Trash & Recycling in Walker County, GA (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Walker County, Georgia.
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Pickup Rules & Schedules
In unincorporated Walker County, anyone collecting solid waste must hold a Collector permit issued under County Code § 28-506, renewed yearly, and must follow vehicle-covering and cleanup rules in § 28-509 to stop spillage and litter along collection routes. Waste generated in the County must go to a County-operated solid waste handling facility.
Walker County Trash Collector Permit Rules
Some RestrictionsWalker County Code §§ 28-506(a), 28-509
All solid waste generated or otherwise found within unincorporated Walker County shall be collected by persons holding valid Collector permits for such activity, granted in accordance with this section. Each such Collector permit shall expire 1 year subsequent to the issuance date of the initial permit issued pursuant to the section. ... Each collector shall comply with the following requiremen...
Illegal Dumping
Dumping, depositing or throwing litter on public or private property or in any water within unincorporated Walker County is unlawful under County Code § 28-24, unless the property is a County-designated disposal site, a litter receptacle, or you have the landowner's consent. Violators face prosecution in Magistrate Court and can be sentenced to pick up litter instead of jail time.
Walker County Illegal Dumping Ban
Heavy RestrictionsWalker County Code §§ 28-24, 28-27(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person to dump, deposit, throw or leave, or to cause or permit the dumping, depositing, placing, throwing or leaving of litter on any public or private property in the County or any water in the County, unless: (1)The property is designated by the County or political subdivisions located within the County for the disposal of litter and the person is authorized by th...
Dumpster Rules
Commercial roll-off dumpsters and construction containers left on a Walker County site for more than 30 days without being emptied are declared a public nuisance under Walker County Code § 16-488(15), along with any waste piled up outside the container itself.
Walker County Roll-Off Container Time Limit
Some RestrictionsWalker County Code § 16-488(15)
The following conditions, if present for 30 or more days, with the exception of noise issues or safety hazards (which can be a nuisance without continuing for 30 days), whether on occupied or unoccupied lands, public or private property, are hereby declared to be and constitute a nuisance and shall be abated if determined to be a public nuisance ... (15)The allowance of any roll-off containers ...
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