Regional Special-Materials Hub: Glass, Household Chemicals & Electronics — DeKalb County, GA

This regional operating guide helps DeKalb County residents, apartment communities, and property managers identify current disposal and recycling options for materials that are excluded from DeKalb County recycling carts or may be restricted by a property’s commercial sanitation provider—especially glass, paint, household chemicals, batteries, and electronics.

DeKalb County does not accept glass in its curbside single-stream recycling carts and instead directs customers to designated glass drop-off locations. The County also identifies electronics recycling at Seminole Road Landfill and references CHaRM DeKalb as a hard-to-recycle resource. [1] [3] [7]

Operational Scope: This page summarizes current program and facility guidance. It does not establish a general legal prohibition against placing every electronic device or glass container in every privately serviced apartment dumpster. Property rules, lease requirements, fire-safety procedures, municipal requirements, and private-hauler restrictions may be more specific.

CHaRM DeKalb: Appointment-Only Drop-Off

CHaRM DeKalb is operated by the nonprofit Live Thrive and accepts a broad range of specified hard-to-recycle materials. Every visit requires an appointment. Visitors should confirm that each item is currently accepted, separate materials before arrival, and bring the appointment QR code. [3] [4] [5]

Food-Grade Glass: CHaRM accepts rinsed and dried food-grade bottles and jars. Color sorting is not currently required, but caps and tops should be removed and placed in the appropriate material station. [4]

Household Chemicals: CHaRM accepts specified household chemicals, including certain cleaning, lawn-care, automotive, and pool products. Chemicals must remain in their original containers. Industrial laboratory chemicals, unknown materials, and chemicals in containers holding five gallons or more are not accepted. [4]

Paint: CHaRM lists latex, oil-based, and aerosol paint among accepted materials. Paint and chemicals are weighed together and may be subject to resident or business charges under the current fee schedule. [4]

Electronics and Batteries: CHaRM accepts many electronics, cables, chargers, computers, phones, and similar devices. Fees apply to televisions and monitors, and separate business charges may apply to other electronics. Accepted removable batteries must have exposed terminals and wires taped. CHaRM currently states that alkaline batteries and automotive batteries are not accepted. [4]

  • Facility: CHaRM DeKalb, operated by Live Thrive [3]
  • Address: 1225 Columbia Drive, Decatur, GA 30032 [5]
  • Drop-Off Appointments: Wednesday: 9:00 AM–2:00 PM  |  Saturday: 8:00 AM–2:00 PM [5]
  • Appointment: Required. Book online and be prepared to display the appointment QR code. [4] [5]
  • Property and Business Loads: Businesses, apartment communities, maintenance departments, and management companies must register as businesses before booking and should use the proper business appointment category. Business pricing may differ from residential pricing. [6]
  • Payment: CHaRM states that cash is not accepted. Review the current payment methods and material pricing before arrival. [4]
  • Notable Exclusions: Current exclusions include unknown chemicals, industrial laboratory chemicals, chemical containers holding five gallons or more, propane tanks, alkaline batteries, and automotive batteries. Confirm all materials before transport. [4]

Property-Management Safety Warning: Do Not Informally Aggregate Chemicals

Apartment communities should not establish an informal resident chemical-collection room, maintenance-area stockpile, or unattended drop-off point without prior coordination with CHaRM or a qualified hazardous-material service provider.

Do not combine chemicals, transfer products into unmarked containers, or accept leaking, swollen, smoking, unidentified, or unstable materials. Keep chemicals, paint, fuels, batteries, and other special materials out of trash rooms, package rooms, breezeways, stairwells, compactor rooms, valet-trash containers, and fire-access routes.

This is a recommended risk-control practice based on CHaRM’s appointment, original-container, business-registration, and material-acceptance requirements. [4] [6]

County Glass Drop-Off Containers

DeKalb County currently describes its designated glass drop-off program as a free service for residents. The County’s published glass-location flyer states that locations are subject to change. [1] [2]

Current County-listed locations include:

  • Brook Run Park: 4698 Barclay Drive, Dunwoody, GA 30338
  • Exchange Park Recreation Center: 2771 Columbia Drive, Decatur, GA 30034
  • Brookhaven Police Headquarters: 1793 Briarwood Road, Brookhaven, GA 30329
  • Stonecrest Library: 3123 Klondike Road, Lithonia, GA 30038
  • Medlock Park: 874 Gaylemont, Decatur, GA 30033
  • Seminole Road Landfill: 4203 Clevemont Road, Ellenwood, GA 30294

Preparation: Use the County containers for ordinary recyclable glass bottles and jars. Do not assume that mirrors, ceramics, Pyrex, drinking glasses, light bulbs, windows, or automotive glass are accepted in the County’s food-container glass program. Confirm the current location list before driving. [1] [2]

County Electronics Drop-Off: Seminole Road Landfill

DeKalb County identifies the Seminole Road Landfill as a resident-disposal facility that provides electronics recycling. The County recycling page lists televisions, computers, phones, and similar electronics as examples directed to e-recycling programs. [1] [7]

The County’s current facility page does not establish that every electronic device is accepted without charge. Confirm current device acceptance, quantity limits, fees, residency or account documentation, commercial-load procedures, and unloading instructions before transport.

  • Facility: Seminole Road Landfill [7]
  • Address: 4203 Clevemont Road, Ellenwood, GA 30294 [7]
  • Published Facility Hours: Monday–Friday: 8:00 AM–5:00 PM  |  Saturday: 8:00 AM–4:00 PM [7]
  • Facility Contact: 404-687-4040 [7]
  • Eligibility: The County describes the facility service as resident disposal and electronics recycling. Property-sponsored, maintenance, commercial, or portfolio loads should be confirmed with the County’s Commercial Customer Experience team before transport. [7] [8]

Multifamily and Commercial Service Options

Apartment communities should not automatically apply the County’s single-family roll-cart or curbside bulky-item instructions to a shared dumpster, compactor, or commercial account. DeKalb County offers separate commercial garbage, recycling, roll-off, and special-collection services. [8]

County commercial garbage options include front-load dumpsters, compactors, and limited hand-collection service. County commercial recycling is available to eligible businesses through a six-cubic-yard recycling container, while businesses with qualifying space limitations may be eligible for recycling roll carts. [8]

  • Determine the Account Type: Confirm whether the property uses DeKalb County commercial collection, a private hauler, or a combination of providers.
  • Commercial Garbage: County options include front-load dumpsters in multiple sizes, approved compactors, and limited roll-cart service for sites that cannot accommodate the minimum dumpster size. [8]
  • Commercial Recycling: Eligible customers may apply for County commercial recycling. Standard service uses a six-cubic-yard recycling container with at least weekly service; qualifying space-limited sites may use recycling roll carts. [8]
  • Items Excluded from Commercial Garbage Containers: The County lists furniture, carpet, wood, pallets, appliances, tires, large automotive parts, dirt, rock, concrete, and other specified materials as items not permitted in its commercial garbage containers. [8]
  • Commercial Special Collection: The County provides a separate fee-based process for bulky or oversized commercial waste. Contact the commercial-service team for eligibility, pricing, preparation, and scheduling. [8]
  • Private-Hauler Properties: Obtain the provider’s current prohibited-material list, bulk-item procedure, contamination standards, service schedule, emergency contact, and disposal-destination requirements.

Bulky Items: Residential and Apartment Procedures Are Different

DeKalb County’s residential bulky-item process requires eligible customers to place items at the curb and submit a service request. Fees and preparation rules may apply depending on the material and collection classification. That process should not be assumed to cover an apartment community using commercial dumpsters or private service. [9]

Apartment Action: Do not leave furniture, mattresses, appliances, eviction debris, or move-out waste at the curb or beside a dumpster without following the property’s documented procedure. The property manager should identify the approved staging area, service provider, request process, preparation standards, pickup schedule, resident notice, and any authorized charges.

Verify the Property’s Service Jurisdiction

DeKalb County Solid Waste Management currently identifies its comprehensive service area as unincorporated DeKalb County and the cities of Brookhaven, Decatur, Dunwoody, Lithonia, Pine Lake, Stonecrest, Stone Mountain, and Tucker. [11]

A DeKalb County mailing address does not by itself establish the controlling sanitation program. Properties in another incorporated municipality, including a City of Atlanta location within DeKalb County, should verify the applicable municipal service, private-hauler arrangement, code requirements, and disposal options before using County collection instructions.

Property Manager Operating Checklist

  • Confirm the property jurisdiction and whether the account is residential, County commercial, or privately serviced.
  • Keep the current garbage, recycling, bulk, electronics, battery, glass, paint, and chemical procedures in the property’s operating file.
  • Do not describe CHaRM, the County glass containers, and Seminole Road Landfill as having the same appointment, fee, eligibility, or acceptance rules.
  • Register apartment-community or management-company CHaRM loads under the proper business category.
  • Do not aggregate mixed resident chemicals without advance coordination and an appropriate storage and transportation plan.
  • Post property-specific resident instructions for furniture, mattresses, appliances, televisions, monitors, batteries, paint, chemicals, and glass.
  • Do not place special materials in breezeways, stairwells, fire lanes, package rooms, maintenance shops, trash rooms, or beside compactors and dumpsters.
  • Confirm current hours, closures, accepted materials, limits, documentation, and fees before issuing community-wide notices.

Important: Facility hours, appointments, locations, charges, accepted materials, business requirements, municipal service areas, and collection procedures can change. Confirm current information with DeKalb County, Live Thrive, and the property’s contracted waste provider before transporting materials or publishing resident instructions.

Official and Supporting Sources

  1. DeKalb County Solid Waste Management: Recycling Program — recycling-cart exclusions, optional residential recycling, glass drop-off and e-recycling guidance.
  2. DeKalb County Glass Recycling Program Locations — current posted glass-container locations; locations are subject to change.
  3. Live Thrive: CHaRM DeKalb — program description, facility address, appointment requirement and drop-off schedule.
  4. Live Thrive: Items CHaRM Accepts — current preparation rules, material exclusions, battery instructions and pricing categories.
  5. Live Thrive: CHaRM Locations and Hours — appointment-only status, address, hours, directions and closure notices.
  6. Live Thrive: CHaRM Business Appointments — mandatory business registration and appointment process.
  7. DeKalb County: Solid Waste Management Contacts and Facilities — Seminole Road Landfill address, hours, telephone number and electronics-recycling service.
  8. DeKalb County: Commercial Sanitation Services — commercial dumpsters, compactors, roll carts, recycling, prohibited materials, roll-offs and special collections.
  9. DeKalb County: Bulky Items and Special Collections — residential request process, preparation standards, fees and alternative disposal guidance.
  10. DeKalb County: Collection Procedures — County cart rules, recycling preparation, contamination and prohibited curbside materials.
  11. DeKalb County Solid Waste Management — current residential and commercial programs, facilities and service-area municipalities.
 
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The controlling sanitation provider and legal requirements vary by property location. DeKalb County provides comprehensive solid-waste services in unincorporated DeKalb and several participating cities, while Avondale Estates, Chamblee, Clarkston, Decatur, and Doraville publish separate municipal or contracted collection programs. Municipal zoning, approved site plans, enclosure standards, property-maintenance codes, fire access, and code enforcement remain separate from the sanitation provider’s collection rules.

Jurisdiction notice: A DeKalb County mailing address does not establish the sanitation provider or the controlling municipal code. Confirm the parcel jurisdiction, city limits, sanitation account, commercial-service provider, approved site plan, fire-access requirements, and local code-enforcement office before applying any County or city rule.

  • Mandate Type—Multifamily Recycling: No stand-alone countywide requirement obligating every apartment property to provide recycling was identified in the reviewed DeKalb County Code and current solid-waste program materials.
  • Recycling Applicability Threshold: No general apartment unit-count threshold was identified for mandatory recycling. Property-specific development approvals, municipal ordinances, zoning conditions, sustainability commitments, and service contracts should still be reviewed.
  • Commercial Sanitation Requirement: Commercial establishments in unincorporated DeKalb County and cities operating under an applicable sanitation intergovernmental agreement are required to use County-provided commercial solid-waste services. DeKalb County states that private haulers are not permitted within that service framework.
  • Municipal Programs: Several incorporated cities operate or contract for their own sanitation programs. Residential curbside rules should not automatically be applied to apartment dumpsters, compactors, eviction debris, or commercial accounts.
  • Local Site Compliance: Enclosure screening, setbacks, access, pavement, landscaping, lighting, fire lanes, and approved dumpster locations may be regulated through the applicable city’s zoning code, development code, approved site plan, and fire review.
  • Operational Documentation: Service agreements, photographs, missed-pickup reports, contamination records, resident notices, bulk-removal invoices, and corrective-action logs are recommended controls. They do not create an automatic legal defense or guarantee that enforcement will be avoided.

At a Glance: DeKalb County Commercial Solid-Waste Framework

County Commercial Collection

  • Covered properties: DeKalb County provides commercial garbage, recycling, roll-off, compactor, and special-collection services in unincorporated DeKalb and participating IGA cities.
  • Provider requirement: Commercial establishments within the applicable County service framework must use County-provided commercial solid-waste service.
  • Container options: County commercial garbage options include three-, four-, six-, and eight-cubic-yard front-load dumpsters, approved compactors, and limited roll-cart service for locations that cannot accommodate a minimum three-yard dumpster.
  • Pickup frequency: County commercial dumpster service is available from one to six collection days per week. The appropriate frequency should be based on container volume, occupancy, waste generation, access, and recurring overflow.
  • Special materials: Furniture, appliances, carpet, wood, pallets, tires, concrete, dirt, rock, large automotive parts, and similar materials are not permitted in County commercial garbage containers and require another approved collection or disposal process.

Commercial Recycling and Municipal Review

  • Commercial recycling: DeKalb County offers commercial recycling containers and qualifying recycling roll-cart service. Confirm the accepted-material list and container eligibility before issuing resident instructions.
  • Accepted-material approach: Use the County’s item-based list rather than relying only on plastic resin numbers. Accepted plastics depend on the form of the container as well as the resin type.
  • Glass: Glass is not accepted in DeKalb County single-stream recycling containers. Glass bottles and jars should be directed to verified glass-only drop-off locations or another approved glass program.
  • Municipal approvals: County sanitation service does not replace city zoning, building, land-development, property-maintenance, or fire-review requirements.
  • Portfolio rule: Maintain a separate jurisdiction sheet for each property showing the sanitation provider, account type, container ownership, pickup frequency, bulk process, recycling program, city-code contacts, and emergency escalation procedure.

2025 multifamily dumpster announcement: A June 2025 commissioner announcement reported Board approval of new multifamily dumpster requirements addressing subjects such as capacity, screening, placement, and collection frequency. However, the announcement’s linked legislative record references an earlier feasibility item rather than displaying the final enacted ordinance text. Property managers should confirm the final ordinance number, codified section, effective date, implementation guidance, and property applicability directly with DeKalb County before treating the announcement’s summary as an enforceable specification.

Enforcement and Corrective-Action Snapshot

Waste-area enforcement depends on the specific County or municipal provision, the property’s location, the account type, and the actual site condition.

  • Sanitation administration: DeKalb County Solid Waste Management or the applicable city/provider administers collection accounts, containers, schedules, repairs, commercial service, roll-offs, and special collections.
  • Code enforcement: DeKalb County Code Compliance or the applicable municipal code-enforcement office may address litter, illegal dumping, enclosure conditions, accumulated waste, blocked access, property maintenance, and similar code issues.
  • Missed collection: A provider’s missed pickup is not automatically a property-owner violation. Report and document the missed service promptly, request corrective collection, and prevent the delay from creating overflow, litter, pests, odors, or blocked access.
  • Penalties: Notices, citations, fines, abatement costs, court proceedings, and other remedies may be available under the applicable County or city code. Confirm the current penalty section for the specific violation before publishing a fine amount or stating that each day is a separate offense.
  • No guaranteed safe harbor: Documentation and prompt corrective action may demonstrate responsible management but do not waive an ordinance, prevent a citation, or guarantee a particular enforcement outcome.

DeKalb-Area Property Manager Operating Checklist

Legal-review and operating controls for multifamily properties in DeKalb County municipalities.
Task Requirement or Recommended Action Resources
☑ Confirm the Parcel Jurisdiction Verify the city limits, parcel number, municipal zoning jurisdiction, sanitation provider, commercial-account status, fire authority, and code-enforcement office. Do not rely solely on the mailing city or ZIP code. DeKalb Solid Waste Management
Applicable city planning and code office
☑ Confirm the Commercial Provider Determine whether the property is within the mandatory DeKalb County commercial-service framework or a separate city-operated or city-contracted program. Do not enter or renew a private-hauler agreement until provider authority has been confirmed. County Commercial Service
☑ Right-Size Containers and Service Review occupied units, container volume, pickup frequency, move-in and move-out waste, cardboard, holiday schedules, recurring overflow, compactor downtime, and illegal dumping. Request additional capacity or service before waste accumulates outside approved containers. Container and Service Options
☑ Verify the Approved Enclosure Compare the existing enclosure and container location with the approved site plan and current municipal zoning or development requirements. Confirm screening, setbacks, gates, pavement, drainage, landscaping, collection-truck access, overhead clearance, and fire-lane protection before relocating or expanding the enclosure. Applicable municipal planning, zoning, permitting and fire offices
☑ Establish Commercial Recycling Correctly Confirm whether the property uses County commercial recycling, a city program, or an authorized provider. Document the accepted-material list, contamination process, container type, pickup frequency, cardboard procedure, and resident instructions. Commercial Recycling
Accepted Materials
☑ Separate Glass Do not place glass in DeKalb County single-stream recycling containers. Provide verified instructions for glass bottles and jars and distinguish them from mirrors, windows, ceramics, cookware, bulbs, and other specialty glass. County Recycling Program
☑ Maintain a Bulk and Move-Out Procedure Publish the approved staging area, provider contact, request process, pickup schedule, preparation rules, prohibited materials, eviction-clear-out procedure, and authorized resident charges. Do not apply single-family curbside instructions to a multifamily commercial account without confirmation. Commercial Special Collections
☑ Create a Missed-Pickup Escalation Plan Maintain account numbers, customer-service contacts, after-hours contacts, holiday schedules, compactor-repair vendors, overflow procedures, and emergency collection options. Photograph the condition and document every service request. Current sanitation provider and property emergency vendor list
☑ Educate Residents Provide property-specific instructions covering set-out times, tied bags, cardboard, recycling contamination, glass, furniture, mattresses, appliances, batteries, electronics, paint, chemicals, and prohibited dumping. Do not present a management best practice as a city-mandated schedule unless the applicable code requires it. Property lease documents, sanitation-provider rules and current accepted-material guidance
☑ Document Corrective Action Retain service agreements, invoices, photographs, missed-pickup reports, resident notices, violation records, contamination reports, repair requests, bulk-removal invoices, and communications with the provider or enforcement office. Property compliance file and vendor records

Apartment Property Management Information by DeKalb County City

The following matrix distinguishes sanitation service from local zoning and code enforcement. Property managers should verify commercial-account eligibility and approved site conditions before changing containers, providers, enclosures, or collection procedures.

City-specific sanitation and property-management considerations for DeKalb County multifamily communities.
City Sanitation Structure Apartment Manager Priorities Local Review Layer Official Resources
Avondale Estates City-contracted program
Arrow Waste provides the City’s household sanitation and recycling service. The City also publishes business service options through Arrow, while allowing businesses to contract with another sanitation or recycling vendor. 		Confirm whether the property is handled as a condominium, multifamily residential account, or business/commercial account. Verify cart or dumpster quantities, collection frequency, recycling service, glass exclusions, bulk procedures, and direct billing arrangements with the selected provider. Avondale Estates planning, zoning, permitting, fire review, property maintenance, and approved site plans control enclosure location and design. Business Service
Residential Service
City Code
Brookhaven DeKalb County service
Brookhaven identifies DeKalb County as its sanitation and recycling provider. Confirm that the individual commercial property is within the County commercial-service framework. 		Establish the correct County commercial account; confirm dumpster or compactor sizing, pickup frequency, commercial recycling, bulk collections, account contacts, and missed-service procedures. Keep glass out of County single-stream recycling. Brookhaven planning, zoning, building, fire, property-maintenance, and code-enforcement requirements remain municipal responsibilities. Brookhaven Recycling
County Commercial Service
City Code
Chamblee City residential program
Chamblee Public Works publishes a municipal residential cart-based garbage and recycling program. The published residential procedures should not be assumed to govern apartment commercial dumpsters. 		Confirm the property’s authorized commercial provider directly with Chamblee Public Works. Verify dumpster or compactor service, recycling availability, bulk-item handling, eviction debris, construction waste, cardboard, and enclosure access. Chamblee planning, zoning, permitting, property maintenance, and fire review control the approved site and enclosure. Chamblee Sanitation
Special Pickups
City Code
Clarkston City-contracted residential program
Clarkston identifies Waste Pro as its residential refuse provider and separately publishes recycling and City special-pickup procedures. 		Confirm whether the community is eligible for a City program or requires a separate commercial arrangement. Do not rely on single-family Monday collection, cart-only, or City special-pickup rules without commercial-account confirmation. Maintain separate procedures for appliances, Freon-containing equipment, furniture, mattresses, bulk loads, and construction debris. Clarkston Community Development and Code Compliance administer municipal site, property-maintenance, permitting, and enforcement requirements. Clarkston Sanitation
Bulk and Special Pickups
City Code
Decatur
County seat 		Verify the exact account
The City of Decatur publishes municipal commercial sanitation services for multifamily and commercial properties, including garbage, commingled recycling, and glass recycling. DeKalb County also lists Decatur within its broader service-area materials. 		Verify whether the parcel is inside the incorporated City of Decatur, uses City commercial sanitation, or is a Decatur-address property under another jurisdiction or County account. Confirm garbage, commingled recycling, glass service, container ownership, rates, collection frequency, and bulk procedures before changing providers. Incorporated City of Decatur properties are subject to City planning, zoning, building, fire, property-maintenance, and site-plan requirements. A “Decatur” mailing address alone is not sufficient. Commercial Sanitation
Recycling
City Code
Doraville City-coordinated contractor service
Doraville’s current sanitation page directs active garbage and recycling collection issues to Waste Pro. Published curbside recycling is optional and described for single-family households. 		Confirm the commercial or multifamily account structure with Doraville and Waste Pro. Do not apply the residential recycling enrollment, cart rules, free household bulk collection, or curbside placement rules to apartments without confirmation. Eviction clear-outs and construction debris may require a separate paid service. Doraville planning, zoning, permitting, code enforcement, fire review, and approved site plans control local enclosure and property conditions. Doraville Sanitation
Residential Recycling
City Code
Dunwoody DeKalb County service
Dunwoody identifies DeKalb County as the provider for trash collection, yard waste, and recycling. 		Confirm the County commercial account, container type, service frequency, commercial recycling, overflow response, and bulk process. Coordinate every enclosure alteration with Dunwoody Community Development and the County collection-access requirements. Dunwoody administers zoning, land development, approved site plans, permitting, and code enforcement. The City’s zoning standards include screening requirements for refuse and recycling containers; applicability should be checked against the property’s approved plans and legal status. Dunwoody Sanitation
Planning and Zoning
City Code
Lithonia DeKalb County service area
DeKalb County lists Lithonia among the cities receiving its comprehensive solid-waste services. 		Confirm the property address and County commercial-account requirements. Review container capacity, commercial recycling, service frequency, bulk or roll-off needs, illegal dumping, cardboard, and missed-pickup escalation. The City of Lithonia retains municipal zoning, planning, property-maintenance, permitting, and code-enforcement responsibilities. County Commercial Service
City of Lithonia
City Code
Pine Lake DeKalb County service area
DeKalb County lists Pine Lake within its comprehensive solid-waste service area. 		Verify County commercial eligibility by address and confirm whether the property can physically accommodate the required commercial container. Coordinate collection access carefully because constrained or nonstandard sites may require an assessment or alternative approved arrangement. Pine Lake municipal zoning, planning, property-maintenance, right-of-way, and site requirements remain locally administered. County Commercial Service
City of Pine Lake
City Code
Stone Mountain DeKalb County service area
DeKalb County lists the City of Stone Mountain among its sanitation service municipalities. 		Establish or verify the County commercial account and distinguish apartment dumpster procedures from residential curbside rules. Maintain written bulk, furniture, appliance, recycling, glass, and special-material instructions. Stone Mountain administers municipal zoning, planning, code enforcement, property maintenance, and approved development conditions. Stone Mountain Sanitation
County Commercial Service
City Code
Stonecrest DeKalb County service
Stonecrest states that sanitation service within the City is provided by DeKalb County. 		Confirm County commercial service, dumpster or compactor requirements, commercial recycling, collection frequency, roll-off needs, and special-collection procedures. Direct site-condition or code notices to the assigned Stonecrest enforcement officer while coordinating sanitation account issues with DeKalb County. Stonecrest Planning and Zoning and Code Enforcement administer municipal enclosure, site-plan, property-maintenance, and development requirements. Stonecrest Resources
Stonecrest Sanitation FAQ
City Code
Tucker DeKalb County IGA service
Tucker identifies sanitation as a service provided through an intergovernmental arrangement with DeKalb County. 		Confirm the County commercial account and service requirements. Coordinate sanitation, container, recycling, and special-collection issues with DeKalb County while directing zoning, building, enclosure, property-maintenance, and code-enforcement questions to the City. Tucker administers planning and zoning, building permitting, business licensing, and code enforcement. Tucker Service Structure
Service Contacts
City Code

DeKalb County and Municipal Compliance Summary

  • ☑ Recycling mandate: No stand-alone countywide apartment recycling mandate or unit-count threshold was identified in the reviewed sources.
  • ☑ County commercial service: Properties in unincorporated DeKalb and applicable IGA cities must confirm County commercial-service requirements before using a private hauler.
  • ☑ Separate municipal programs: Avondale Estates, Chamblee, Clarkston, Decatur, and Doraville publish city-specific or city-contracted sanitation information.
  • ☑ Decatur distinction: The incorporated City of Decatur publishes municipal commercial and multifamily sanitation services. A Decatur mailing address outside the City may follow a different service structure.
  • ☑ Municipal authority: City zoning, site plans, enclosure screening, permitting, property maintenance, and fire-access standards remain separate from sanitation collection rules.
  • ☑ 2025 dumpster initiative: Do not publish detailed requirements as codified law until the final ordinance text, code section, effective date, and implementation guidance are confirmed.
  • ☑ Operational review: Container capacity, service frequency, resident education, documentation, valet-trash procedures, and recycling design should be customized to the property’s actual provider and jurisdiction.

Official and Supporting Sources

  1. DeKalb County Solid Waste Management — current County service area and residential, commercial, recycling, facility, and special-program information.
  2. DeKalb County Commercial Service — mandatory County commercial-service framework, container options, collection frequency, commercial recycling, prohibited container materials, roll-offs, and special collections.
  3. DeKalb County Recycling Program — accepted materials, excluded materials, glass drop-off guidance, and special recycling programs.
  4. DeKalb County Code Compliance: Common Violations — common commercial-property and waste-area concerns.
  5. DeKalb County Code Chapter 22 — current codified solid-waste provisions.
  6. Commissioner Robert Patrick: Multifamily Dumpster Announcement — announcement requiring verification against the final enacted ordinance and current codified text.
  7. Avondale Estates Business Sanitation and Recycling
  8. Brookhaven Recycling and DeKalb Sanitation Information
  9. Chamblee Sanitation
  10. Clarkston Sanitation
  11. City of Decatur Commercial Sanitation
  12. Doraville Sanitation
  13. Dunwoody Sanitation: DeKalb County
  14. Stonecrest Sanitation and Community Resources
  15. Tucker Municipal and County Service Structure

Important: This page provides general property-management and operational information and is not legal advice, an engineering certification, a zoning determination, a fire-code approval, or an official interpretation by DeKalb County or any municipality. Ordinances, service contracts, municipal boundaries, account eligibility, rates, accepted materials, provider rules, and enforcement procedures may change. Confirm current requirements with the applicable sanitation provider, city planning department, code-enforcement office, fire authority, and qualified legal counsel.

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