Trash & Recycling in Iredell County, NC (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Iredell County, North Carolina.
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Bin Placement Rules
Iredell County requires garbage to be kept in a health-director-approved container that is metal or equally durable, watertight, fly-proof and rodent-proof, with handles and a fitted cover kept in place except while loading or emptying it.
Iredell County Garbage Container Requirements
Some RestrictionsIredell County Code of Ordinances § 12-7
Sec. 12-7. - Storage. No owner, occupant, tenant or lessee of any property shall permit any garbage or other refuse to accumulate upon such property that is not stored in a manner approved by the health director. (a)Garbage shall be stored in a container of a type approved by the health director. Every such container shall be constructed of metal, or equally durable material, in such a manner a...
Recycling Requirements
Since July 1, 1999, Iredell County has banned recyclable old corrugated cardboard generated by businesses, industry and institutions from the county waste management facility, requiring those generators to separate it out for recycling.
Mandatory Cardboard Recycling in Iredell County
Some RestrictionsIredell County Code of Ordinances § 12-8(c)
(c)Recyclable corrugated cardboard regulations.(1)Recyclable corrugated cardboard, heretofore generated as a waste product from all business, industrial and institutional sources shall be banned from the county waste management facility, effective July 1, 1999.(2)All business, industrial and institutional generators of recyclable old corrugated cardboard shall be required to separate this mater...
Illegal Dumping
Iredell County outlaws burying, submerging or littering solid waste anywhere outside a permitted disposal site. County Code Sec. 12-18 bans littering under G.S. 14-399, illegal burial or submersion of waste, and unpermitted dumping in another party's container. Violators face a misdemeanor plus a civil penalty up to $500, enforced by the Solid Waste Enforcement Officer, County Health Department and Sheriff's Office.
Iredell County Illegal Dumping Penalties
Some RestrictionsIredell County Code of Ordinances § 12-18(a), (c)
The following activities are prohibited in the disposal or handling of solid waste. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to prohibit legal activity in properly permitted sites. (a)Littering. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in littering or to violate any provision of G.S. § 14-399....(c)Burying or submerging of solid waste. It shall be unlawful to bury in the earth or subm...
Collection Schedule
Iredell County requires every property owner, occupant, tenant or lessee to remove or have garbage removed from the property at least once a week, and paid solid waste collectors must likewise clear all solid waste weekly.
Weekly Garbage Removal Required in Iredell County
Some RestrictionsIredell County Code of Ordinances § 12-8(a)
Sec. 12-8. - Collection. (a)The owner, occupant, tenant or lessee of any property upon which garbage is stored shall remove, or cause to be removed, all garbage from such property at least once a week. Solid waste collectors shall remove all solid waste from the property, when they receive compensation for this service, at least once a week. The work shall be done in a clean and orderly manner,...
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