Carroll County, GA Trash & Recycling: Illegal Dumping (2026)

Section 82-1(a) makes it unlawful to place, deposit or dump garbage, swill, cans, bottles, papers, ashes, refuse, the carcass of any dead animal, offal, trash, rubbish or any noisome, nauseous or offensive matter on any public or private highway or road, including its right-of-way, on private property without the owner's consent, or on public park or other public property outside space the county governing authority has set aside for that purpose. Subsection (b) separately bans dumping rocks or dirt on a private road or private property without consent, or on public property without the consent of the agency with jurisdiction over it.

Section 82-2 carves out a narrow exemption: a resident disposing of solid waste from his own home onto land or facilities he owns is not covered by chapter 82, so long as the disposal doesn't create a nuisance, harm public health or the environment, or break state or federal law. 00, up to 60 days' imprisonment, or both, with each day of a continuing violation a separate offense. This applies across unincorporated Carroll County; Carrollton, Villa Rica, Temple, Bowdon, Whitesburg, Mount Zion and Roopville enforce their own dumping rules within their city limits.