Trash & Recycling in Faulkner County, AR (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Faulkner County, Arkansas.
Verified from official government sources
Pickup Rules & Schedules
Faulkner County licenses every private trash hauler working the unincorporated county under its 1985 Solid Waste Management Ordinance, § 1100.00. Haulers pay a $300 annual fee, carry liability insurance, and cannot dump loads anywhere but the Quorum Court-designated disposal facility; violators face up to a $1,000 fine or 60 days in jail.
Faulkner County Solid Waste Hauler Rule
Some RestrictionsFaulkner County Code § 1100.00(1), (4)(a) (Ord. No. 1985-009, Am. Ord. No. 1986-005)
This Ordinance shall be known as the Faulkner County Solid Waste Management Ordinance of 1985, and shall regulate the storage, collection, transportation and disposal of all solid waste generated by residences and businesses within Faulkner County, Arkansas ... All private haulers collecting or transporting waste within the county will obtain a license from the county. Licensing shall include b...
Illegal Dumping
Faulkner County treats illegal storage, handling or dumping of solid, liquid, household, automotive, commercial or demolition waste as an unsanitary condition banned countywide. The rule targets drums, polluted soils and any discharge that lets waste enter the environment without a permit from EPA or the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality, and it works alongside the state's Litter Control Act.
Faulkner County Illegal Dumping Ban
Significant RestrictionsFaulkner County Code § 360.01 (Ord. 2005-018, as amended through Ord. 2018-013)
b. Illegal Storage and Handling – The possession of drums, polluted soils, other containment devices and/or the discharge, deposit, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking or placing of any waste into or on any land or water so that such substance or any constituent thereof may enter the environment or be emitted into the air or discharged into any water, including groundwater. All the preceding ...
Collection Schedule
Faulkner County's 1985 Solid Waste Management Ordinance sets no fixed countywide pickup schedule; collection is handled by licensed private haulers under individual agreements rather than a county calendar. Residents also keep a limited right to dispose of their own household waste on their own land, so long as it doesn't create a nuisance or involve open dumping.
Faulkner County Self-Haul Waste Option
Light RestrictionsFaulkner County Code § 1100.00(3)(d), (4)(b) (Ord. No. 1985-009, Am. Ord. No. 1986-005)
It is found that under paragraph (c), Section 10 of Act 237 of 1971, individuals have the right to dispose of solid waste resulting from their own household activities on their land providing such disposal does not create a public or private nuisance or hazard to health, and does not involve the open dumping of garbage. ... Waste generated in the County shall be disposed of at a disposal facili...
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