4 rules for unincorporated Coweta County, Georgia.
Verified from official government sources
Coweta County runs no county curbside route. Unincorporated residents either subscribe to a county-licensed private hauler for weekly curb pickup, or self-haul household garbage to a county compactor site using official Coweta County bags.
Coweta County, GA, Code of Ordinances ch. 62, sec. 62-41(1)
Licensee shall provide weekly curb service collection of residential waste packaged as approved pursuant to this article, except as otherwise set out herein. Each licensee shall set uniform collection fees for services provided to all citizens in Coweta County.
For homes on a licensed hauler's route, Coweta County code sets when cans go out and where they are stored. Refuse cannot be placed at the road before noon the day before collection, and containers must be returned promptly.
Coweta County, GA, Code of Ordinances ch. 62, sec. 62-42(a)
Occupants shall place such refuse at appropriate locations prior to the arrival of the collection vehicles. This placement shall not be made before noon on the day prior to collection day.
Coweta County has no bulk curbside day. Large items like furniture, appliances, and mattresses cannot go in compactor sites and must be self-hauled to the county transfer station, where posted per-item fees apply.
Coweta County, GA, Code of Ordinances ch. 62, sec. 62-15(6)
No person shall deposit large, non-compactible items such as appliances, mattresses, box springs, furniture, or tires into compactors or other containers at compactor sites. These items should be taken to the county transfer station.
Recycling is voluntary in Coweta County. Georgia has no residential recycling mandate. The county takes recyclables free of charge, separated from garbage, at its compactor sites and transfer station with proof of residency.
Coweta County, GA, Code of Ordinances ch. 62, sec. 62-18(13)
Recyclable items will be accepted free of charge at the transfer station for waste disposal according to the following: Recyclable items must be delivered separate from waste.
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