Trash & Recycling in Carroll County, GA (2026)
5 rules for unincorporated Carroll County, Georgia.
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Pickup Rules & Schedules
Carroll County restricts its dumpster, bin and green-box receptacles to household waste from county residents under Code § 82-5, barring commercial haulers, dead animals, furniture, appliances, tires and hazardous waste from the bins, and banning scavenging without written county authorization.
Carroll County, GA: Garbage Receptacle Rules
Some RestrictionsCarroll County Code § 82-5
(a)The garbage receptacles, known as dumpsters, bins and green boxes, located within various areas of the county are to be used only for the purpose of disposal of certain domestic household waste.(b)Items which are expressly excluded and prohibited from being deposited into county garbage receptacles shall include, but not be limited to, the following: dead animals, furniture, appliances, matt...
Bin Placement Rules
In unincorporated Carroll County, Georgia, there is no curbside pickup; residents haul household garbage to county-run dumpster, bin and green box sites under Carroll County Code § 82-5. Use is limited to individual residents' own domestic waste, commercial haulers cannot dump there, and scavenging without written county authorization is banned.
Carroll County, GA: County Trash Bin Rules
Some RestrictionsCarroll County Code § 82-5
(a)The garbage receptacles, known as dumpsters, bins and green boxes, located within various areas of the county are to be used only for the purpose of disposal of certain domestic household waste. ... (c)The privilege of utilizing the garbage receptacles is reserved exclusively to individual residents of the county for disposal of their own household garbage. No commercial garbage collectors s...
Illegal Dumping
Dumping garbage, refuse, dead animals or other offensive matter on any road, private property without the owner's consent, or public property outside a designated site is unlawful under Carroll County Code § 82-1. Violating chapter 82 is a misdemeanor under § 82-6, tied to the Code's general penalty of up to $1,000.00 and 60 days' jail.
Carroll County, GA: Illegal Dumping Penalties
Heavy RestrictionsCarroll County Code §§ 82-1, 82-6
It shall be unlawful to place, deposit or dump, or cause to be placed, deposited or dumped, any garbage, swill, cans, bottles, papers, ashes, refuse, carcass of any dead animal, offal, trash or rubbish or any noisome, nauseous or offensive matter in or upon any public or private highway or road, including any portion of the right-of-way thereof, or in or upon any private property without the co...
Dumpster Rules
Along Carroll County, Georgia's designated highway corridors, the Corridor Development Plan at Carroll County Code § 102-16, Appendix A requires commercial, industrial and multifamily solid-waste collection areas to sit inside a 6-foot solid, gated enclosure set back from residential zoning and the corridor right-of-way.
Carroll County, GA: Corridor Dumpster Screening
Some RestrictionsCarroll County Code § 102-16, Appendix A, Art. IV § 4.6.A.1
A.Screening of utility areas and equipment.1.Solid waste collection areas. Solid waste receptacles, shipping pallets, bundled cardboard and similar waste materials stored for collection shall be enclosed on all sides and screened from public view of adjoining residential properties or any street right-of-way with a 6-foot (plus or minus 8 inches) solid enclosure with a gate and shall be constru...
Collection Schedule
Anyone providing solid waste collection service in unincorporated Carroll County must collect at least once a week, and every hauling vehicle must be covered, under Code § 82-3. The rule sets a minimum service frequency rather than a fixed pickup day, and it stops at each incorporated city's limits.
Carroll County, GA: Trash Collection Rules
Some RestrictionsCarroll County Code § 82-3
All persons who provide collection services in the county shall provide such collection service a minimum of at least once per week. All vehicles utilized to transport such waste within the confines of the county shall be covered.
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