Daviess County, KY Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- § 50.052
- Collection basis
- Upon request only
- Fee
- Collector may charge additional fee
- Container location
- Private property when feasible
- Hauler requirement
- Must hold county permit (§ 50.070)
- Excluded from
- Regular 5 a.m.-6 p.m. schedule
Summary
Daviess County collects bulky waste, such as large appliances and furniture, only on request through permitted collectors, who may charge an added fee, and requires bulky-waste containers to sit on private property where feasible rather than at the curb long-term.
Bulky waste shall be collected upon request to collectors permitted under this chapter. The collector may charge an additional fee for the collection of bulky waste.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-20: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. KOC 520.3 (2025), passed 12-18-2025; and State legislation current through KRS Pamphlet 2025).
Full Breakdown
052 keeps bulky waste out of the regular curbside routine: it states that bulky waste shall be collected upon request to collectors permitted under the chapter, and that the collector may charge an additional fee for the collection of bulky waste. 054, which explicitly excludes bulky waste from its regularly scheduled collection. 051, containers for bulky wastes or construction or demolition waste should, whenever reasonably feasible, be kept on private property in a location easily accessible to a collection vehicle, rather than parked at the curb indefinitely.
052. 070 may lawfully perform bulky-waste collection; an unpermitted hauler or an unrequested self-hauled dumping of bulky items at the curb is not authorized bulky-waste service under this framework.
Violations & Fines
Collecting or disposing of bulky waste through an unpermitted hauler, or leaving bulky-waste containers at the curb rather than on private property when relocation is feasible, is enforceable under § 50.999 with a civil penalty of $25 to $1,000, each day treated as a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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