Columbia trash pickup: cost and carts

City of Columbia Public Works, Sanitation Division. Billed by: Charged to your utility bill (Columbia Power & Water Systems), $17 a month.

Columbia charges one residential sanitation fee: $17 a month on the CPWS bill.

Changing your cart

Request new residential trash and recycling service with the New Residential Sanitation Service Request Form or by calling Public Works at 931-388-8650.

Ways to pay less

• Seniors 65+ or disabled: garbage fee exemption. You may qualify for an exemption from the $17.00 per month garbage fee on your CPWS bill if your total household income is at or below $37,470 for the prior year and you are 65 by December 31 of the previous year or completely and permanently disabled. How: Return the Garbage Fee Exemption Application with your latest CPWS bill, ID and proof of income to the City Recorder's Office at City Hall.
• Three free bulky item pickups a year. Residents are allotted three free bulk pickups per year; after that there is a $100 charge per pickup plus landfill tipping fees. How: Call Public Works (931-388-8650) by 2:00pm on the business day before your scheduled pickup day.

Pay or manage it

• Trash, recycling, bulky and brush collection ↗

Sources

1. City of Columbia sanitation, bulky and brush collection
2. City of Columbia garbage fee exemption

Checked October 21, 2026. Every number here comes from the public sources listed, matched by our checker.