Newton County, GA Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)

Section 42-65(e)(2) is part of Newton County's private litter control article covering residences and private properties. After setting the baseline duty to have solid waste collected at least once a week, the subsection adds a specific timing rule for anyone using curbside pickup through a private hauler: containers can be placed at the curb no earlier than 24 hours before the scheduled pickup time, and must be removed from the curb no later than 24 hours after that scheduled time. Once removed, the container has to go back within the buildable area of the lot, and the ordinance specifically forbids leaving it parked between the front yard and the street in the interim, which targets the common practice of storing a cart permanently at the curb or along the side yard facing the road.

The rule sits alongside the county's broader container standards in section 42-66(h), which require every receptacle used for business trash, industrial waste, or other waste to be built of opaque, non-porous material such as metal or hard plastic, kept in good, orderly, and serviceable condition, and promptly replaced once it develops ragged edges, sharp defects, or other damage likely to injure collection crews or the public. Read together, the two sections mean a compliant Newton County household keeps its containers off the curb outside the 24-hour windows and stores them somewhere on the lot other than the strip between the front yard and the street the rest of the week.