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Sanitation

Weekly residential garbage and yard trimmings pickup, polycart repair, and recycling drop-off.

Contact

Schedule a pickup or polycart repair
229-723-3677Ask for Gabe Jordan
Department head
229-723-3677
billy.powell@cityofblakely.org

Department head: Billy Powell, Department Head

Residential polycarts and yard trimmings are collected weekly. The pickup schedules are below. A holiday that falls on a weekday delays pickup by the number of days City Hall is closed. Schedule changes are announced in the Early County News, in News & Notices, and on the city’s Facebook page.

Recycling bins are located at Early County Middle School on Columbia Street and in the Piggly Wiggly parking lot on North Main Street.

Large items

Residents are responsible for taking large furniture, appliances and large yard debris to the transfer station at 43 Malone Road, Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

What the city does not collect

The city does not pick up items placed by the street. Please remove them within five days; failure to do so may result in the penalties in Chapter 1, Sections 1.7 and 1.8 of the Code of Ordinances. Items not collected include household furniture, appliances, tires, batteries, construction debris, oil, grease and chemicals.

Documents

Garbage pickup schedule — January 28, 2015Weekly residential polycart and yard trimmings pickup days by area.May not be fully accessible. Request an accessible format.18 KB
Holiday garbage pickup schedule — November 1, 2022How pickup shifts in weeks with a holiday.May not be fully accessible. Request an accessible format.130 KB
Yard debris pickup schedule — February 1, 2015Leaf, limb and debris pickup schedule.May not be fully accessible. Request an accessible format.40 KB

Staff

NameTitlePhoneEmail
Billy PowellDepartment Head229-723-3677billy.powell@cityofblakely.org

Updated September 19, 2026

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