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Davis County, UT Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)

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

Key Facts

Governing law
Davis County Code §§ 8.16.010, 8.16.020
License required since
February 1, 1986
Who must license
Any person, firm or private collector
Delivery mandate
All processible waste to district facility/landfill
Non-compliance
District can terminate the collector's license

Summary

Davis County Code chapter 8.16 requires every hauler, including private trash collectors, to deliver all processible waste generated in the unincorporated county to the district's facility or landfill, and since February 1, 1986 anyone who collects solid waste anywhere in the district must hold a district-issued license or risk losing it.

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

Beginning on the date provided in the notice given by the district directly to counties and cities located with the district for the commencement of delivery of processible waste to the facility or in the notice given by the district as to the effective date for the commencement of delivery of processible waste to the landfill, all persons (including private collectors of solid waste operating within the jurisdiction of the district) shall deliver all "processible waste" generated within the jurisdiction of the district to the facility or the landfill in accordance with this chapter. Beginning February 1, 1986, each person, firm, corporation or private collector who collects solid waste anywhere within the district shall be required to obtain a license from the district. A condition of the license shall be that the licensee deliver all solid waste collected within the district to the facility or the landfill owned or operated by the district. Failure of the licensee to abide by the condition of the license will authorize the district to terminate the license thereby prohibiting licensee from collecting any solid waste within the district.

Full Breakdown

010 requires all persons, including private collectors of solid waste operating within the solid waste district's jurisdiction, to deliver all processible waste generated in that jurisdiction, which covers unincorporated Davis County, to the district's designated facility or landfill once the district gives notice that delivery has begun. If the facility is operating at capacity or is shut down under the district's solid waste disposal services contract, haulers must instead follow the district's direction to deliver processible waste to a landfill the district owns or operates within Davis County.

020 layers a licensing requirement on top of the delivery mandate: beginning February 1, 1986, every person, firm, corporation or private collector who collects solid waste anywhere within the district must hold a district-issued license, and a condition of that license is that the licensee actually deliver everything it collects to the district's facility or landfill. If a licensed collector breaks that condition, the district can terminate the license outright, which bars the collector from picking up solid waste anywhere in the district at all.

Together the two sections mean a resident's trash and recycling pickup in unincorporated Davis County flows through a district-licensed hauler bound to deliver to district-designated disposal sites, not an unlicensed private route or a self-chosen dump.

Violations & Fines

Collecting solid waste in the district without a license violates section 8.16.020, and a licensed hauler that fails to deliver everything it collects to the district's facility or landfill breaks the license condition and can have that license terminated outright, ending its right to collect anywhere in the district. Diverting processible waste away from the designated facility or landfill also breaks section 8.16.010's delivery mandate.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I hire any trash hauler I want in unincorporated Davis County?
You need one holding a license from the solid waste district under section 8.16.020, required of every person, firm or private collector who picks up solid waste anywhere in the district since February 1, 1986. An unlicensed hauler is operating unlawfully, and a licensed one that skips required deliveries can lose that license.
Where does my trash actually go once it's collected?
Section 8.16.010 requires haulers to deliver all processible waste generated in the district, including unincorporated Davis County, to the facility or landfill the district designates, unless that site is at capacity or shut down, in which case the district can redirect deliveries to another landfill it owns or operates in the county.
What happens if a licensed collector dumps waste somewhere other than the district facility?
It breaks the license condition set out in section 8.16.020, which requires every licensee to deliver collected solid waste to the facility or landfill the district owns or operates. The district can terminate the license, which bars that collector from picking up solid waste anywhere within the district afterward.
Does this licensing rule apply to a homeowner hauling their own trash?
The ordinance targets any person, firm, corporation or private collector who collects solid waste within the district, language broad enough to cover commercial and independent haulers picking up waste for others; it is the collection and delivery system, not a single household's own trip to the landfill, that the license requirement controls.

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