Trash & Recycling in Iron County, UT (2026)
5 rules for unincorporated Iron County, Utah.
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Pickup Rules & Schedules
Iron County Code Section 8.08.160(F) makes it unlawful to haul garbage, refuse, rubbish, leaves, tree limbs, or other waste on any county road without the load properly and adequately covered so nothing falls or blows off. The rule applies on top of licensing and vehicle standards for private and commercial haulers.
Iron County Requires Covered Loads Hauling Waste
Some RestrictionsIron County Code § 8.08.160(F)
It is unlawful to haul any garbage, refuse, rubbish, leaves, tree limbs, or other waste material in any vehicle upon a road located within Iron County without having the material properly and adequately covered to prevent the same from falling or being blown from the vehicle.
Illegal Dumping
Iron County Code Section 8.08.070(B) makes it unlawful to dispose of garbage, refuse, animals, or debris anywhere in the unincorporated county except through the county's approved solid waste service, unless the State Board of Health has approved another method. Violating any part of Chapter 8.08, including this rule, is a Class B misdemeanor under Section 8.08.180.
Iron County Bans Dumping Outside Approved Service
Heavy RestrictionsIron County Code § 8.08.070(B); § 8.08.180
B.It is unlawful for any person to dispose of any garbage, refuse, animals, or debris within the boundaries of the unincorporated areas of Iron County except through the approved services provided by the county service area, unless such other disposal methods have been approved by the State Board of Health. ... Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter is deemed guilty of a Cla...
Dumpster Rules
Under Iron County Code Section 8.08.140(A)(2), condominium, apartment, and townhome complexes that existed by January 1, 1994 and were already on dumpster collection can elect to keep dumpster service or switch to individual semi-automated collection. The choice binds the whole complex and must be made in writing by the homeowners' association.
Iron County Lets Complexes Choose Dumpster Service
Some RestrictionsIron County Code § 8.08.140(A)(2)
2.Notwithstanding the immediately preceding paragraph, condominium complexes, apartment complexes or townhome complexes, in existence as of January 1, 1994, and receiving dumpster collection service as of the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, may elect to receive individual semi-automated collection service, the residential fee shall be the same as specified in the immed...
Collection Schedule
In unincorporated Iron County, every habitable residence in County Service Area No. 1 owes a mandatory solid waste fee under Iron County Code Section 8.08.090. The charge accrues monthly but is billed quarterly, and separate rates for commercial and industrial customers are set by volume, weight, and frequency of service.
Iron County Charges Monthly Trash Collection Fee
Some RestrictionsIron County Code § 8.08.090
A service charge is levied upon all habitable residences located within the service area. Monthly service rates are to be set by resolution of the governing board. The commercial and industrial rates are to be determined on a basis of volume, weight and frequency of service provided, and as determined by the governing board of the county service area. The payment for such services shall accrue ...
Recycling Rules
Unincorporated Iron County keeps large-scale recycling out of residential and most agricultural land: a recycling processing facility needs a conditional use permit and only reaches the I and I-A industrial districts, while a smaller recycling collection center can seek conditional approval in five districts, agriculture, commercial, light industrial, industrial and I-A, under Iron County Code § 17.16.030.
Iron County recycling facility zoning limits
Significant RestrictionsIron County Code § 17.20.010
"Recycling collection center" means a center for the acceptance and temporary storage of recyclable materials to be transferred to a processing facility. Recycling collection centers involve not more than three collection containers up to forty cubic yards in total size. Collection centers located in parking lots may not occupy required parking spaces. A collection center must be arranged so as...
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