the two cubic yard allowance, take off any console or battery pack so it does not travel as hazardous or electronic waste, and keep the frame out of the recycling bin.
Yard trimmings are collected as part of the city's residential service and are also accepted at most county convenience centers, with the Old Dixie Highway site as the primary drop off for larger loads.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Included in the city residential collection service within the published collection rules, and accepted free of charge at the county convenience centers for Whitfield County residents, although large loads may be redirected to the Old Dixie Highway landfill and M.L. King Boulevard does not take yard trimmings at all.
When & how
Put yard trimmings out with the city's residential collection on the address's collection week, or drop them at a county convenience center, noting that yard waste is not available at the M.L. King Boulevard location.
Get it ready
Keep yard trimmings separate from garbage and recycling, and keep contractor generated brush out of the city pile, because a private contractor has to dispose of its own material.
Dalton refuses liquid paint, batteries and hazardous material at the curb, and the county takes them at a monthly household hazardous waste day at the Old Dixie Highway landfill.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Whitfield County residents at the household hazardous waste day on the third Saturday of each month, limited to 220 pounds per vehicle, residential waste only, with every item in its original labelled container and no commercial waste.
When & how
Take the material to the Old Dixie Highway landfill and convenience center on the third Saturday of the month between 7 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Get it ready
Keep batteries, wet paint, automotive parts, acids, flammables, corrosives, medical waste and needles out of the curbside pile, because the city refuses them, and bring accepted items such as paint, paint thinner, cleaning chemicals, pesticides, insecticides, herbicides, pool chemicals and aerosol cans in original labelled containers.
Since August 17, 2020, Dalton residents must have advance authorization to put rubbish or refuse out for collection, either by calling Dalton Public Works or by filing a request through SeeClickFix online or in the mobile app. The free allowance is two cubic yards, about a long-bed pickup truck bed, every two weeks, the pickup alternates between the northern and southern halves of the city, and the work has to be the homeowner's own because a private contractor must dispose of its material itself.
Some material is refused at the curb and carries a fine
Construction and remodeling debris is refused outright, including building material, dirt, concrete, asphalt, brick, rock, fixtures, cabinetry, doors, windows, sheetrock, insulation, paneling, piping, wire, roofing, lumber, plywood, siding, pallets, timbers, fencing, carpet and tile, and the city charges a fine and a fee when that material is placed curbside. Tires, liquid paint, batteries and hazardous or environmentally sensitive material are refused as well, and cardboard is only collected broken down in the recycling bin.
Whitfield County's four staffed convenience centers take household garbage in bags, yard trimmings, scrap metal, bulky items and recyclables, with a transportation fee averaging five dollars per bulky item at three of the locations and no fee at the Old Dixie Highway site. Construction and home remodeling waste is accepted only at the Old Dixie Highway landfill and priced per ton, electronics are accepted only at that same location, and household chemicals wait for the monthly hazardous waste day on the third Saturday from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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 Dalton Public Works Department, with the Dalton-Whitfield Solid Waste Authority
Use the authorized curbside refuse collection
A single-family home or small multi-family property in Dalton with furniture, a mattress, white goods, electronics, dried paint, bicycles or similar items.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Residential premises eligible for city collection, with advance authorization from Dalton Public Works or through SeeClickFix, limited to two cubic yards every two weeks and to work the homeowner does personally.
Arrange it
Request authorization, then put the pile out for the collection week that applies to the address, since the city alternates between the north and south halves each week.
Construction material, tires, liquid paint, batteries, hazardous items, cardboard and loose packing material cannot go in the pile, apartments receive no refuse pickup, and the two cubic yard limit applies every two weeks.
City of Dalton Public Works Department, with the Dalton-Whitfield Solid Waste Authority
Take a load to a Whitfield County convenience center
A county household with bagged garbage, yard trimmings, scrap metal, bulky items such as mattresses, sofas or bookshelves, or recyclables.
Cost & conditions
$5 for average transportation fee per bulky item at the Westside, M.L. King Boulevard and McGaughey Chapel centers, with no bulky item fee at the Old Dixie Highway location. Whitfield County residents, with additional fees for out of county visitors, a limit of ten bags of household garbage per trip, and trailer or large pickup loads of bulky waste possibly redirected to the Old Dixie Highway landfill.
Arrange it
Take the load to one of the four staffed centers, including the Old Dixie Highway landfill and convenience center at 4189 Old Dixie Hwy in Dalton, and ask the attendant about the fee for the specific items.
Construction and remodeling debris is not accepted at the centers except for a single piece at the attendant's discretion, yard trimmings and scrap metal are not available at the M.L. King Boulevard site, and container-full days can turn a load away.
City of Dalton Public Works Department, with the Dalton-Whitfield Solid Waste Authority
Take construction material to the Old Dixie Highway landfill
A household or contractor with windows, roofing, doors, cabinets, decks, fencing, brick, insulation, lumber, sheetrock, flooring, shingles, plumbing fixtures or similar remodeling waste.
Cost & conditions
From $46.25 per ton for construction and home remodeling waste at the Old Dixie Highway landfill. Whitfield County waste delivered to the Old Dixie Highway landfill, with the county form required for contractor, remodeling and property clean out loads to show the material was generated in the county.
Arrange it
Take the load to 4189 Old Dixie Hwy in Dalton and complete the county's generation form when the load comes from paid work.
This is the only county site that accepts construction and home remodeling waste, and the city charges a fine and a fee if that material is placed at the curb instead.
City of Dalton Public Works Department, with the Dalton-Whitfield Solid Waste Authority
Use the monthly household hazardous waste day
A county household with paint, paint thinner, cleaning chemicals, pesticides, insecticides, herbicides, pool chemicals or aerosol cans.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Whitfield County residents, residential waste only, with every item in its original labelled container and a limit of 220 pounds per vehicle.
Arrange it
Go to the Old Dixie Highway landfill and convenience center on the third Saturday of the month between 7 a.m. and 2 p.m.
One day a month, a 220 pound per vehicle limit, no commercial waste, and the city refuses the same materials at the curb.
County landfill and the only convenience center that takes construction material and electronics
Old Dixie Highway Landfill and Convenience Center
4189 Old Dixie Hwy, Dalton, GA
Household garbage in bags, yard trimmings, scrap metal, bulky items such as mattresses, sofas and bookshelves, recyclables, electronics, construction and home remodeling waste, bulk tires, and household chemicals on the monthly hazardous waste day.
Whitfield County residents only, with additional fees for out of county visitors and a ten bag limit on household garbage per trip. Construction and home remodeling waste is accepted only here, contractor and clean out loads need the county generation form, tires are limited to four per customer per day except at this site where the limit is ten, and bulky loads may be redirected here when another center's container is full.
The site follows the county's published convenience center hours, and the household hazardous waste day runs on the third Saturday of the month from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Bulky items carry no transportation fee at this location, while construction and home remodeling waste is priced at $46.25 per ton and bulk tires at $200 per ton, so confirm the material and the amount with the county at 706-277-2545 before hauling.
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 much refuse will Dalton pick up?+
A maximum of two cubic yards, about the size of a long-bed pickup truck bed, every two weeks free of charge. Residents must have advance authorization from Dalton Public Works or a SeeClickFix request before the pile goes out, the homeowner has to do the work rather than a contractor, and the collection alternates between the north and south halves of the city each week.Official guidance
Will Dalton take a couch from the curb?+
Yes. Household furniture is first on the city's allowed refuse list, and it rides the free biweekly allowance of two cubic yards as long as the resident has advance authorization and the homeowner is the one doing the work.Official guidance
Does Dalton pick up mattresses?+
Yes. Mattresses and box springs are named in the city's list of items allowed for refuse pickup, inside the free two cubic yard biweekly allowance, provided the resident has advance authorization. A county convenience center also takes bulky waste such as mattresses, with a transportation fee at three of the four locations and no fee at the Old Dixie Highway site.Official guidance
Are appliances collected at the curb in Dalton?+
Yes. White goods, described as standard appliances, are on the city's allowed refuse list and ride the free biweekly two cubic yard allowance once the pickup is authorized. Empty the unit and make the doors safe before it goes out.Official guidance
Where do Dalton televisions and computers go?+
Electronic waste is on the city's allowed refuse list, so it can ride the free biweekly two cubic yard curbside allowance with advance authorization. Whitfield County residents can also drop electronics at the Old Dixie Highway convenience center, which the county identifies as the only location that accepts them.Official guidance
Who collects garbage and refuse in Dalton?+
The City of Dalton Public Works Department collects solid waste from single-family dwellings, individually owned condominiums and townhomes, and multi-family dwellings of triplex size or less inside the city, while apartments and larger complexes receive no rubbish pickup. Refuse collection needs advance authorization from Public Works or through SeeClickFix.Official guidance
What can go out with the Dalton refuse pile?+
Household furniture, mattresses and box springs, white goods such as standard appliances, electronic waste, dried paint, bicycles and other common outdoor items that are not specifically prohibited. The pile is capped at two cubic yards every two weeks, and cardboard is not part of it because boxes have to be broken down in the recycling bin.Official guidance
What is refused in the Dalton refuse pile?+
Construction and remodeling debris, tires and vehicle wheels, liquid paint, cardboard, loose packing material such as foam and bubble wrap, and hazardous or environmentally sensitive material including wet paint, automotive parts, acid, explosives, batteries, flammables, corrosives, medical waste and needles. A fine and a fee apply when construction material is left curbside.Official guidance
What does the county charge for bulky items?+
A transportation fee averaging five dollars per bulky item is applied at the Westside, M.L. King Boulevard and McGaughey Chapel centers, and there is no bulky item fee at the Old Dixie Highway location. Trailer loads and large pickup loads may be turned away and sent to the Old Dixie Highway landfill, and household garbage is limited to ten bags per trip.Official guidance
Where does construction debris go?+
Only to the Old Dixie Highway landfill and convenience center at 4189 Old Dixie Hwy in Dalton, priced per ton, with the county's generation form required for contractor, remodeling and property clean out loads. Every other convenience center takes at most a single piece such as one door or one window at the attendant's discretion, and the city charges a fine and a fee if the material is placed at the curb.Official guidance
Where do chemicals and electronics go?+
Electronics go to the Old Dixie Highway convenience center, the only county site that accepts them, or out with the authorized curbside refuse pile, which lists electronic waste as allowed. Household chemicals go to the county's hazardous waste day on the third Saturday of each month from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the same location, limited to 220 pounds per vehicle in original labelled containers.Official guidance
