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Holiday Interruptions
For ACC Solid Waste Customers Only:
2019-20 Christmas & New Year's Holiday Schedule
- The Athens-Clarke County Solid Waste Department will suspend garbage, recycling & Leaf & Limb collection on Tuesday December 24th, Wednesday, December 25, 2019 in recognition of the Christmas holiday and Wednesday, January 1, 2020 in recognition of the New Year’s Holiday.
- If you have residential service & commercial service with us outside of downtown your pick up schedule for the week of Christmas, will be as follows: Monday will be picked up on Monday. Tuesday & Wednesday will be picked up on Thursday. Friday will be picked up on Saturday. Pick up schedule for the week of New Year’s week, Monday & Tuesday will be picked up on regular schedule. The rest of the week will be delayed by one day. We will resume our normal pickup schedule on Monday, January 6, 2020. Please make sure your trash and recycling roll-carts are out on the curb by 7:00 AM on your altered service pick up day.
- If you have commercial or residential service with us and are located within the Downtown District you will not have a pick up on Christmas Day.
| Administrative Offices | Collection Pickup Day (for ACC Solid Waste Customers Only) | Leaf & Limb Collection | CHaRM | Recycling Center | ACC Landfill | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, Dec. 23, 2019 | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Monday Collections | Monday Collections | 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. | 7:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m | 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m |
| Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019 | Closed | No Collections | No Collections | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019 | Closed | No Collections | No Collections | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019 | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | *Tuesday & Wednesday collections | *Tuesday & Wednesday collections | Closed | 7:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. | 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m |
| Friday, Dec. 27, 2019 | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | *Thursday collections | *Thursday collections | Closed | 7:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. | 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019 | Closed | *Friday collections | *Friday collections | 8:00 a.m. - noon | 7:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m | 7:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
| Monday, Dec. 30, 2019 | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Monday Collections | Monday Collections | 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. | 7:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. | 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019 | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Tuesday Collections | Tuesday Collections | Closed | 7:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m | 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020 | Closed | No Collections | No Collections | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020 | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | *Wednesday Collections | *Wednesday Collections | Closed | 7:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. | 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| Friday, Jan. 3, 2020 | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | * Thursday Collections | * Thursday Collections | Closed | 7:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. | 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020 | Closed | * Friday Collections | * Friday Collections | 8:00 a.m. - noon | 7:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m | 7:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
Annually, the Athens-Clarke County Solid Waste Department will alter collection service for the following holidays:
New Year’s Day, MLK Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, & Christmas.
For holiday collection schedules visit www.accgov.com/solidwaste (under Holiday Interruptions), contact the ACC Solid Waste Department at (706) 613-3501 or email us at solidwaste@accgov.com