Paulding County, GA Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)
Key Facts
- Service model
- Transfer station, not curbside pickup
- Station hours
- Mon-Sat, 8:00am-4:30pm (§ 68-16)
- Non-accepted items
- Paint, oil, tires, asbestos, batteries
- AC/freon fee
- $10.00 additional charge (§ 68-18)
- Hauler billing
- Monthly, due by the 15th (§ 68-10)
Summary
Paulding County has no curbside pickup ordinance; residents and haulers take waste to the county transfer station instead. Section 68-16 sets the station's hours at Monday through Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., subject to seasonal change by the Board of Commissioners, and bars entry outside posted hours. An attendant must be on duty the entire time the station is open.
The operating hours of the county transfer station may vary from season to season and from year to year, as the need arises in the judgment of the board of commissioners. A schedule of the current operating hours of the transfer station is available from the office of the board of commissioners. An attendant shall be on duty during all hours of operation. No entry onto the transfer station will be permitted except during the hours of operation as specified by the board of commissioners. (Monday—Saturday 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 35).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 68 of the Code of Ordinances governs Paulding County's solid waste system, and because the county is unincorporated, it runs on a transfer station rather than county-operated curbside routes. Section 68-16 fixes the default schedule at Monday through Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., but lets the Board of Commissioners adjust the hours "from season to season and from year to year" as needed, with the current schedule posted at the board's office. No one may enter the site outside those posted hours, and an attendant must be on duty the entire time it is open.
Article II lists what the transfer station will not accept: paint, oil, petroleum products, asbestos, tires, batteries, bio-medical products, liquid waste sludge, and any hazardous waste as defined under O.C.G.A. § 12-8-60 (§ 68-17). Refrigerators and air conditioners are accepted as recyclable special waste, but air conditioners carry an additional $10.00 fee for freon removal under § 68-18. Section 68-19 bans scavenging at the station outright: "No scavenging will be permitted at the transfer station."
Commercial haulers who use the station are billed monthly, due by the 15th of the following month under § 68-10; missing that date is grounds for permit suspension, and an account 15 days delinquent triggers permit revocation and forfeiture of the hauler's surety bond. Enforcement of the whole chapter runs through the Marshal's Office, with backup authority for zoning officers, the sheriff, and deputies under § 68-2.
Violations & Fines
Entering the transfer station outside posted hours, scavenging on site, or dropping off a non-accepted item like tires or paint is a misdemeanor under Article III, § 68-36, punishable as provided in the county's general penalty section, § 1-19: fines of $100 to $1,000 for a first offense, rising to $300-$1,000 for a second and $500-$1,000 for a third, plus up to six months' imprisonment. Each day a violation continues is a separate offense, and it may also be treated as a public nuisance subject to abatement.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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