South Fulton, GA Trash & Recycling: Illegal Dumping (2026)

Sec. 4 of the South Fulton Code makes it unlawful to place litter or debris in the city's streams, bodies of water, or stormwater systems, and separately bars dumping, depositing, throwing or leaving litter on any public or private property in the city, unless the property is designated by the state for solid waste disposal and the person is authorized to use it, the litter goes into an installed receptacle, or the person is the owner, tenant, or has the owner's consent. This builds on Sec.

2, which prohibits throwing or depositing paper, plastic, food waste, tree limbs, grass cuttings, yard debris, bulk waste or other garbage on streets, sidewalks, alleys, storm sewers, catch basins or drainage ditches, and Sec. § 16-7-43 and its enforcement provisions under § 16-7-45 by reference. Sec. 5 extends the ban to vehicles hauling loose or wet material, requiring loads to be secured or covered so nothing blows or leaks onto roadways; the operator of an offending vehicle is cited under subsection (f). Sec. 9 makes it prima facie evidence of a violation when litter is thrown, dropped or dumped from any vehicle, boat or conveyance, and creates a presumption of guilt when dumped litter is found to contain documentation bearing the offender's name.