Yard Waste & Brush

Yard Waste
 Yard waste services are provided for City of Powder Springs sanitation customers that reside inside and/or outside the Powder Springs city limits (No brush service for those customer’s residing outside of the city limits). Yard Waste consists of items such as grass clippings, leaves, and pinestraw.

Note: The City does not issue yard waste containers. 

If you have bagged yard waste that exceeds the maximum allowed number of bags (6 bags), you must call and request a work order at least 48 business hours in advance, for your items to be picked up . Please see the yard waste fee schedule below.

Please Note

  • Yard waste pick up is on Mondays only.
  • Yard waste must be at the curb the night before. Due to time constraints, the sanitation department will be unable to return if yard waste is not out by 7 a.m.
  • All yard waste must be in biodegradable paper bags - No plastic bags (state law prohibits plastic in compost landfills).
  • No rocks, dirt, root balls, bricks or landscaping type materials will be picked up.
  • Up to 6 bags can be picked up at no charge. You must call the Sanitation Department or go online and fill out a work order request for additional bags. Additional charges apply. Please see yard waste fee schedule for pricing.
  • Bags should not exceed 20 pounds each.

Yard Waste Fee Schedule

  • 1-6 bags no charge
  • 7-12 bags $9.50
  • 13-20 bags $12 (20 bag maximum per week)

Note: Charges for bags of yard waste will appear on your next bill.

Brush pick up is provided to City of Powder Springs sanitation customers that reside inside the city limits only. We do not pick up brush for residents outside the city limits.

  • Brush pick up is on Mondays only.
  • Yard waste must be placed at the curb the night before. Due to time constraints, the sanitation department will be unable to return if brush is not out by 7 a.m.
  • Limbs and branches should be no more than 6 inches in diameter and 3 feet long.
  • The pile of limbs and branches cannot exceed 3 feet wide by 3 feet high by 3 feet deep.
  • Only 1 pile per week per household will be picked up.

In the event that any landscaper, contractor, tree service company, or any other professional services, perform work for a resident and that work generates any trash, scrap or refuse, the contractor shall be responsible for the removal of such items. It shall not be the duty of the city to dispose of any trash that results from the work of third parties.

Holiday Schedule

  1. There will be no yard waste collection the following weeks:

    • Jan 5, 2026
    • Jan 19, 2026
    • April 6, 2026
    • May 25, 2026
    • June 22, 2026
    • July 6, 2026
    • Sept 7, 2026
    • Nov 16, 2026
    • Nov 30, 2026
    • Dec 28, 2026
    • Jan 4, 2027

    New Years Day, Jan. 1, 2026

    • No yard waste will be collected Jan. 5. 
    • Thursday’s route will be picked up on Friday (Jan. 2); Friday’s route will be picked up Monday (Jan. 5) along with Monday’s normal route (Note: Any trash not picked up on Monday will be picked up throughout the remainder of the week).

    MLK Holiday, Jan 19, 2026                                                              

    • No yard waste will be collected Jan. 19. 
    • Monday’s route will be picked up on Tuesday (Jan. 20) along with Tuesday’s normal route (Note: Any trash not picked up on Tuesday will be picked up throughout the remainder of the week).

    Good Friday, April 3, 2026

    • No yard waste will be collected April 6. 
    • Friday’s route (April 3) will be picked up Monday (April 6) along with Monday’s normal route (Note: Any trash not picked up on Monday will be picked up throughout the remainder of the week).

    Memorial Day, May 25, 2026

    • No yard waste will be collected May 25. 
    • Monday’s route (May 25) will be picked up Tuesday (May 26) along with Tuesday’s normal route (Note: Any trash not picked up on Tuesday will be picked up throughout the remainder of the week).    

    Juneteenth, June 19, 2026

    • No yard waste will be collected June 22.
    • Friday’s route (June 19) will be picked up on Monday (June 22) along with Monday’s normal route (Note: Any trash not picked up on Monday will be picked up throughout the remainder of the week).

    Independence Day, July 4, 2026

    • No yard waste will be collected July 6.
    • Friday’s route (July 3) will be picked up Monday (July 6) along with Monday’s normal route (Note: Any trash not picked up on Monday will be picked up throughout the remainder of the week).

    Labor Day, Sept. 7, 2026                                                           

    • No yard waste will be collected Jan. 19. 
    • Monday’s route will be picked up on Tuesday (Sept. 8) along with Tuesday’s normal route (Note: Any trash not picked up on Tuesday will be picked up throughout the remainder of the week).

    Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2026

    • No yard waste will be collected Nov. 16. 
    • Wednesday’s route (Nov. 11) will be picked up Thursday (Nov. 12), Thursday’s route (Nov. 12) will be picked up on Friday (Nov. 13), and Friday’s route (Nov. 13) will be picked up on Monday (Nov. 16) along with Monday’s normal route (Note: Any trash not picked up on Monday will be picked up throughout the remainder of the week).

    Thanksgiving Holidays, Nov. 26-27, 2026

    • No yard waste will be collected Nov. 30.
    • Thursday’s route (Nov. 26) will be picked up on Monday (Nov. 30) along with Monday’s normal route. Friday’s route (Nov. 27) will be picked up on Tuesday (Dec. 1), along with Tuesday’s normal route. (Note: Any trash not picked up on Tuesday and Wednesday will be picked up throughout the remainder of the week).

    Christmas Holidays, Dec. 24-25, 2026

    • No yard waste will be collected Dec. 28. 
    • Thursday’s route (Dec. 24) will be picked up on Monday (Dec. 28) along with Monday’s normal route. Friday’s route (Dec. 25) will be picked up on Tuesday (Dec. 29) along with Tuesday’s normal route. (Note: Any trash not picked up on Tuesday and Wednesday will be picked up throughout the remainder of the week).

    New Year’s Day, Jan. 1, 2027

    • No yard waste will be picked up on Jan. 4. 
    • Friday’s route (Jan. 1) will be picked up on Monday (Jan. 4) along with Monday’s normal route (Note: Any trash not picked up on Monday will be picked up throughout the remainder of the week).


    Reside with Pride

    • March 2-6, 2026
    • Oct. 5-9, 2026