Trash & Recycling in Bulloch County, GA (2026)
9 rules for unincorporated Bulloch County, Georgia.
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Pickup Rules & Schedules
Before Bulloch County crews will pick up your trash, Code § 8-57 requires garbage to be drained of liquid and wrapped, bagged or otherwise enclosed, household trash drained and combined with garbage, and sharp or injurious items like broken glass and fluorescent tubes securely wrapped so they cannot hurt a collection worker. Hazardous refuse and biomedical waste can never go in a county receptacle.
Bulloch County Trash Pre-Collection Rules
Some RestrictionsBulloch County Code § 8-57
(a)Biomedical waste. No biomedical waste shall be placed in a container for collection by the county.(b)Refuse. All refuse shall be placed and maintained in containers as specified herein.(c)Garbage. All garbage being placed in containers for collection shall have drained from it all free liquid, and should be wrapped, bagged or enclosed in paper or plastic material.(d)Household trash. All hous...
Bin Placement Rules
In unincorporated Bulloch County, every property owner or occupant whose building materials, business trash or industrial waste piles up must keep adequate, suitable containers on-site in a spot the county's collection crews or a private hauler can reach. The environmental manager sets how many containers a property needs, where they sit, and whether they are still serviceable, under Bulloch County Code §§ 8-55 and 8-56.
Bulloch County Garbage Receptacle Placement Rules
Some RestrictionsBulloch County Code §§ 8-55, 8-56
It shall be required of every person in possession, charge or control of any place in or from which building materials, business trash or industrial waste is accumulated or produced to provide and at all times to keep in a suitable place readily accessible to the county collection crews or private collection agencies, adequate and suitable receptacles and containers capable of holding all such ...
Bulk Item Disposal
Leaving dilapidated furniture, appliances, machinery or a junk vehicle outside and not enclosed in a building is unlawful in unincorporated Bulloch County under Code § 8-58(4). After ten days' notice, the county can presume the item abandoned and remove it, billing the owner and placing a lien on the property until paid.
Bulloch County Bulk Junk Removal Rules
Some RestrictionsBulloch County Code § 8-58(4)
(4)Junk. It shall be deemed unlawful for any person to place or leave outside any building or dwelling any dilapidated furniture, appliance, machinery, equipment, building material, junk motor vehicle or other item which is either in a wholly or partially rusted, wrecked, junked, dismantled or inoperative condition, and which is not completely enclosed within a building or dwelling. Any such it...
Holiday Pickup Schedule
Bulloch County suspends garbage collection on New Year's Day, the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day, per Code § 8-65(b), unless the environmental manager specifies otherwise. Collection resumes on the normal schedule the environmental manager sets under § 8-53.
Bulloch County Holiday Trash Pickup Schedule
Light RestrictionsBulloch County Code § 8-65(b)
(b)Holidays. Collections shall not be made on the following holidays unless otherwise specified by the environmental manager: New Year's Day, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
Illegal Dumping
Dumping litter or waste anywhere in unincorporated Bulloch County outside an approved landfill, transfer station or county collection site is unlawful under Code §§ 8-59 and 8-116, unless you own the property, have the owner's consent, or use a designated litter receptacle. Violators face the county's general penalty of up to $1,000.00 and 60 days in jail under § 1-11.
Bulloch County Illegal Dumping Penalties
Heavy RestrictionsBulloch County Code §§ 8-59, 8-116
(a)It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to dump, deposit, throw or leave or to cause or permit the dumping, depositing, placing, throwing or leaving of litter on any public or private property in the unincorporated areas of the county or any waters in the unincorporated areas of the county, unless:(1)The property is designated by the state or by the county for the disposal of litter a...
Yard Waste Collection
Bulloch County does not pick up yard trash in a regular garbage receptacle: Code § 8-57(g) bars it from garbage containers, and § 8-65(g) puts landscaping waste from lawn care businesses entirely outside the county's collection system, to be hauled by the business or property owner to an approved landfill or transfer station.
Bulloch County Yard Waste Collection Rules
Some RestrictionsBulloch County Code §§ 8-57(g), 8-65(g)
(g)Yard trash. No yard trash shall be placed in any receptacle used for collection of garbage by the county nor shall the same be collected by the county except in containers so designated for yard trash. ... (g)Lawn care and landscaping waste. The county shall not be responsible for the collection or disposal of lawn care or landscaping waste generated by the activities of a lawn care or lands...
Dumpster Rules
Every commercial establishment, qualifying multi-unit development and manufactured home community in unincorporated Bulloch County must store its refuse in an approved container, a bulk container unless a regular receptacle suffices, and clean up spillage immediately, under Code § 8-61. Using someone else's dumpster or scattering material around one without the owner's permission is unlawful.
Bulloch County Commercial Dumpster Rules
Some RestrictionsBulloch County Code § 8-61
(a)All commercial establishments, all multi-unit developments as defined in section 10-65 of the Code of Ordinances of Bulloch County and all manufactured home communities as defined by section 9-1 of the Code of Ordinance of Bulloch County, Georgia shall store their refuse in containers as specified herein so as to eliminate wind-driven debris and unsightly litter in and about their establishm...
Collection Schedule
In unincorporated Bulloch County, the county manager controls trash collection, transportation and disposal and can delegate that authority to the environmental manager, who sets the routes, days and types of collection under Code § 8-53. Only the county, or a hauler licensed by the county and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, may collect solid waste.
Bulloch County Trash Collection Authority
Some RestrictionsBulloch County Code §§ 8-53, 8-54
The collection, transportation and disposal of refuse shall be under the supervision and control of the county manager who may delegate this authority to the environmental manager. The environmental manager shall have the authority to establish routes and days of collection, types and locations of refuse containers, and such other matters, pertaining to the collection, transportation and dispos...
Recycling Rules
Unincorporated Bulloch County limits what residents and haulers can bring to county recycling centers. Passenger tires are capped at six per person per day, commercial waste other than recyclables is barred outright, and scrap tire storage is capped at 100 units.
Recycling Center Rules in Bulloch County
Some RestrictionsBulloch County Code §§ 8-65(h), 8-66(d)
(h)Commercial waste. With the exception of recyclable materials, commercial waste shall not be deposited at county collection centers such as recycling centers and open container sites, but shall be transported by the owner of the commercial establishment or his authorized agent to an approved landfill or transfer station for disposal. ... (d)Scrap and used tires. Pursuant to authority granted ...
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