Sanitation Division provides a variety of services to the citizens and businesses of College Park. We are dedicated to using all of our resources to maintain a safe and clean environment to all citizens, business owners, and visitors in the City.
For more details on pickup times and services, be sure to check out the downloadable Sanitation Schedule here and the 2025 Sanitation Holiday Schedule here.
Services
• Residential behind the house trash pick-up
• Commercial dumpster collection
• Yard debris and shrubbery placed at the curb pick-up
• Bulk trash collection at the curb for a fee
• Recycling drop off sites
• Animal Control
Recycling is really all about waste prevention. The less waste we make, the more space we have and the cleaner our environment will be."Let's Recycle College Park."
Services
• Two drop off Recycling Centers for the residents of College Park
1. Harvard Avenue across from the Public Safety Building
2. Old James Town Plaza Parking Lot
• Residential recyclable items that can be dropped off
• Commercial recycling pick-up service
Animal Control
To improve animal and human well-being through education, prevention, and enforcement programs and humane animal care and control services for the citizens and animals.
Services
• Dead animal pick-up
• Rabies control and bite investigations
• Rescue of stray or loose animals
• Investigation of cruelty to animals in which the animal is in immediate danger
• Dangerous or Aggressive animals
Yard Waste
City Ordinance
Sanitation and Water & Sewer "New Rate" Schedule
To report a problem for Sanitation, Animal Control or the Recycling Program contact the Department of Public Works office M-F from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm at (404) 669-3780
The Animal Control Officer can be contacted after office hours on weekends and holidays by calling the College Park Police Department Office at (404) 761-3131 for emergencies only.