Carroll County, GA Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Carroll County Code § 82-3
- Minimum frequency
- at least once per week
- Vehicle requirement
- hauling vehicles must be covered
- Enacted
- ordinance of May 13, 1997
- Applies to
- unincorporated county collection service
Summary
Anyone providing solid waste collection service in unincorporated Carroll County must collect at least once a week, and every hauling vehicle must be covered, under Code § 82-3. The rule sets a minimum service frequency rather than a fixed pickup day, and it stops at each incorporated city's limits.
All persons who provide collection services in the county shall provide such collection service a minimum of at least once per week. All vehicles utilized to transport such waste within the confines of the county shall be covered.
Full Breakdown
Section 82-3 sets Carroll County's baseline for solid waste collection: every person who provides collection service in the county must collect at least once per week, and every vehicle used to transport waste within the county must be covered. The section doesn't fix a specific weekday or route, leaving scheduling to individual haulers, but it fixes the floor at weekly service and requires covered trucks to keep waste from scattering along county roads. 5 to include putrescible and nonputrescible wastes such as garbage, rubbish (paper, cartons, wood, yard trimmings, furniture, appliances, metal, glass), ashes, street refuse, dead animals, sewage sludges, animal manures, industrial and food-processing wastes, demolition and construction debris, and abandoned automobiles, though it excludes water-carried body waste and material bound for recycling.
Chapter 82 traces to an ordinance of May 13, 1997. 00 fine or 60 days' imprisonment, with each day of noncompliance a separate offense. The requirement applies only to collection within unincorporated Carroll County; Carrollton, Villa Rica, Temple, Bowdon, Whitesburg, Mount Zion and Roopville each set their own collection schedules for residents inside city limits.
Violations & Fines
A hauler collecting less often than once per week, or running an uncovered waste-hauling vehicle, violates section 82-3 and is a misdemeanor under section 82-6. Conviction carries the Code's general penalty in section 1-13: a fine up to $1,000.00, up to 60 days' imprisonment, or both, with each day of noncompliance treated as a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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