Daviess County, KY Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Collection hours
- 5:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Set by
- Judge/Executive or designee (variable)
- Service basis
- Regularly scheduled, county-authorized
- Private collection
- Prohibited without county permit
- Governing sections
- §§ 50.050, 50.054
- Penalty
- $25 to $1,000 per day
Summary
Daviess County requires regularly scheduled solid waste collection between 5:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., unless the Judge/Executive sets different hours, and prohibits any private hauler from collecting county waste without a permit.
All solid waste, other than bulky waste, shall be collected on a regularly scheduled basis. Collection shall be made between 5:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., or as may be determined from time to time by the Judge/Executive or his or her designee.
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
, or at other times the Judge/Executive or a designee may set from time to time. 050, which directs the county to provide for collection and disposal of solid waste generated countywide, either directly or through permits or contracts with a person, county, city, or combination thereof. 070. 055 makes the collector responsible for placing waste from the collection point into the transportation vehicle and for immediately cleaning up spillage or blowing litter caused by its own crew's work. Read together, these sections establish mandatory, county-authorized service on a fixed daily window rather than open, unregulated private collection.
Violations & Fines
Collecting outside the permitted hours, or collecting without a permit at all, violates §§ 50.050 and 50.054 and is punishable under § 50.999 with a civil penalty of $25 to $1,000, with each day of continuing violation charged separately; unpermitted haulers also risk permit denial or revocation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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