Trash and recycling pickup in Lawrenceville: schedule, holidays, bulk

Last checked Oct. 6, 2026. Facts on this page come from the City of Lawrenceville Sanitation Department, part of Lawrenceville Utilities. Customer Service: 678-407-6675.

The City of Lawrenceville collects household trash once a week, Monday through Thursday, from a city-issued 95-gallon roll cart. Recycling goes out every other week on the same day. Large items are picked up on Fridays, but only when you schedule them. From October to May, carts must be at the curb by 7 a.m. on your collection day, or after 5 p.m. the night before.

This page covers homes inside Lawrenceville city limits. Many homes with a Lawrenceville mailing address are in unincorporated Gwinnett County, where a private hauler picks up the trash; see “Outside the city” below.

Who to call

• Missed pickup, carts, bulk items, your collection day: Lawrenceville Utilities Customer Service, 678-407-6675, or text 1-833-447-0361
• After-hours utility emergency: 770-339-2410
• Find your day and recycling week: My City Services
• Schedule a large item: Large Item Pick-Up form
• Unincorporated Gwinnett: Gwinnett County Solid Waste Management, 770-822-7141

What day is my pickup?

Open My City Services, choose “When is My Trash Collection Day?” and type your street address without the city, state or ZIP code. The result shows your sanitation day. The same tool answers “When is My Recycle Collection Day?” with your color week, according to the city’s schedule page.

The trash collection rules:

• Bag all trash and put it inside the city cart with the lid closed.
• Roll the cart to the end of the driveway, at the curb or edge of the street.
• Keep the cart a safe distance from the mailbox; the truck lifts it with a hydraulic arm.
• Keep each kind of collection at least 4 feet apart: cart, recycling bin, yard bags, limbs.
• Trash left outside the cart may be collected for a $15 fee.
• No tires, batteries, paint, sharp objects, human waste or construction materials.

Collection hours. From the first Monday in May through the week of Oct. 1, crews work 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. and carts must be out by 6 a.m. The rest of the year, carts must be out by 7 a.m.

Residents 65 and older, and residents with a disability who cannot get the cart to the curb, can apply for a collection exemption so crews take the cart from beside the house.

Recycling: Blue Week and Orange Week

Recycling is collected every other week on your trash day. Homes are split into a Blue Week and an Orange Week, and the sticker on your bin shows which one is yours. The city’s recycling page links the printable calendar. The city gives out a 16-gallon recycling bin; call 678-407-6675 to get one.

Yes: paper, junk mail, magazines, newspaper, cardboard and shipping boxes, cereal and dry food boxes (liners out), pizza boxes without food, plastic bottles and jugs marked #1 or #2, aluminum and tin cans, empty aerosol cans, foil food containers and beverage cartons.

No: glass, plastic bags, Styrofoam and packing peanuts, paper cups, food-covered items, cords and hoses, electronics, plastic chairs, hazardous waste, and yard waste.

Glass is not taken at the curb. Drop clear and colored bottles and jars, rinsed and with lids off, at the Glass Recycling Station at Lawrenceville Public Works, 435 W. Pike St., open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day. You do not have to live in the city to use it. No broken glass, mirrors, windows, light bulbs or windshields.

Plastics #4 to #7 can go in orange Hefty EnergyBag bags, dropped off at WestRock, 384 Maltbie St., 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

Holiday schedule

The Sanitation Department closes on 12 holidays. In a holiday week, pickup on the holiday and every later day that week moves back one day, according to the city’s holiday schedule. The holidays left this year:

Large items (bulk pickup)

Appliances, mattresses, small furniture and electronics go out on the city’s Large Item Pick-Up service:

• Schedule first, online or at 678-407-6675. Items put out without a request stay put.
• Pickup is on Fridays only, never on your trash day.
• Two large items a week are free; each extra item is $10 on your utility bill.
• Put items out the night before. A request made on a Friday is picked up the next Friday.

Since July 10, some scheduled Friday pickups have been moved to a later Friday because of operational delays. The city sends a notice with the new date; if you get none, keep your original Friday.

Leaves, grass and limbs

The Street Department collects yard waste on your trash day at no extra charge, according to the city’s curbside collection page.

• Leaves and grass, Nov. 1 to April 30: leave them loose at the street for the vacuum truck. Leaf routes take about two weeks to cover the city.
• Leaves and grass, May 1 to Oct. 31: bag them, any bag, up to 50 pounds, a few feet from the cart. Ten or more bags in a week carries an extra charge.
• Limbs, all year: cut to 3 feet or shorter and piled in one spot, away from meters and under no power lines. No trunks or stumps. A half truckload costs $100 and a full truckload $200.

The city’s free mulch is out until Jan. 8, 2027, according to a sanitation alert.

Household hazardous waste day, Oct. 17

The city will take chemicals, cleaners, chlorine, fertilizer, pesticide and herbicide, vehicle fluids and up to 2 gallons of paint from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at Lawrenceville Public Works on Maltbie Industrial. Up to three bulk items (furniture, yard debris, wood pallets) are also accepted. No tires, electronics, refrigerators or air conditioners. Bring canned food for the Lawrenceville Co-Op, according to the city’s announcement.

What it costs

From the city’s sanitation rates:

Outside the city

If your address is in unincorporated Gwinnett County, your trash and recycling hauler is assigned by the county. Use the county’s hauler search or call Gwinnett County Solid Waste Management at 770-822-7141, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, according to the county.

What this means for you

• Carts out by 7 a.m. now that the summer schedule has ended.
• Check your bin sticker before rolling recycling out: Blue Week or Orange Week.
• Glass goes to West Pike Street, not in the bin.
• Book large items before Friday, and expect no Friday pickup on Nov. 27, Dec. 25 or Jan. 1.

More city services: who to call at City Hall and moving to Lawrenceville.

Frequently asked questions

What day is trash pickup in Lawrenceville?

The city collects trash once a week, Monday through Thursday, depending on your address. Look up your day on the city’s My City Services map or call Customer Service at 678-407-6675.

How often is recycling picked up in Lawrenceville?

Every other week, on your trash day. Homes are on a Blue Week or an Orange Week schedule, shown on a sticker on the recycling bin and on the city’s recycling calendar.

Does Lawrenceville recycle glass at the curb?

No. Glass goes to the drop-off station at Lawrenceville Public Works, 435 W. Pike St., open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day.

How do I get a large item picked up in Lawrenceville?

Schedule it first with the city’s online form or by calling 678-407-6675. Large items are collected on Fridays only, and two items a week are free for city sanitation customers.

Is trash pickup delayed on holidays in Lawrenceville?

Yes. In a holiday week, pickup on the holiday and every later day that week moves back one day. Thanksgiving Thursday customers are collected a day early, on Wednesday.