Kent County does not regulate residential trash cans or storage. The county runs disposal facilities but provides no household collection, so bin type, screening, and set-out rules come from your city or township ordinance and your private hauler's requirements.
Kent County's Department of Public Works operates the Waste-to-Energy facility, South Kent Landfill, North Kent Transfer Station, and Recycling & Education Center, but it states plainly that it "does not provide collection or pick-up services for recycling or trash from residences or businesses." Household collection is arranged with a private licensed hauler, and each city or township sets its own rules on where trash containers may be stored, screening from the street, and how long cans may sit at the curb. The county's only container guidance concerns recycling material prep, not can placement. For enclosure, screening, or storage rules, consult your municipal ordinance and your hauler's cart requirements.
Container storage and screening violations are enforced by your city or township under its property-maintenance code; the county issues no citations for trash-can placement.
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