4 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Washington County, Arkansas.
Verified from official government sources
Unincorporated Washington County runs no county trash system. Rural households subscribe to private haulers like Trash-A-Way, Eco Waste Solutions, or Neighbors NWA. Cities such as Fayetteville and Springdale run their own municipal collection.
No county ordinance sets a curb-out time or screening rule in unincorporated Washington County. Your private hauler decides where and when carts go out. Cities and HOAs set their own placement rules.
There is no county bulk pickup in unincorporated Washington County. Large items go to the Boston Mountain Solid Waste District transfer station near Prairie Grove for a fee, or to a private hauler. Illegal dumping is penalized.
Ark. Code § 14-14-813(a)(1)
Abate, remove, or eliminate garbage, rubbish, and junk as defined in § 27-74-402, and other unsightly and unsanitary articles upon property situated in the county
Arkansas has no residential recycling mandate and Washington County requires nothing separated. Recycling is voluntary, through private hauler bags, Boston Mountain drop-off sites, or robust city programs. Fayetteville runs curbside recycling, yard-waste, and food-scrap composting.
1 cities in Washington County have their own trash & recycling rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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