Coastal Waste & Recycling has provided waste and recycling collection services to half of the City of Augusta for a number of years. Starting August 1, 2025, Coastal has been contracted by the City of Augusta to provide residential collection service to the entire Augusta service area. Â
- Your current collection day for garbage, bulk, and yard waste will not change. However recycling will be offered by request to residents through a separate service agreement directly with Coastal.
- You will continue to contact the City of Augusta with any service concerns. Simply call 311 or download the Augusta Trash & Recycling App in the App Store or Google Play to report service issues.
Garbage Collection - Contact Augusta 311
Per the City’s new solid waste and recycling program, residents are allowed one authorized cart which are the gray topped garbage carts displaying the City of Augusta logo. No other garbage carts, including personal rolling carts, will be serviced. Residents can request additional gray topped garbage carts for a fee.
Please contact the City, by calling 311 or using the Augusta Trash & Recycling app. There is an extra fee for each additional gray topped garbage cart. Contact Augusta for the latest fee information.
All collection service will be conducted after 7 a.m. and before 8 p.m.Â
It is important to remember that your garbage cart must be outside for collection no later than 7 a.m. on your designated collection day. You risk missing your pick-up if you do not place your cart out by 7 a.m. on your scheduled collection day.
All waste must be inside the cart with the lid closed for service. All carts must have 3 feet of clearance on all sides. They must be placed at a minimum of 6 feet from vehicles, boats, mailboxes, light poles, and fences. There must be 15 feet of overhead clearance from trees and wires. The handle should be facing your home with the container placed at the curb 3 feet or less from the road’s edge.
RESIDENTIAL RECYCLING – CONTACT COASTAL
Expansion of residential recycling is a high priority for the City of Augusta. A substantial part of the household waste stream is eligible for recycling. Under the City’s new contract, residential recycling will be offered to residents through a direct service agreement with Coastal Waste & Recycling. The cost to participate in the recycling program will be billed to residents quarterly by Coastal. Â
To enroll in the recycling program, residents may sign up with Coastal online at https://www.coastalwasteinc.com/online-signiup/ or by calling 706-790-4117. Residents can begin signing up for recycling service on August 1, 2025.
Subscribing to the recycling service will include the delivery of a new Coastal recycling cart. Delivery of new recycling carts will begin on October 1, 2025. Delivery of all carts will take up to 90 days. Recycling collection service will begin once all the new Coastal recycling carts have been delivered. A formal service commencement date will be communicated to all residents enrolled in the program.
ONLY put CLEAN & DRY recyclables in your cart:
Mixed Paper and Newspaper
Uncoated/Flattened Cardboard
Aluminum and Metal Cans (clean and dry)
Plastic Bottles and Containers
DO NOT RECYCLE THESE ITEMS
Glass Bottles, Jars and Containers
Plastic Bags, Do Not Bag Recyclables
Mirrors, Light Bulbs, Broken Glass
Garbage
Fabrics, Household Items
Styrofoam
Batteries and Electronics
Aerosol Cans
Yard Waste
Juice Boxes, Foil Pouches
Yard Waste Collection
Yard waste collection days will remain the same.
Yard waste shall be placed in (i) plastic or Kraft bags, (ii) in customer provided cans under 32 gallons that are clearly identifiable as yard waste, or (iii) in piles. Loose yard waste, such as leaves and pine straw, is to be bagged or contained. Yard waste placed in plastic or Kraft bags cannot exceed twenty (20) bags per pickup day.Â
Yard waste, such as tree and shrub trimming, must be ten (10) cubic yards or less. Yard waste will be collected on the same day as the weekly residential collection.Â
To be in compliance, no material shall be longer than five (5) feet in length or width, larger than 4 inches in diameter, and no single item or bag shall be greater than 50 pounds in weight.
If a pile is ten (10) cubic yards or greater, the entire pile will be tagged and reported to the City as out of compliance.
Waste & Recycling Service Holiday Collection Schedule
Collection will be performed on all legal holidays except New Years Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Collection services will be delayed one (1) day for each observed holiday if the holiday falls on a weekday.
For example: if Friday is a holiday, then collections normally scheduled on Friday will be collected on Saturday.Â
