Franklin County, KY Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)

The approved disposal table in § 50.07 of the Franklin County Code lists the channel for each waste stream. For bulk waste the channel is curbside collection or direct landfill disposal. For white goods the channel is collection by the county or an approved waste hauler, handled separately from landfill-bound trash. Section 50.03 defines BULK WASTE as any large item, not an appliance, that does not fit in county provided waste containers, and defines WHITE GOODS as inoperative and discarded household or commercial appliances. That split matters: a couch is bulk waste, a discarded refrigerator is a white good, and they go through different channels.

Tires and household hazardous waste have their own rows in the table, with tires going through tire retailers or state provided opportunities. Section 50.06(C) makes it unlawful to dump appliances, furniture, equipment, lumber, building material, trees, tree limbs or brush anywhere other than as the subchapter defines, and § 50.08(B)(1) and (2) prohibit dumping on any premises in the county. Section 50.06(A)(2) allows the county to award a collector an exclusive right to residential and/or bulk solid waste, so curbside bulk pickup runs through the contracted collector.

The text does not print a bulk pickup day, a fee, or an item count. The rules apply in the unincorporated area under §§ 50.02 and 50.03, not inside Frankfort. Ordinance 10-2023, passed 9-28-2023, is the latest amendment.