Trash & Recycling in Mississippi (2026)

Mississippi requires every county and municipality to provide or contract for solid waste collection service for all…

Gulfport bans anyone without the owner's permission from moving, rummaging in, or disturbing garbage and recycling…

Jackson requires trash to be bagged or boxed in approved containers of no more than 30 gallons and 60 pounds, with…

In the City of Southaven, Sec. 7-23 makes it unlawful to leave a garbage cart in front of the building line except from…

Gulfport requires garbage containers of no more than 40 gallons with tight-fitting covers and handles, placed at the…

Jackson households must set garbage out in regulation containers within five feet of the street on their designated…

Jackson County requires garbage cans, dumpsters and recycle bins over 40 gallons at multifamily, manufactured home…

In the City of Southaven, Sec. 7-8 puts garbage carts immediately adjacent to the curb, or beside a paved roadway where…

Mississippi prohibits illegal dumping and regulates solid waste disposal statewide under Title 17 Chapter 17, requiring…

Gulfport's curbside trash service will not take large appliances, electronics, vehicles, boats, hazardous waste or…

Jackson collects large items like furniture, appliances and mattresses only on the weekly second pickup date if neatly…

In the City of Southaven, bulky refuse and tree trimmings are separated from other refuse and placed neatly at the…

Every Mississippi county, working with its cities, must adopt a nonhazardous solid waste management plan that spells…

When Gulfport's contracted provider or a district/county authority specifies a recycling container, every owner…

Jackson's Solid Waste Division keeps your regular collection day through the year except around five named holidays…

Jackson bans dumping litter on another's property or on public land without permission, and as of an August 2025…

Dumping or littering on public or private property in Gulfport is a misdemeanor carrying up to a $1,000 fine per…

In the City of Southaven, it is unlawful to dispose of refuse or other waste on any property other than a permitted…

Dumping cans, bottles, glass, paper or boxes on Jackson County public property is a littering violation punishable…

Jackson collects containerized or loose yard debris, tree branches, shrubbery, leaves, clippings and pine straw, on…

In the City of Southaven, Sec. 7-10 keeps leaves, grass cuttings, garden trimmings, weeds and roots out of garbage…

Gulfport requires businesses to keep required trash containers clean and free of surrounding rubbish, and to empty a…

Commercial and industrial dumpsters in unincorporated Harrison County must be screened by fencing at least eight feet…

Commercial dumpsters at apartment complexes of five or more units and at commercial properties must sit inside a…

Rankin County's Zoning Ordinance requires site plan review to confirm garbage disposal facilities are enclosed and that…

In the City of Southaven, Sec. 7-16 requires refuse at loading dock and other commercial sites to be collected in an…

Gulfport sets collection timing by ordinance: containers may go out no more than 24 hours before noon on the scheduled…

Jackson runs residential collection on two designated days a week: containerized garbage and non-containerized yard…

In the City of Southaven, Mississippi, collecting garbage and rubbish is reserved to the city. Title VII makes it…

Gulfport requires recyclable materials to be free of contamination and foreign substances, and bars recycling…

Jackson makes it a misdemeanor for anyone other than the city's authorized recycling contractor to pick up recyclables…