Solid Waste Management

With the potential for unsafe road conditions Monday, January 17, solid waste collection in unincorporated Gwinnett will be delayed by one day for the remainder of the week. Routes will run Tuesday, January 18 through Saturday, January 22. Residents who live in a city should contact their city to find out if trash and recycling will be delayed due to the inclement weather.

Two Gwinnett County solid waste haulers, Republic Services and Waste Management, are temporarily suspending certain collection services due to a surge in COVID-19 infections among their workforces.

Republic Services and Waste Management customers will be impacted by service interruptions differently. Here’s how:

Republic Services
Republic Services has resumed limited recycling services based on staff availability. Republic will notify customers on the evening prior to recycling to inform customers that recycling will be serviced the next day. At this time pickup of bulky items and yard waste remains suspended in order to prioritize trash collection while its workforce is limited. During this temporary service interruption, Republic Services customers in Gwinnett County may continue to take their recycling, bulky items, or household trash to a drop-off site at one of the following locations at no cost to the customer:

• Recyclable Materials Only – 75 Curtis Road, Lawrenceville, GA (Monday – Friday, 6:00am – 6:00pm)
• Household Trash/Bulky Items – 51 Patrick Mill Road SW, Winder, GA (Monday – Friday, 6:00am – 4:00pm; Saturday 6:00am – noon)
• Household Trash/Bulky Items – Richland Creek Landfill, 5691 S Richland Creek Road, Buford, GA (Monday – Friday, 6:00am – 4:00pm; Saturday 6:00am – noon)
• Household Trash/Bulky Items – Oak Grove Landfill, 937 Carl Bethlehem Road, Winder, GA (Monday – Friday, 6:00am – 4:00pm; Saturday 6:00am – noon)

 

Waste Management
Effective Friday, January 7, Waste Management will pause collection of bulky item and yard waste pickup in unincorporated Gwinnett County while its workforce is limited. Waste Management will prioritize trash and recycling services.

Customers affected by Waste Management’s temporary suspension of bulky item pickup can drop off up to two bulky items per week at no cost to the customer at the Lawrenceville Transfer Station, located at 350 Maltbie Industrial Drive in Lawrenceville (Monday – Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm).

Gwinnett County and Waste Pro USA, Inc., have teamed up to expand the pilot glass recycling program with the opening of a second drop-off location at Pinckneyville Park in Peachtree Corners.

The pilot glass recycling program provides residents with the opportunity to drop off glass for safe and sustainable recycling.

This is part of Gwinnett County’s initiative to increase recycling and sustainability to help protect our environment and natural resources. One of the many benefits of glass recycling is more landfill space. Instead of glass being tossed in trash bins, manufacturers can reuse it to make items like kitchen tiles and insulation.

Residents can bring their clean, empty glass containers to either of the following locations:

• OneStop Norcross, located at 5030 Georgia Belle Court in Norcross
• Pinckneyville Park, located by the baseball/softball complex at 4758 South Old Peachtree Road in Peachtree Corners

The clearly marked drop-off containers at each location are accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Dropped-off glass will be hauled to Strategic Materials, Inc., a large glass recycler in the Atlanta area. Acceptable glass items are clear and colored food and beverage bottles and jars.

Gwinnett County is now participating in the Hefty® EnergyBag® Program to give residents an opportunity to dispose of hard-to-recycle plastics in a sustainable way.

The Hefty® EnergyBag® Program complements the current unincorporated Gwinnett County curbside recycling program. This program helps residents recycle plastics not part of the list of acceptable items such as #4 through #7 plastics, plastic bags and wraps, foam, plastic dinnerware, and many other plastic items.

Gwinnett residents can drop off their full Hefty® EnergyBag® orange bags at WestRock, located at 384 Maltbie Street in Lawrenceville Monday through Saturday from 7:00am to 2:00pm. Only Hefty® EnergyBag® orange bags will be accepted at this site.

Plastics #1 and #2 — which include items like water and soda bottles, milk jugs, juice containers, shampoo bottles, and detergent holders — will continue to be accepted curbside. Hefty® EnergyBag® orange bags are available for purchase at Kroger stores and the Hefty® website.

Who can participate? Residents of unincorporated and incorporated Gwinnett County.

What can go into the Hefty® EnergyBag® orange bags? View the printable Hefty® EnergyBag® Recycling Guide (PDF).

Can I put the Hefty® EnergyBag® orange bag in my curbside recycling container? Not at this time. You can take the Hefty® EnergyBag® orange bag to the drop off location at WestRock, located at 384 Maltbie Street in Lawrenceville Monday through Saturday from 7:00am to 2:00pm.

Making a difference is free and easy! Your recycling adds up. Act today for tomorrow and request a free 65-gallon recycling cart. Due to the successful response to our 65-gallon recycling container program, additional time may be required for cart delivery.

Request a free 65-gallon recycling cart or report a damaged recycling cart through our online recycling cart form or call Solid Waste Management at 770.822.7141.

View the list of acceptable items. Please continue to recycle and place your cart at the curb for collection on your service day.

Gwinnett County and our contracted residential solid waste haulers are committed to providing safe and quality service.

You can help by:

• Bagging trash;
• Not bagging recycling and removing food and liquid residue;
• Recycling only plastic bottles and jugs, paper, cardboard, cartons, and metal cans;
• Emptying liquids from containers; and
• Disinfecting container handles and lids.

Solid Waste Management oversees contracted services for residential trash collection and recycling and manages franchise agreements with Commercial and Construction or Demolition Waste Service Providers. Service requirements are specified in the Gwinnett County Solid Waste Ordinance and Residential Solid Waste Service Agreement. Solid Waste Management is a part of the Support Services Department.

Gwinnett County Solid Waste Management
446 West Crogan Street, Suite 100
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
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Monday – Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm
770.822.7141 (Main)
678.518.6101 (Fax)
gcsolidwaste@gwinnettcounty.com