Trash & Recycling in Boone County, KY (2026)
5 rules for unincorporated Boone County, Kentucky.
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Bin Placement Rules
Boone County limits when trash carts can sit at the curb: containers go out no more than 12 hours before pickup and must come back in within 12 hours after. Containers themselves are capped at 35 gallons and 75 pounds loaded, and must be leak-proof, fly-tight and animal-proof.
Boone County Trash Cart Placement Rules
Some RestrictionsBoone County Code § 50.027
Solid waste containers as required by this chapter for the storage of other residential solid waste shall be placed at the curb, alley, or the rear of the building for collection. Any solid waste container placed at the curb or alley for collection shall be so placed not more than 12 hours before collection and all such reusable containers shall be removed from the curb or alley not more than 1...
Bulk Item Disposal
Boone County's solid waste code defines bulky rubbish separately from ordinary household waste and excuses it from the standard once-a-week collection guarantee. Handling of bulky items, tires, automobiles and other special wastes is left to rules the Fiscal Court adopts under § 50.002, so pickup depends on arrangements with the county's permitted hauler rather than a set weekly schedule.
Boone County Bulky Rubbish Rules
Light RestrictionsBoone County Code § 50.001
BULKY RUBBISH. Non-putrescible solid wastes consisting of combustible and/or non-combustible waste materials from dwelling units, commercial, industrial, institutional, or agricultural establishments which are either too large or too heavy to be safely and conveniently loaded in solid waste transportation vehicles by solid waste collectors, with the equipment available therefore.
Illegal Dumping
Dumping discarded items on someone else's property or a public right-of-way is a standalone misdemeanor in unincorporated Boone County, separate from keeping junk on your own lot. Boone County Code § 92.03 lets the affected property owner file a complaint, and § 92.99(B) sets fines from $250 to $500 with possible jail time, run through District Court.
Illegal Dumping Rules in Boone County, KY
Significant RestrictionsBoone County Code §§ 92.03, 92.99(B)
§ 92.03 DISCARDING ITEMS ON PROPERTY OF ANOTHER PROHIBITED. No person shall place, leave, deposit or otherwise undertake to dispose of any discarded item upon any private property or upon any public property or right-of-way within the county. Any person whose property lies within the unincorporated areas of the county may file a complaint. ... Any person who violates the provisions of § 92.03 o...
Yard Waste Collection
Boone County bans yard waste, along with tires, lead-acid batteries and oil, from the household trash stream. Grass clippings, leaves and tree trimmings cannot go out in a solid waste container for regular pickup; residents in the unincorporated county must find another outlet, such as composting or a separate yard-waste service.
Boone County Yard Waste Disposal Ban
Significant RestrictionsBoone County Code § 50.013
All types of yard waste are prohibited from being discarded as solid waste within the county. Vehicle tires, lead acid batteries and oil are also prohibited form being discarded as solid waste within the county.
Collection Schedule
Boone County requires that all solid waste collections, other than bulky rubbish, happen at least once a week in the unincorporated county. The rule sits in the county's solid waste chapter, which also lets collectors enter private property to do the job.
Boone County, KY Weekly Trash Collection Rule
Some RestrictionsBoone County Code § 50.028
Solid waste collectors, employed by the court or a solid waste collection agency operating under contract with the county, are hereby authorized to enter upon private property for the purpose of collecting solid waste therefrom as required by this chapter. Solid waste collectors shall not enter dwelling units or other residential buildings for the purpose of collecting residential solid waste. ...
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