Sanitation services in DeKalb County will follow a revised schedule during the Thanksgiving holiday. According to county officials, there will be no residential collection service on Thursday, November 27, as the county observes Thanksgiving Day.
For residents whose regular collection day falls on Thursday, service will take place on Friday, November 28. The schedule for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday—November 24 through 26—remains unchanged.
Additionally, the Seminole Road Landfill and both Central and North Transfer Stations will close on Thanksgiving Day but reopen with normal hours on Friday. The Customer Care call center and administration building will also be closed on both Thursday and Friday, resuming operations on Monday, December 1.
Residents seeking more information can contact the Sanitation Division’s Customer Care team at 404-294-2900 or sanitation@dekalbcountyga.gov. Information is also available at www.dekalbsanitation.com or by following @DKalbSanitation on X (formerly Twitter).
In related county news, DeKalb County schools enrolled a total of 98,287 students during the 2022-23 school year. This represented a decrease of 2.2% compared to the previous year (https://www.gadoe.org/). White students made up about 14% of the student population in that period (https://www.gadoe.org/).
