Georgetown, TX Trash & Recycling: Illegal Dumping (2026)
Key Facts
- Maximum fine
- Up to $2,000.00 under Section 1.08.010(B)
- Governing section
- City Code Section 8.20.020(S)
- Legal disposal point
- City's Waste Collection Station only
- Continuing violation
- Each day is a separate offense
- City remedy
- Abatement plus citation, Section 8.20.095
Summary
Georgetown, Texas bans dumping litter, trash, yard waste, appliances or household goods on any public or private property, exempting only legal drop-off at the City's Waste Collection Station. City Code Section 8.20.020(S) declares the conduct a public nuisance, and violators face a fine of up to $2,000.00 because dumping of refuse is classified as a public-health offense under the general penalty section.
Littering within the confines of the City. It shall also be unlawful to discard or dump litter, trash, products of cutting or trimming of vegetation, appliances, household goods, or any other manner of Refuse upon any premises or property within the City, except for a legal disposal at the City's Waste Collection Station. Proper procedures shall be followed and all rules of the collection station shall be observed during the disposal. Trash and debris set out for regular trash pickup shall be placed in a closed container to prevent littering. All working trash containers that are not provided by the City shall have identification markings in the event the container is not in the closed condition.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 32 | Unified Development Code: Supplement 15).
Full Breakdown
20, lists littering and illegal dumping among its declared nuisances. 020(S) makes it unlawful in Georgetown to discard or dump litter, trash, yard-trimming debris, appliances, household goods or any other refuse on any premises or property in the City, public or private, except for a legal disposal at the City's Waste Collection Station following the station's posted procedures. Anyone setting out trash for regular curbside pickup must use a closed container, and a privately owned trash container that is not City-issued must carry identification markings whenever it is left open.
020(E), separately bars sweeping trash, paper or rubbish into a street, alley or public thoroughfare while walking, driving or by any other means. 095 and bill the property owner for the cost. 00 for any rule that governs safety, zoning or public health, including dumping of refuse. 010(C) also makes each day a dumping violation continues a separate offense, so unresolved dumping can generate a new citation daily. 030 preserves the City's right to go to court for an injunction on top of any criminal citation.
Violations & Fines
Dumping litter, trash, appliances or household refuse anywhere in Georgetown other than the City's Waste Collection Station violates Section 8.20.020(S) and is prosecuted as a public nuisance. Because dumping of refuse falls under the public-health penalty tier of Section 1.08.010(B), a conviction carries a fine of up to $2,000.00, and Section 1.08.010(C) makes every day the dumped material remains a separate, additional offense.
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