Trash & Recycling in Granville County, NC (2026)
9 rules for unincorporated Granville County, North Carolina.
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Pickup Rules & Schedules
Granville County's storage-and-disposal rule sets the physical standard every household container must meet before weekly pickup: durable, rust-resistant, watertight, easily cleaned and fitted with a close, flytight cover, per Code § 38-104(c). Refuse that will not fit in a can, like old furniture or lumber, must still be stored so it does not attract rodents or create a fire hazard under § 38-104(d).
Granville County Trash Container Standards
Some RestrictionsGranville County Code § 38-104(c)-(d)
(c)Garbage shall be stored only in a container that is durable, rust-resistant, nonabsorbent, watertight and easily cleaned with a close-fitting, flytight cover in place with adequate handles or bails to facilitate handling. ... The number of containers shall be adequate to store one week's accumulation of garbage. Each container shall be kept clean so that no odor or other nuisance condition e...
Bin Placement Rules
Granville County requires every property to clear solid waste weekly and store garbage in durable, rust-resistant, watertight containers with tight-fitting lids under § 38-104, and bulky waste cannot sit outside a home for more than 72 hours.
Granville County Garbage Container Rules
Some RestrictionsGranville County Code § 38-104(b)-(c), (e)
(b)The owner, occupant, tenant or lessee of any property shall remove or cause to be removed all solid waste from his property at least once each week (seven-day period).(c)Garbage shall be stored only in a container that is durable, rust-resistant, nonabsorbent, watertight and easily cleaned with a close-fitting, flytight cover in place with adequate handles or bails to facilitate handling. .....
Bulk Item Disposal
In unincorporated Granville County, homeowners cannot leave bulky waste like old furniture, appliances, auto parts, trees, branches or stumps outside a house or dwelling for more than 72 hours. Code § 38-104(e) exempts only licensed junk dealers from the clock. The rule closes the gap between weekly garbage pickup, which never covers oversized items, and curb dumping that would otherwise sit indefinitely.
Granville County Bulky Waste 72-Hour Limit
Some RestrictionsGranville County Code § 38-104(e)
(e)No owner, occupant, tenant or lessee of a building or dwelling, other than a licensed junk dealer, may place or leave, or cause to be placed or left, outside the building or dwelling any bulky waste for longer than 72 hours.
Recycling Requirements
Under Granville County's exclusive franchise, recyclables placed into containers the franchisee, Waste Industries, LLC, provides become the franchisee's property the moment they go in, per Code § 38-117(c)(1)-(2). That container-and-ownership setup covers residential recycling automatically and commercial recycling by individual agreement, and it is the legal basis for what curbside recycling requires county-wide outside the towns.
Granville County Curbside Recycling Ownership Rule
Some RestrictionsGranville County Code § 38-117(c)(1)-(2)
(c)Grant of exclusive franchise. ... (1)Collection of residential municipal solid waste (as defined below) and recyclable materials when such recyclables are placed into collection containers provided by franchisee thus transferring ownership of said recyclables from the customer to the franchisee.(2)Collection according to individual agreements of commercial municipal solid waste (as defined b...
Illegal Dumping
Dumping litter on property you do not own anywhere in unincorporated Granville County is banned under § 38-32, with fines up to $100 for a first offense and up to $500 for each later offense under § 38-36, enforced by the county's litter and solid waste program.
Granville County Illegal Dumping Penalties
Some RestrictionsGranville County Code §§ 38-32, 38-36
(a)No person, firm, organization, private corporation, governing body, or agents or employees of any municipal corporation shall scatter, spill, place, dump, deposit, drop, throw, discard, leave, cause or permit the scattering, spilling, placing, dumping, depositing, dropping, throwing, discarding or leaving of litter upon any public or private property not owned by him in this county unless .....
Yard Waste Collection
Unincorporated Granville County bars residents from dumping yard waste such as leaves, grass, limbs and trimmings into the county-owned sanitary landfill. Code § 38-104(o) backs the ban with a $100 civil penalty for the first deposit and $50 a day for every day the waste is not removed after the county orders it out. Yard waste still gets handled, just through separate recycling programs, not the landfill cells.
Granville County Yard Waste Landfill Ban
Some RestrictionsGranville County Code § 38-104(o)
(o)No person shall dump or deposit yard waste, white goods, used oil, scrap tires or lead-acid batteries into any county-owned sanitary landfill. Any person found to have done so shall remove such waste immediately upon being requested to do so by a representative of the county. ... In addition to any other penalties and remedies available under this article, any person depositing prohibited wa...
Dumpster Rules
Any dumpster or commercial common waste storage area serving a residential or nonresidential development in unincorporated Granville County must sit inside a full wood or masonry fence, an approved low-maintenance alternative, or berms, with the gates kept closed at all times. Development Services checks the enclosure and required landscaping during site plan review.
Dumpster Enclosure Rules in Granville County
Some RestrictionsGranville County Code § 32-165
Where dumpsters or commercial common waste storage facilities are used in residential developments or nonresidential developments, the area where a dumpster and/or garbage can is stored shall be fully enclosed with a wood or masonry fence (or other durable low-maintenance materials approved by the board) or berms. The gates shall be kept closed. The area shall be landscaped as indicated in figu...
Collection Schedule
Every property owner, occupant, tenant or lessee in unincorporated Granville County must have solid waste removed at least once every seven-day period under Code § 38-104(b). Collection outside town limits runs through the county's exclusive franchise with Waste Industries, LLC, so residents cannot simply hire any hauler; the weekly-removal duty applies whether or not a household uses that franchise service.
Granville County Weekly Trash Collection Rule
Some RestrictionsGranville County Code § 38-104(b)
(b)The owner, occupant, tenant or lessee of any property shall remove or cause to be removed all solid waste from his property at least once each week (seven-day period).
Recycling Rules
Outside the towns and the incorporated part of the Camp Butner Reservation, garbage, refuse, solid waste and recyclables in Granville County can only be collected under the terms of the county's exclusive franchise agreement, per Code § 38-105(a). The only carve-out is a resident or business hauling waste it generated on its own property in a vehicle it owns or leases.
Granville County Recyclables Collection Franchise
Significant RestrictionsGranville County Code § 38-105(a)
(a)Except for municipalities located within the county, the Camp Butner Reservation, or a person hauling garbage, refuse, or solid waste generated on its property using its vehicles it owns or leases, the collection of garbage, refuse and solid wastes and recyclables in the county is governed by the terms and conditions of the solid waste collection franchise ordinance and agreement, as it may ...
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