Nash County, NC Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Weekly removal
- garbage removed at least once every 7 days
- Hauler permit
- required annually from the Health Director
- Convenience center hours
- 7am-8pm Mon-Sat, 1pm-8pm Sun
- Attendant
- required on duty during all operating hours
- Penalty
- misdemeanor, up to $500 (§ 1-7)
Summary
Nash County requires anyone whose property has garbage stored on it to have it removed at least once every seven days, and any paid solid waste hauler must also pick up at least weekly under a permit from the health director. Residents who don't use curbside service can haul their own trash to a county solid waste convenience center, open seven days a week on a set schedule.
(a)The owner, occupant, tenant or lessee of any premises upon which garbage is stored shall remove or cause to be removed all garbage from the premises at least once weekly (seven days). ... (a)Operation hours at county solid waste convenience centers must not begin prior to 7:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday, nor 1:00 p.m. on Sundays; nor shall they extend past 8:00 p.m. Monday through Sunday.
Full Breakdown
Section 20-29 of the Nash County Code puts the weekly-removal duty on two parties. Under § 20-29(a), the owner, occupant, tenant or lessee of any premises where garbage is stored must remove it, or have it removed, at least once every seven days. Under § 20-29(b), any solid waste collector being paid for the service must also remove all solid waste from a premises at least weekly, working in a clean and orderly manner without damaging containers, and must immediately clean up and remove any waste that spills.
Section 20-29(c) bars collecting, transporting or disposing of refuse, garbage or solid waste for pay without a written permit from the health director, who issues permits annually after confirming the hauler's facilities, equipment and operating methods comply with the article, and who can suspend a permit after ten days' written notice of noncompliance. m. any day of the week, with an attendant required on duty during all operating hours. Centers are restricted to household solid waste generated in the unincorporated county under § 20-31(a), and use requires paying the solid waste convenience center user fee, § 20-31(d), unless the resident instead shows proof of paying a licensed hauler under § 20-34(c) and (d).
Violations & Fines
Collecting, transporting or disposing of solid waste for pay without a health department permit violates § 20-29(c); a hauler or property owner who fails to meet the weekly removal duty violates § 20-29(a) or (b). Either is a misdemeanor under § 20-27, punishable up to $500 under the county's general penalty, § 1-7, with each day of noncompliance a separate offense, and a hauler's permit can also be suspended for uncorrected violations.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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