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City collection Furniture, sofas and chairs are named in the city's bulk waste list, so a couch goes out on one of the free Wednesday appointments, and the county landfill also takes household furnishings for a fee. No charge. No charge on the appointment based Wednesday bulk collection, within the limit of five items per house and forty pounds per item. A load taken to the Clayton County landfill instead is charged at the scale.
City collection Clayton County prices mattresses directly: five per visit at ten dollars each in addition to the dumping fee, and a mattress also fits the city's Beautify Forest Park Day, which takes almost anything from residents. $10 per mattress at the Clayton County landfill, where mattresses are limited to five per visit at $10 each in addition to the dumping fee, on a scale that charges $75.00 per ton with a $40 minimum or $40 per load for a light pickup or car without a trailer. Clayton County residents and business owners only, with a current driver's licence or business licence as proof. A mattress is also accepted at the city's Beautify Forest Park Day, which is free to Forest Park residents with proof of residency.
City collection Appliances are named in the city bulk list and the county landfill takes appliances, but the city refuses large appliances with Freon, so a refrigerated unit is a separate case. No charge. No charge on the appointment based Wednesday bulk collection within the five item and forty pound limits, and appliances are among the items the county landfill accepts for a scale fee that starts at $40 per load for a light pickup or car without a trailer.
City collection Bulk waste is collected on Wednesdays by appointment, free of charge, up to five items per house with each item under forty pounds, and the quarterly Beautify Forest Park Day takes almost anything else from residents. No charge. No charge for the appointment based bulk collection, which is limited to five bulk items per house per pickup with each item under forty pounds, and no charge at Beautify Forest Park Day for city residents with proof of residency. Excess garbage may be billed separately.
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?
Forest Park collects household trash in city carts and takes bulky items on a free appointment. Residents may book a bulk and yard trimmings pickup one week ahead with Waste Management, and the city collects up to five bulk items per house on Wednesdays, each under forty pounds, which covers furniture, sofas, chairs and appliances but not electronics, construction debris, freon appliances or outdoor and sports equipment. The city also holds a free quarterly Beautify Forest Park Day where residents bring almost anything except dirt, bricks, acids, unknown chemicals, flammable liquids and cement, with four tires allowed and electronics still refused. Mattresses go to the Clayton County landfill, which takes five per visit at ten dollars each plus the dumping fee, and the county recycling center takes glass, plastics numbered one and two, cardboard, aluminum cans, newspapers and magazines.
Forest Park residents may have one trash cart and one recycle cart, or two trash carts, with single stream recycling collected every week on a day set by which side of Forest Parkway the home is on.
City cost & eligibility
From $15.45 per month for an additional trash cart beyond the standard allowance. City residents, whose standard allowance is one trash cart and one recycle cart or two trash carts. Trash must be bagged and kept inside the cart, while recycling goes in loose.
When & how
Trash is collected Mondays north of Forest Parkway and Tuesdays south of it, recycling Thursdays north and Fridays south, with no service on New Year's Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Thanksgiving or Christmas and a one day delay in those weeks.
Get it ready
Put the cart and any scheduled bulk items at the curb before 7 a.m. and bring the empty cart in by 9 p.m. the same day, place it five feet either side of the mailbox, and keep everything inside the cart, because material left outside is not collected.
Bulk waste is collected on Wednesdays by appointment, free of charge, up to five items per house with each item under forty pounds, and the quarterly Beautify Forest Park Day takes almost anything else from residents.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. No charge for the appointment based bulk collection, which is limited to five bulk items per house per pickup with each item under forty pounds, and no charge at Beautify Forest Park Day for city residents with proof of residency. Excess garbage may be billed separately.
When & how
Call Waste Management at (404) 794-6707 at least one week ahead to book the Wednesday bulk collection, and watch for Beautify Forest Park Day, held quarterly from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 330 Forest Pkwy and 4853 Springdale Rd, with the next event on Saturday, October 3.
Get it ready
Put items out no earlier than one day before the confirmed collection date. Keep natural Christmas trees, stumps, logs, dirt, rocks, tires, batteries, automotive parts, paints, oils, gas, propane tanks, construction debris, concrete, gravel, bricks, carpet, chemicals, freon appliances, electronics, outdoor and sports equipment and hazardous or medical waste out of both the bulk pile and the Beautify day load.
Furniture, sofas and chairs are named in the city's bulk waste list, so a couch goes out on one of the free Wednesday appointments, and the county landfill also takes household furnishings for a fee.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. No charge on the appointment based Wednesday bulk collection, within the limit of five items per house and forty pounds per item. A load taken to the Clayton County landfill instead is charged at the scale.
When & how
Book the pickup with Waste Management at (404) 794-6707 at least one week ahead, or take the piece to the Clayton County landfill at 11678 Hastings Bridge Road in Lovejoy, open Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Get it ready
Keep the piece under forty pounds where possible, because each bulk item is limited to that weight, and put it at the curb no earlier than one day before the confirmed date. Construction debris, carpet, chemicals and electronics may not be mixed into the pile.
Clayton County prices mattresses directly: five per visit at ten dollars each in addition to the dumping fee, and a mattress also fits the city's Beautify Forest Park Day, which takes almost anything from residents.
City cost & eligibility
$10 per mattress at the Clayton County landfill, where mattresses are limited to five per visit at $10 each in addition to the dumping fee, on a scale that charges $75.00 per ton with a $40 minimum or $40 per load for a light pickup or car without a trailer. Clayton County residents and business owners only, with a current driver's licence or business licence as proof. A mattress is also accepted at the city's Beautify Forest Park Day, which is free to Forest Park residents with proof of residency.
When & how
Take the mattress to the Clayton County landfill at 11678 Hastings Bridge Road in Lovejoy, open Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. with the second and fourth Saturday closed from October through March, or bring it to Beautify Forest Park Day from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Get it ready
Keep the mattress dry and separate from other material, because all trash has to be separated when it arrives at the county landfill, and note that the city's own Wednesday bulk collection is limited to items under forty pounds, which a mattress usually is not.
Appliances are named in the city bulk list and the county landfill takes appliances, but the city refuses large appliances with Freon, so a refrigerated unit is a separate case.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. No charge on the appointment based Wednesday bulk collection within the five item and forty pound limits, and appliances are among the items the county landfill accepts for a scale fee that starts at $40 per load for a light pickup or car without a trailer.
When & how
Book the Wednesday collection with Waste Management at (404) 794-6707 at least a week ahead, or take the unit to the Clayton County landfill during gate hours, or bring it to Beautify Forest Park Day.
Get it ready
Empty the unit and secure the doors. Keep a unit with Freon out of the city bulk program, because large appliances with Freon are on the city's non-acceptable list, and keep batteries out of every load, because the county landfill cannot accept them.
Electronics are on the city's non-acceptable list for bulk collection and are refused again at Beautify Forest Park Day, and the county recycling center does not take them, so the route has to be confirmed with the hauler or another programme.
City cost & eligibility
No city or county page read for Forest Park publishes an electronics drop-off or a price. Electronics are refused by the city bulk list, by the Beautify day and by the county recycling center list, so confirm the current route with Waste Management at (404) 794-6707 or the city Public Works Department at (404) 366-4720 before the set or device leaves the property.
When & how
Call Waste Management at (404) 794-6707 or the city at (404) 366-4720 to ask where electronics go, and do not put them in the bulk pile, the Beautify day load or the recycling carts in the meantime.
Get it ready
Wipe stored data where the device powers on, keep cords and accessories with it, and keep televisions and computers out of every city programme, because each one refuses them by name or by category.
Construction debris, concrete, bricks, gravel and carpet are all on the city's non-acceptable list, and the city code gives Waste Management exclusive rights to supply compactor and roll-off containers inside the city limits.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes no roll-off rate, so the container price comes from Waste Management when the service is set up at (404) 794-6707. A load taken to the Clayton County landfill instead is charged on its scale, where commercial waste is billed by weight and the commercial truck rate applies.
When & how
Contact Waste Management at (404) 794-6707 to arrange a roll-off or compactor container, since the city code assigns that service exclusively, and plan the load before the work starts.
Get it ready
Keep concrete, cement, gravel, bricks, carpet and construction debris out of the bulk pile and out of the Beautify day load, because the city refuses them there. Empty or fully dried paint cans can go to the county landfill, but liquid paint cannot.
Outdoor and sports equipment is on the city's non-acceptable list, so an exercise machine does not go out on the bulk collection or to the Beautify day.
City cost & eligibility
The city excludes outdoor and sports equipment from its own collection, and publishes no alternative rate, so confirm with Waste Management at (404) 794-6707 whether a machine can go into a rented roll-off container or with another hauler.
When & how
Call Waste Management at (404) 794-6707 before the machine is moved, and keep it out of the bulk pile and the Beautify day load.
Get it ready
Take off loose weights and pedals so the piece can be handled and covered safely, and if it does move in a container, keep it clear of the items the county landfill cannot accept, which are asbestos, batteries, hazardous materials and liquids.
Bulk and yard trimmings collections are free but they are appointment only, so call Waste Management at (404) 794-6707 or book through the hauler's bulk trash page at least one week in advance, with no account needed. The Wednesday route collects up to five bulk items per house with each item under forty pounds, and items may go to the curb no earlier than one day before the confirmed collection date. Carts go out before 7 a.m. and come back in by 9 p.m., five feet either side of the mailbox.
The city holds Beautify Forest Park Day quarterly from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 330 Forest Pkwy and 4853 Springdale Rd, with the next event on Saturday, October 3. Forest Park residents may bring anything for disposal except dirt, bricks, acids, unknown chemicals, flammable liquids and cement, and proof of residency is required. Car tires are limited to four per resident, paint dried with kitty litter is accepted, shredding needs at least three case ream boxes or three thirteen gallon bags per household, and no binders, electronics or other hazardous materials are accepted.
The Clayton County landfill accepts household waste, household furnishings, appliances and yard waste, and it prices mattresses separately at five per visit with a per piece charge in addition to the dumping fee. All trash has to be separated when it arrives, and proof of county residency or a county business licence is required. Asbestos, any batteries, hazardous materials and liquids cannot be accepted at all, and the scale charges by weight with a minimum for the first thousand pounds or a flat rate for a light pickup or car without a trailer.
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 Forest Park Public Works with Waste Management and Clayton County
Free bulk and yard trimmings appointment
A Forest Park household with furniture, a small appliance or up to five bulky items to clear, plus bagged leaves and bundled limbs.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Free with an appointment booked at least one week ahead. Bulk is limited to five items per house per pickup, each under forty pounds, and yard trimmings to fifteen paper bags of leaves at forty pounds or less each with limbs bundled to forty pounds, four inches and four feet.
Arrange it
Call Waste Management at (404) 794-6707 or use the hauler's bulk trash pickup page, then put the items at the curb no earlier than one day before the confirmed Wednesday collection date.
Stumps, logs, dirt, rocks, tires, batteries, automotive parts, paints, oils, gas, propane tanks, construction debris, concrete, gravel, bricks, carpet, chemicals, freon appliances, electronics, outdoor and sports equipment and hazardous or medical waste are all refused.
City of Forest Park Public Works with Waste Management and Clayton County
Beautify Forest Park Day
A Forest Park household with a mixed load that includes items the weekly bulk appointment will not take, such as tires or dried paint.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Free to Forest Park residents with proof of residency. Car tires are limited to four per resident, and shredding requires at least three case ream boxes or three thirteen gallon bags per household.
Arrange it
Bring the load to 330 Forest Pkwy or 4853 Springdale Rd between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on a quarterly event day, with the next event on Saturday, October 3, and call Public Works at (404) 366-4720 with questions.
Dirt, bricks, acids, unknown chemicals, flammable liquids and cement are refused, and so are binders, electronics and other hazardous materials. The event is for city residents only.
City of Forest Park Public Works with Waste Management and Clayton County
Clayton County landfill
A county household or business with household waste, furnishings, appliances, mattresses, tires or yard waste to drop off.
Cost & conditions
From $40 for flat rate per load for a light pickup truck or car without a trailer, with all other loads at $75.00 per ton and a $40 minimum for the first 1,000 pounds, mattresses at $10 each limited to five per visit and tires 16R and smaller at $2.00 each, all in addition to the dumping fee. Clayton County residents and business owners only, with a current driver's licence or business licence as proof. No out of county customers are accepted.
Arrange it
Drive to 11678 Hastings Bridge Road in Lovejoy, open Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., noting that the landfill is closed the second and fourth Saturday from October through March.
Asbestos, any batteries, hazardous materials and liquids cannot be accepted at a Subtitle D landfill, liquid paint is refused, and all trash must be separated on arrival.
City of Forest Park Public Works with Waste Management and Clayton County
Clayton County recycling drop-off center
A household with glass bottles and jars, plastics numbered one and two, cardboard, aluminum cans, newspapers, magazines or phone books.
Cost & conditions
The county publishes the drop-off and its material list without a fee line, so confirm at (770) 473-5470 if anything about the load is unusual.
Arrange it
Drive to 1430 Highway 138 in Jonesboro, open Monday to Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and closed Sundays and holidays, with no commercial vehicles allowed.
Household trash, egg cartons, mirrors, light bulbs, window glass, drinking glass, steel cans, ceramics, ovenware, plastic bags and paper bags are all refused, and electronics are not on the accepted list.
Self-haul in Forest Park means Clayton County. The landfill at 11678 Hastings Bridge Road in Lovejoy takes all household waste, household furnishings, appliances, commercial waste and yard waste, with mattresses limited to five per visit and priced per piece on top of the dumping fee, and tires priced by size on or off the rim. It charges by weight with a minimum for the first thousand pounds or a flat rate for a light pickup or car without a trailer, requires proof of county residency or a business licence, refuses asbestos, batteries, hazardous materials, liquids and liquid paint, and asks that all trash be separated on arrival. The recycling drop-off center at 1430 Highway 138 in Jonesboro takes glass, plastics numbered one and two, cardboard, aluminum cans, newspapers, magazines and phone books and refuses household trash and the usual contaminants. Clayton County Landfill hours, rates and accepted materialClayton County recycling drop-off center
County landfill
Clayton County Landfill
11678 Hastings Bridge Road, Lovejoy, GA
All household waste, household furnishings and appliances, commercial waste, all yard waste including stumps and limbs, mattresses limited to five per visit, tires on or off the rim priced by size, and paint cans that are empty or contain dried paint.
Asbestos, any batteries, hazardous materials and liquids are refused, liquid paint is refused, and all trash must be separated on arrival. Proof of county residency or a county business licence is required, out of county customers are not accepted, and the site closes the second and fourth Saturday from October through March.
Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., with the published phone number (770) 473-5470.
From $40 for flat rate per load for a light pickup truck or car without a trailer, with all other loads at $75.00 per ton and a $40 minimum for the first 1,000 pounds, mattresses at $10 each limited to five per visit and tires 16R and smaller at $2.00 each in addition to the dumping fee. Clayton County residents and business owners with proof of residency or a current business licence.
Glass in clear, brown, blue and green, plastics numbered one and two, cardboard, aluminum cans with no steel cans, newspapers, magazines and phone books, with wood chips available intermittently at no charge when you load them yourself.
Household trash, egg cartons, mirrors, light bulbs, window glass, drinking glass, steel cans, ceramics, heat resistant ovenware, plastic bags and paper bags are refused, and commercial vehicles are not allowed.
Monday to Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed Sundays and holidays, with the published phone number (770) 473-5470.
The county publishes the drop-off and its material list without a fee line, so confirm at (770) 473-5470 if the load is unusual.
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 book a bulky item pickup in Forest Park?+
Call Waste Management at (404) 794-6707 or use the hauler's bulk trash pickup page at least one week in advance, and there is no need to set up an account. Bulk waste is collected on Wednesdays and limited to five items per house, each under forty pounds, and items go out no earlier than one day before the confirmed date. For a bigger cleanout the city also holds Beautify Forest Park Day quarterly, where residents may bring almost anything except dirt, bricks, acids, unknown chemicals, flammable liquids and cement.Official guidance
Where does a couch go in Forest Park?+
On a free bulk appointment. Call Waste Management at (404) 794-6707 at least a week ahead, and the couch is collected on the Wednesday route, within the limit of five items per house and forty pounds per item, set out no earlier than the day before the confirmed date. The Clayton County landfill also takes household furnishings at its scale, which charges light pickup trucks and cars without trailers a flat per load rate.Official guidance
What does it cost to get rid of a mattress in Forest Park?+
The Clayton County landfill charges each mattress on top of the dumping fee, and it limits a visit to five mattresses. The scale charges seventy-five dollars a ton with a forty dollar minimum for the first thousand pounds, or a flat forty dollars for a light pickup or car without a trailer, and proof of county residency is required. Forest Park residents can also bring a mattress to the free quarterly Beautify Forest Park Day.Official guidance
Can I put a refrigerator out for bulk collection in Forest Park?+
Not a refrigerated one. The city's bulk program names appliances but lists large appliances with Freon as non-acceptable. A washer, dryer, stove or water heater can go out on a free Wednesday bulk appointment booked with Waste Management at (404) 794-6707, and the Clayton County landfill accepts appliances at its scale for a fee that starts at a flat per load rate for a light pickup or car without a trailer.Official guidance
Who collects trash and bulk items in Forest Park?+
Waste Management collects under the city's programme and can be reached at (404) 794-6707, with no account needed for a bulk appointment. Trash runs Monday north of Forest Parkway and Tuesday south of it, recycling Thursday north and Friday south, and bulk and yard trimmings are collected on Wednesdays by appointment booked at least a week ahead. The city Public Works Department answers at (404) 366-4720 or at 745 Forest Parkway.Official guidance
What will Forest Park not take at the curb?+
A long list, and it matters because the same items are refused again at Beautify Forest Park Day: natural Christmas trees, stumps, logs, dirt, rocks, tires, batteries, automotive parts, paints, oils, gas, propane tanks, construction debris, concrete, cement, gravel, bricks, carpet, chemicals of any kind, large appliances with Freon, electronics, outdoor and sports equipment, corrosive materials and hazardous or medical waste. Tires and dried paint are only handled at the Beautify day, and mattresses go to the county landfill.Official guidance
What is the fastest way to clear a whole house in Forest Park?+
Book the free bulk appointment for what it takes, which is five items per house with each item under forty pounds, then use the quarterly Beautify Forest Park Day for the rest, since residents may bring anything except dirt, bricks, acids, unknown chemicals, flammable liquids and cement. Anything over both of those limits, such as a renovation load, moves in a Waste Management roll-off container, because the city code gives the hauler exclusive rights to provide that service inside the city limits.Official guidance
