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Campbell County, KY Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Subscription
Non-compulsory under §50.026
Collector duty
Must clean up spillage it causes
Restricted waste
No hazardous/medical waste without permit mod
Commercial pickup
Only on owner's specific application
Fine range
$25/day, §§50.025-50.029

Summary

Campbell County solid waste pickup runs on contract, not a flat mandate: § 50.026 makes subscribing to county-arranged collection non-compulsory, while § 50.029 spells out what collectors owe you, cleaning up their own spillage and refusing to run hazardous waste through household cans or dumpsters without a permit modification.

These county ordinances apply to unincorporated areas of Campbell County. Incorporated cities within the county may have their own rules that take precedence over county-level regulations.

Solid waste collectors, employed by the County or a solid waste collection agency, operating under contract with or permitted by the County, shall be responsible for the collection of solid waste from the designated pickup location to the transportation vehicle provided the solid waste was stored in compliance with the provisions set forth in this chapter. Any spillage or blowing litter caused as a result of the duties of the solid waste collector shall be collected and placed in the transportation vehicle by the solid waste collector... Limited quantity generators may not place hazardous waste with non-hazardous solid waste in garbage cans or dumpsters, without first having arranged for a permit modification.

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-50: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. O-09-2026, passed 8-5-26; and Res. R-42-26, passed 7-15-26; and State legislation current through KRS Pamphlet 2025).

Full Breakdown

025, the Fiscal Court decides whether to provide residential collection directly or by contracting with a person, another county, a city, or some combination, for all or part of the county, and it may offer commercial collection only when an owner specifically applies for it; if a commercial establishment never applies, that business is on the hook to arrange its own disposal. 026 makes subscribing to the county's or its contractor's collection service non-compulsory, while still requiring the county to make sure every resident who wants service can get it.

029 fixes the collector's duties: a solid waste collector employed by the county or under contract with it is responsible for collection from the designated pickup location to the transportation vehicle, provided the waste was stored the way the chapter requires, and any spillage or blowing litter the collector causes must be picked up and placed in the truck by that collector. Collectors and landfill operators are barred from taking 'limited quantity generator' waste as defined by state statute, or infectious and medical waste such as contaminated needles, instruments, animal carcasses, or lab and blood waste, unless a permit modification first authorizes it, and limited quantity generators cannot mix hazardous waste into ordinary garbage cans or dumpsters without arranging that permit modification first.

Violations & Fines

Sections 50.025 through 50.029 sit inside the $25-per-day fine range in § 50.999(A), covering violations such as a collector failing to police spillage it causes or a generator running restricted hazardous or medical waste through ordinary pickup without the required permit modification. Each day the violation continues counts as a separate offense under the same subsection.

Frequently Asked Questions

Am I required to use the county's trash pickup service?
No. Section 50.026 makes subscribing to solid waste collection through the county or its contractors non-compulsory, though the county still has to make sure any resident who wants the service can get it. Commercial establishments that never apply for county pickup under § 50.025 are responsible for arranging their own disposal instead.
Who cleans up trash the pickup truck spills?
The collector does. Section 50.029 makes the solid waste collector responsible for any spillage or blowing litter its own collection work causes, and requires that collector to pick it up and put it in the transportation vehicle rather than leaving it on the street or in your yard.
Can I put hazardous or medical waste out for regular pickup?
No. Section 50.029 bars collectors from taking limited-quantity-generator hazardous waste or infectious and medical waste such as contaminated needles, animal carcasses, or lab and blood waste unless a permit modification first authorizes it, and it bars generators from mixing hazardous waste into ordinary cans or dumpsters without arranging that modification.

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