Paulding County, GA Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Container areas
- Kept clean (Sec. 40-8(2))
- Set-out timing
- Per your private hauler
- Near the road
- No storage over 24 hours
- Enforcement
- County Marshal's Office
Summary
With no county curbside program, Paulding's rules focus on keeping garbage containers clean and off the road edge. Container areas must be maintained in a clean condition, and waste cannot accumulate in disorderly piles.
Garbage container areas must be maintained in a clean condition.(3)Construction sites must be kept clean, with all litter picked up at the end of each working day.(4)Premises and exterior property shall be maintained free from grass, weeds or uncultivated vegetation in excess of 18 inches in height. This provision shall apply to all properties and lots located within a platted subdivision on which a building or residence is constructed, regardless of lot size or zoning designation. Where a platted subdivision property or lot does not have a building or residence constructed thereon and the platted streets and other public spaces and utilities involving said property or lot have not been accepted by the county for perpetual maintenance, this provision shall only apply from the back of the road curb/edge of pavement to the edge of the right-of-way.(5)All exterior property located within 50 feet of the right-of-way of an arterial roadway (principal or minor arterial classification) shall be maintained free of grass, weeds, or uncultivated vegetation in excess of 18 inches in height. This requirement shall not apply to unimproved parcels. (Res. No. 03-23 §§ 2, 3, 8-26-2003; Res. No. 04-29, § 1, 9-28-2004; Res. No. 11-05, § 1, 3-22-2011; Ord. No. 20-13, § 1, 11-10-2020; Ord. No. 24-14, § 1(Exh. A), 12-10-2024)
Secs. 40-9, 40-10. - Reserved.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 35).
Full Breakdown
Because the unincorporated county has no county cart or set-out schedule, private haulers set their own can-out times, usually the morning of the weekly route. County code steps in on upkeep: Section 40-8(2) requires garbage container areas to be maintained in a clean condition, and Section 40-5(5) bars storing property within six feet of a street right-of-way for more than 24 hours. Overflowing or scattered waste around a can is treated as litter under Chapter 40 and enforced by the Paulding County Marshal's Office.
Violations & Fines
Letting garbage accumulate around containers, or leaving cans and debris within six feet of the right-of-way beyond 24 hours, is a Chapter 40 litter violation carrying Marshal's Office citations.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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