Bulloch County, GA Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)

Bulloch County Code § 8-58(4) targets bulky junk left in the open: it is unlawful for anyone to place or leave outside a building or dwelling any dilapidated furniture, appliance, machinery, equipment, building material, junk motor vehicle or other item that is wholly or partially rusted, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative, unless it sits fully enclosed inside a structure. The rule exempts county-approved junk dealers and businesses licensed to repair, rebuild, recondition or salvage equipment or furniture, since their stock is part of a lawful operation rather than an accumulation.

Once the county's environmental manager issues notice of a violation, the property owner has ten days to remove the item. If it is still there after that window, § 8-58(4) lets the county presume it abandoned and remove it from the property without further notice. The reasonable cost of that removal becomes a charge against the responsible owner and a lien on the property until it is paid. This sits alongside the county's broader nuisance authority in § 8-82, which lets the environmental manager or a deputy enter a property after notice goes unanswered and clear away trash, junk, abandoned vehicles or unsafe manufactured homes, assessing the cost the same way. Together the two sections give the county a direct, self-funding path to clearing bulky junk that a resident will not move.