South Fulton, GA Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)

Sec. 7(a) confines residential solid waste containers to within two feet of the edge of the street right-of-way, and bars placing any container other than the city's or its service provider's within the right-of-way itself. Subsection (b) adds a three-foot buffer from mailboxes and fire hydrants, and prohibits blocking access to a sidewalk or driveway where extra spacing is available. Subsection (c) sets the placement window: containers can go out no earlier than 24 hours before the scheduled pickup and must come back in no later than 24 hours after collection, with the same rule applying to bulky trash; yard debris gets a longer 72-hour pre-collection window.

Subsection (d) requires private streets to stay fully accessible to the city or its service provider, and lets the city choose an alternate collection point if a private road is not suitable. Subsection (f) applies a different standard to commercial and industrial premises, where containers must stay on-site at a location the city approves that remains readily accessible to collection vehicles. Beyond individual carts, Sec. 8(b) requires any new dumpster or above-ground compactor installed for a residential or commercial property to be screened by a decorative masonry wall one foot taller than the unit on three sides, with an operable gate for collection, unless it is a temporary unit in place less than 30 days.