Walker County, GA Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)

Walker County Code § 28-506 requires that all solid waste generated in unincorporated Walker County be collected only by a person holding a valid Collector permit, which expires 1 year after the initial issuance date and is a revocable privilege rather than a right; the section does not require a permit for waste simply passing through the County that originated elsewhere. Section 28-507 sets the application requirements: the collector's name and contact information, a list of every collection vehicle with its State registration, chassis and body description, legal weight limit and volume, the areas served, all collection contracts, and a copy of the State's Permit by Rule notification; the Director must grant or deny the application within 60 days, and a denial may be appealed in writing to the Board of Commissioners within 10 days, which must hold a hearing within 30 days.

Section 28-508 requires each qualifying collection vehicle to display the collector's business name, address or phone number, tare weight and vehicle identification number in letters at least 3 inches tall, and to have leakproof, spillproof, tightly latching bodies. Under § 28-509, collectors must keep waste suitably enclosed or covered with tarpaulins in good repair to prevent littering, spillage or rainwater infiltration, and any spillage on the roads to or at a solid waste handling facility must be cleaned up immediately by the collector at the collector's own cost.

Section 28-510 requires collected waste generated in the County to be disposed of at a County-operated solid waste handling facility. Violations of this division carry a fine of up to $1,000.00 and up to 60 days in the County Jail under § 28-515, and the Director may revoke a collector's permit for repeated violations.