Trash & Recycling in Forsyth County, NC (2026)
6 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Forsyth County, North Carolina.
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Pickup Rules & Schedules
Owners or occupants must remove solid waste at least once each week. Unincorporated households and small businesses use affordable franchised garbage collection. Franchise haulers must collect at least weekly, provided the account is under 30 days in arrears.
Forsyth County Trash Pickup Rules
Some RestrictionsForsyth County Code § 19-7(a)
The owner or occupant of all premises upon which solid waste is accumulated or stored shall remove or cause to be removed or disposed of all such materials from such premises at least once each week, meaning once each seven (7) days.
Bin Placement Rules
Forsyth County Code Sec. 19-5 makes property owners responsible for sanitary storage of garbage, refuse, and recovered material, and sets the container standard: durable, rust-resistant, watertight, fly-tight covered containers, including dumpsters and rollout carts, sized to hold a full week's garbage. Broken or unsanitary containers must be replaced, and abandoned white-goods receptacles with airtight doors can't be left where children can reach them.
Trash Container Rules in Forsyth County
Some RestrictionsForsyth County Code § 19-5
The owner or occupant of any property shall be responsible for the sanitary storage of all solid waste and recovered material accumulated on the property.(1)Garbage shall be stored only in a container that is durable, rust resistant, nonabsorbent, watertight, and easily cleaned, with a close-fitting, fly-tight cover in place, with adequate handles or bails to facilitate handling. Solid waste re...
Bulk Item Disposal
Bulky waste includes appliances, furniture, trees, branches and other oversize items. Forsyth County residents dispose of household garbage, construction debris and yard waste at county landfills (call 336-727-8000), and drop household hazardous waste and electronics free at the 3RC EnviroStation.
Forsyth County Bulky Waste and Large-Item Disposal
Some RestrictionsForsyth County Code § 19-1
Bulky waste: Large items of solid waste such as household appliances, furniture, automobiles, large auto parts, trees, branches, stumps and other oversize wastes whose large size precludes or complicates their handling by normal solid waste collection, processing or disposal methods.
Recycling Requirements
Recovered material to be recycled must be removed at least every 14 days. North Carolina law bans certain items from landfill disposal, including plastic bottles, aluminum cans, electronics and tires, so residents must recycle or divert them rather than throw them in the trash.
Forsyth County Recycling Requirements
Some RestrictionsForsyth County Code § 19-7(b)
The owner or occupant of all premises upon which recovered material which is to be recycled is accumulated or stored, shall remove or cause to be removed all such materials from such premises at least bi-weekly, meaning at least once each fourteen (14) days.
Illegal Dumping
It is unlawful to dump litter or waste anywhere in Forsyth County except in an authorized container or location. Open dumps are prohibited. Report unauthorized dumping to Environmental Assistance and Protection at (336) 703-2440. State litter law adds criminal penalties.
Forsyth County Illegal Dumping and Litter Rules
Some RestrictionsForsyth County Code § 19-9(g)
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, discard, dispose, leave or dump any litter, or any waste matter whatsoever upon a street or highway within Forsyth County or upon any property within the county unless such litter, or any waste matter is placed in an authorized and lawfully designated location or container for removal by an authorized solid waste/recovered material collector.
Collection Schedule
Forsyth County Code Sec. 19-7 requires every property owner or occupant to remove accumulated solid waste at least once every seven days, and to clear out material set aside for recycling at least once every fourteen days. The duty falls on whoever generates the waste, and disposal has to end up at a facility the state or the county manager has approved.
Weekly Trash Pickup Required in Forsyth County
Some RestrictionsForsyth County Code § 19-7
(a)The owner or occupant of all premises upon which solid waste is accumulated or stored shall remove or cause to be removed or disposed of all such materials from such premises at least once each week, meaning once each seven (7) days.(b)The owner or occupant of all premises upon which recovered material which is to be recycled is accumulated or stored, shall remove or cause to be removed all ...
Trash & Recycling by City in Forsyth County
1 cities in Forsyth County have their own trash & recycling rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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