5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Guilford County, North Carolina.
Verified from official government sources
Guilford County provides no curbside trash or recycling collection in unincorporated areas. Residents outside city limits must hire a county-licensed private hauler (Republic Services or GFL/Waste Industries) or self-haul to a disposal site. Only licensed collectors may operate.
Guilford County Code Sec. 15.5-6
No person shall engage in business as a solid waste collector except under a license issued by the Guilford County Board of Commissioners.
Guilford County sets no curbside set-out day or bin-placement rule for unincorporated homes because it runs no collection program. Your licensed private hauler sets collection day and cart placement. Inside Greensboro or High Point, follow the city's set-out rules.
Unincorporated residents self-haul bulky items or arrange bulk pickup through their private hauler. Guilford County runs a free Scrap Tire & White Goods facility at 2138 Bishop Road, Greensboro, taking large appliances at no charge. Household bulk and C&D go to a permitted transfer station.
Guilford County does not mandate residential recycling in unincorporated areas and provides no curbside recycling there; it is a voluntary, hire-a-hauler or drop-off arrangement. NC bans certain items (like scrap tires and white goods) from landfills, which the county enforces through its disposal facilities.
Illegal dumping in Guilford County is a public nuisance under Solid Waste Ordinance Sec. 15.5-2 and a crime under NC Gen. Stat. 14-399 (littering). Dumping solid waste, tires, appliances or debris on land or in creeks can bring county fines up to $3,000 and, under state law, misdemeanor or felony
NC Gen. Stat. 14-399(a)
No person, including any firm, organization, private corporation, or governing body, agents or employees of any municipal corporation shall intentionally or recklessly throw, scatter, spill or place or otherwise dispose of any litter upon any public property or private property not owned by the person within this State or in the waters of this State.
1 cities in Guilford County have their own trash & recycling rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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