Sanitation services in DeKalb County will be adjusted for the week of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which falls on Monday, January 19. All residential garbage, recycling, and yard trimmings collections will operate one day later than usual due to the holiday.
There will be no sanitation service on Monday, January 19. Residents whose regular collection is scheduled for Monday will receive service on Tuesday, January 20. Those normally serviced on Tuesday will have their collection moved to Wednesday, January 21. Wednesday’s regular customers will be serviced on Thursday, January 22, and Thursday’s customers on Friday, January 23.
The North Transfer Station will remain open from 6 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on the holiday itself but resume normal hours starting Tuesday. Other facilities—including the Customer Care call center, administration building, Central Transfer Station, and Seminole Road Landfill—will be closed Monday and reopen with normal hours Tuesday.
Residents seeking more information can contact the Sanitation Division’s Customer Care team at 404-294-2900 or sanitation@dekalbcountyga.gov. Additional updates are available at www.dekalbsanitation.com or by following @DKalbSanitation on X (formerly Twitter).
DeKalb County schools reported a total enrollment of 98,287 students during the 2022-23 school year—a decrease of 2.2% compared to the previous year https://www.gadoe.org/. White students made up approximately 14% of the student body in that same period https://www.gadoe.org/.
