Garbage Collection Policy

Single-family Residential (Garbage)
* No charge for pickup of one container once a week. (City provides any single-family residence with a 95-gallon container)

Multi-Family Apartments (Garbage) (3 Units or Less)
* These units will receive the same service as “Single Family Residential”.

Multi-Family Apartments (Garbage) (4 Units or More)
* No pickup: “Must use private service”

Housing Authority (Garbage):
* Effective February 1, 2006, there will be no garbage/rubbish service provided to the Housing Authority by the City of Dalton, Public Works Department.

Condo Complex (Garbage):
* If units have public street access, City will pickup single can with mechanical arm truck.
* For units located within the private street network of a Condo complex, the Homeowners’ Association must provide the City of Dalton Public Works Department with an indemnification holding the City harmless for any damages to the street infrastructure which may occur from the heavier garbage trucks.

(Note: Street infrastructure must be approved by Public Works Department to ensure that garbage trucks can safely traverse within the Complex.)

* If a complex has access to public street at one location, City will service dumpsters provided by the Association at that location only.

* Any units that have dumpster service it’s the responsibility of the Homeowners Association to keep the area around the dumpster clean. City workers will not get out of truck to clean around dumpsters.

Back Door (Garbage):
* Anyone in need of “back door service” for garbage collection must provide the Public Works Department with a letter from their doctor stating that neither the resident nor anyone living within the household is able to place the roll-out garbage container at the curbside. Public Works Department may periodically require the resident to update the doctor’s excuse.