Trash & Recycling in Kentucky (2026)

Campbell County solid waste pickup runs on contract, not a flat mandate: § 50.026 makes subscribing to county-arranged…

Lexington-Fayette residents can fill a roll cart as long as the lid still latches shut, but the container's recommended…

Louisville Metro household garbage must go out between 4 p.m. the day before and 6 a.m. on collection day, with empty…

Boone County limits when trash carts can sit at the curb: containers go out no more than 12 hours before pickup and…

Campbell County requires every dwelling and business in the unincorporated county to store solid waste in leakproof…

Daviess County limits where and when garbage containers can sit at the curb: residential and agricultural containers go…

Kenton County limits how long trash cans can sit at the curb: residents may set containers out no more than 12 hours…

Lexington-Fayette households must not put roll carts at the curb before 4:00 p.m. the evening before collection, and…

Louisville Metro households in the Urban Services District must set out garbage, recycling, and yard waste in…

Louisville Metro collects household bulky items through Project Pick Up, either an announcement-based week with no item…

Boone County's solid waste code defines bulky rubbish separately from ordinary household waste and excuses it from the…

Bulky rubbish, non-putrescible waste too large or heavy for a solid waste truck to load safely, is defined separately…

Daviess County collects bulky waste, such as large appliances and furniture, only on request through permitted…

Kentucky does not require residents or businesses to recycle. State law treats recycling as a policy priority, not a…

Curbside recycling in Lexington-Fayette runs on the same weekly clock as trash: once a resident has a recycling roll…

Louisville Metro households must set out recycling only in Department-provided or approved carts, using only materials…

Kenton County does not run or mandate a curbside recycling program in the unincorporated county. Instead, its code…

When a regular Lexington-Fayette collection day lands on an urban county government holiday, Code of Ordinances §…

Daviess County bans open dumping outright: § 50.005 prohibits dumping solid or bulky waste on any land, water, or air…

Lexington-Fayette enforces the state littering and illegal-dumping offense under KRS 512.070 as a civil violation of…

Dumping discarded items on someone else's property or a public right-of-way is a standalone misdemeanor in…

Kenton County bans open dumping of solid waste, including bulky waste, on any land or water in the unincorporated…

Dumping waste on unlicensed property in Louisville Metro draws a $1,000 civil fine for a first offense, plus vehicle…

Campbell County Code § 96.04 makes it unlawful to discard, store, place, leave or deposit any dilapidated or discarded…

Boone County bans yard waste, along with tires, lead-acid batteries and oil, from the household trash stream. Grass…

Daviess County requires loose yard waste like trimmings, sticks, and grass clippings to be bagged, bundled, or…

Kenton County requires tree limbs, lumber, and brush to be tied into bundles no larger than 48 inches long and 18…

Lexington-Fayette splits yard waste into two streams: woody debris like tree limbs must be cut to no more than six…

Louisville Metro requires tree limbs, branches, and brush to be cut into four-foot lengths, no thicker than two inches…

Campbell County does not ban yard waste, it discourages it. Section 50.014 lists grass clippings, leaves, tree…

Lexington-Fayette requires a $25 permit from the division of waste management before any dumpster or its screening…

Commercial and industrial properties in unincorporated Campbell County must store solid waste in containers approved by…

Anyone generating more than two cubic yards of solid waste a week in Daviess County must use dumpster-type containers…

Any residential, agricultural, commercial, institutional, or industrial use in unincorporated Kenton County generating…

Commercial dumpsters and roll-off containers can't sit in required parking, setback, or buffer areas in Louisville…

Boone County requires that all solid waste collections, other than bulky rubbish, happen at least once a week in the…

Campbell County guarantees at least one solid waste pickup a week: § 50.028 requires that all solid waste collections…

Daviess County requires regularly scheduled solid waste collection between 5:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., unless the…

Solid waste collection is mandatory for every generator in unincorporated Kenton County, residential, agricultural…

Every dwelling, office, and commercial or industrial building in the Lexington-Fayette urban county must place its…

Every residence in Louisville Metro must have weekly solid waste collection, and Urban Services District households…

Campbell County bans leaving materials outside or next to its public drop-off recycling containers and bans putting…

Licensed waste haulers in Louisville Metro must offer curbside recycling pickup at least every other week and accept…

Lexington-Fayette doesn't automatically deliver a recycling cart with every trash cart: residents on roll cart service…