Roswell provides every residence a 96-gallon city-owned garbage cart. All household garbage must go in this cart, the lid must be closed for collection, and carts must be curbside by 8 a.m. on the day of collection and removed by end of day.
Roswell's Solid Waste Division provides residential trash and recycling service to every residential property under Chapter 24 (Utilities and Services). The 96-gallon city-owned garbage cart is the only container that will be collected for household garbage; extra bags or non-city containers are left at the curb. Recycling has its own city cart, which must be placed at least 3 feet away from the garbage cart, mailbox, or other obstructions for the automated arm to pick it up. Lids must be closed to be collected. Carts must be at the curb by 8 a.m. on the day of pickup (the truck window runs 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.) and must be brought back from the curb by the end of the collection day. The Solid Waste Division can be reached at 770-641-3961.
Carts left at the curb past collection day, broken/missing lids, or overflowing trash outside the cart create property-maintenance violations citable by Code Enforcement. Repeat violations can trigger fines under the city's general penalty clause.
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Industrial property in Roswell is held to higher decibel caps than residential under §8.8.3, reflecting industrial-district ambient levels. Even so, noise cr...
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Outdoor amplified music at restaurants, breweries, and event venues must comply with the §8.8.3 property-line decibel caps. Roswell explicitly prohibits ampl...
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Roswell §8.8.3 sets numerical decibel caps that vary by receiving land use. Residential property limits are 70 dBA day / 60 dBA night; commercial and industr...
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