DeKalb County, GA Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Removal deadline
- 7:00 p.m. collection day
- Storage location
- Nearer house than street
- Governing section
- Code § 22-28(6)
- Area
- Unincorporated DeKalb only
Summary
In unincorporated DeKalb County, residents must move garbage carts off the curb into a storage spot closer to the house than the street by 7 p.m. on collection day.
It shall be the duty of the occupant to remove containers from the curbside location to the storage location, which storage location shall be nearer to the residential unit located on the premises than to any street abutting the premises; the removal shall be accomplished not later than 7:00 p.m. on the day the contents are emptied and collected.(7)Each owner shall prevent the continued, excessive and unsightly accumulation of refuse upon the property such person occupies or the public thoroughfares adjoining the property.(8)It shall be unlawful to place or cause to be placed in any refuse can or container for collection any acid, explosive material, inflammable liquid or dangerous or corrosive material of any kind.(9)Inoperative, privately used or worn out household appliances (refrigerators, stoves, washing machines, dryers, discarded furniture) will be collected at the curb on an on-call basis to the department.(10)Commercial waste generated from the conduct of business or commercial enterprise carried on from residential units will not be collected except on a special fee basis. (Code 1976, § 6-3006; Ord. No. 04-11, Pt. I, 9-28-04)
Full Breakdown
Section 22-28(6) of the county code requires occupants to remove refuse containers from the curbside back to a storage location that sits nearer to the residential unit than to the abutting street, and to complete that removal no later than 7:00 p.m. on the day the contents are collected. The rule applies only in the unincorporated county; cities set their own can-storage rules.
Violations & Fines
Leaving containers at the curb past 7 p.m. or storing them closer to the street than the house violates section 22-28 and can draw a code enforcement citation under the county's general penalty.
Frequently Asked Questions
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