Sanitation

Druid Hills 2023 Bid Sheet Sanitation Contract

In July 2023 The City of Druid Hills will move to a new contract with Rumpke.  Service will now be on Thursdays.  The first pickup will be Friday July 7th due to the Independence Day holiday.

The sanitation needs for The City of Druid Hills are met through contract with Waste Management. This includes trash, recycling, and yard waste collection.

Collection shall be one time per week for garbage, for recycling, and yard waste of each residence, except on the following holidays:

New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.

If the holiday is on a Monday, all collections will be made one day later that week.

Large and/or bulky items (one item per week), such as stoves, hot water heaters, furniture, etc., will be collected on normal collection days. Residents must have any item containing Freon “Green Tagged” by a certified agent to show that the Freon was removed prior to disposal.

Contractor will not collect the following items:

ITEMS CONTRACTOR WILL NOT COLLECT
No Hazardous Waste No Car Parts
No Liquid Waste of any Kind No Tires
No Batteries No Wet Paint
Nothing that could be harmful to Contractor’s employees
Max weight any container: 50 pounds
Max bag size: 33 gallons
Max can size: 32 gallons
No barrels or boxes of any type will be emptied

 

Should a resident have questions or encounter an issue with their service, they can contact Waste Management via their customer service number 866-237-7019 or via their website at wm.com.

Should further assistance be needed, you can contact your Commissioners.

 

Street Lights

Should you observe a Street Light in our City that needs replacing you can contact one of the Commissioners.

 

Snow Plowing

Snow plowing service for City streets is contracted by the City in the event of snow.

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Yard Waste / Sanitation Service

Trash is picked up on Thursday mornings each week.  Recycling and Yard Waste are on alternating weeks. Rumpke is the sanitation contractor for the City of Druid Hills.

Commissioner Meeting

The Commissioner meeting will be held on Monday March 11, 2024 in the Family Life Center at Broadway Baptist Church. The public is always welcome to attend.