Buncombe County does not set a countywide rule for how residents store trash cans between pickups; residential collection is handled through the county's franchised hauler (FCC) and container use follows that service. Store carts on your own property and keep loads secured. Municipal residents follow their town's container rules.
The county grants an exclusive franchise for residential collection rather than dictating detailed can-storage aesthetics. Residents subscribing to FCC service receive carts and use them for garbage and recycling. If you self-haul, county solid-waste facilities require that "All loads passing through Buncombe County Solid Waste Facilities must be covered and secure," so trash carried to the landfill or transfer station must be contained. Detailed placement/setback rules for cans (how far back from the street, when to bring them in) are set by your hauler contract or, inside towns, by municipal ordinance.
Self-haul loads that are not covered and secured may be refused or penalized at county facilities; container-storage disputes on private lots are generally not a county code matter.
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