Trash and recycling pickup in East Cobb: haulers, holidays, bulk

Last checked Oct. 5, 2026. This page is updated when Cobb County changes its hauler list or disposal rules. Facts come from Cobb County’s garbage collection page and waste disposal page.

East Cobb is unincorporated, so there is no city trash service. Cobb County’s Sustainability, Waste and Beautification Department says it does not provide trash collection in unincorporated Cobb. Households hire a private hauler, often through their homeowners association. The county permits the haulers but has no say over their prices, pickup days or customer service.

Who to call

• Missed pickup, billing, pickup day, holiday changes: your own hauler (numbers below)
• Hauler permits and county solid waste rules: Sustainability, Waste and Beautification, 678-581-5488, swb@cobbcounty.gov, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays
• Recycling events and litter: Keep Cobb Beautiful, 770-528-1135
• Dropping off trash yourself: GFL Environmental transfer station, 770-485-8940
• Official page: Cobb County garbage collection

Who can pick up trash in East Cobb

These are the haulers on the county’s list of companies holding a valid solid waste permit as of January 2026, with the customer service numbers the county publishes. The county says the list is not an endorsement and that each hauler decides whether to serve a given street.

Three of them, Southeastern Waste Collection, Trashout Services and TrashTastic, are listed by the county for door-to-door (valet) pickup.

If your address is inside the city of Marietta, not unincorporated East Cobb, the city collects your trash: Marietta Environmental Services, 770-794-5595, on the city’s sanitation page.

Pickup days, holidays and bulk pickup

Because each hauler sets its own route, there is no single East Cobb pickup day or holiday schedule. Your hauler’s invoice, website or HOA newsletter has your day, the holidays it skips and its bulk pickup rules. The county says any dispute over service has to be worked out between the resident and the hauler.

The county code requires haulers to offer recycling, and Keep Cobb Beautiful tells residents to ask their hauler to add curbside recycling.

Taking trash and yard waste yourself

Transfer station. GFL Environmental runs the county transfer station at 1897 County Services Parkway, Marietta, 770-485-8940. Hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. It is closed Sunday and on county holidays. A valid Georgia driver’s license is the only proof of residence accepted.

Yard debris. Grass, limbs, bushes and leaves go to TAG Grinding Services’ Vegetative Waste Recovery Center, 2150 County Services Parkway, Marietta, 678-540-5001. It is open 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and charges for drop-offs.

Recycling drop-off and glass

Cobb County closed its recycling drop spots at 2905 Library Lane, 3330 Sandy Plains Road and 4400 Lower Roswell Road, citing a shortage of haulers and misuse of the sites. The county’s drop-off list now shows no site in commission districts 2 or 3, which cover East Cobb.

The main drop-off is WestRock, 1775 County Services Parkway, Marietta, 678-403-3900. It takes paper, clean plastics 1 to 7, aluminum, steel and tin cans, cartons and flattened cardboard. It does not take trash, foam, grocery bags, electronics or furniture. WestRock also takes glass bottles and jars; the county page lists glass hours of 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Window glass, drinking glasses, Pyrex and light bulbs go to the transfer station instead.

The drop-off is closed Thanksgiving, Nov. 26 and 27, and Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, Dec. 24 and 25.

Hazardous waste and electronics days

• Household hazardous waste: Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Jim Miller Park, Marietta. Paint, automotive fluids, pool and garden chemicals, batteries and light bulbs. Register through Keep Cobb Beautiful. Medications, tires, electronics and trash are not accepted.
• Community recycling event: Saturday, Nov. 14. Electronics, metals, textiles, paper for shredding and Hefty ReNew bags. Keep Cobb Beautiful says registration opens in early October on its events page. Old tube TVs and monitors cost $10 each, cash only.

What this means for you

• Your hauler, not the county, decides your pickup day and holiday schedule. Keep its number on the fridge.
• Moving in? Ask your HOA which hauler the neighborhood uses before you sign up.
• Glass is not in most curbside programs; WestRock on County Services Parkway takes it.
• Register now for the Oct. 17 hazardous waste day.

More county services: Cobb County property taxes and who to call in Cobb County government.

Frequently asked questions

Who picks up trash in East Cobb?

Private companies. East Cobb is unincorporated, and Cobb County does not provide trash pickup there; residents or their homeowners association hire one of the haulers holding a county solid waste permit.

What day is trash pickup in East Cobb?

It depends on your hauler. The county sets no pickup days, holiday schedule or prices for private haulers, so your pickup day comes from your hauler or your HOA.

Where can I take trash myself in Cobb County?

To the transfer station run by GFL Environmental at 1897 County Services Parkway in Marietta, open 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Cobb residents pay a $14 minimum for the first 400 pounds.

Where can I recycle glass in East Cobb?

At the WestRock drop-off center, 1775 County Services Parkway in Marietta, open 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Cobb County lists no recycling drop spot in East Cobb’s commission districts.

When is the Cobb County household hazardous waste day?

Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Jim Miller Park in Marietta. Registration is required through Keep Cobb Beautiful.