Recovered material to be recycled must be removed at least every 14 days. North Carolina law bans certain items from landfill disposal—including plastic bottles, aluminum cans, electronics and tires—so residents must recycle or divert them rather than throw them in the trash.
Forsyth County Code Sec. 19-7(b) requires owners or occupants to remove recovered material to be recycled at least every 14 days. Recovered material means material with recycling potential diverted from the waste stream (Sec. 19-1). Landfill disposal of several materials is prohibited by state law, N.C.G.S. 130A-309.10, including aluminum cans, plastic beverage bottles, white goods, oyster shells, computers and televisions, wooden pallets, scrap tires, lead-acid batteries, used motor oil, used oil filters, and antifreeze. Franchise haulers may offer recycling collection; the 3RC EnviroStation accepts electronics and household hazardous waste.
Chapter 19 recycling-storage violations: misdemeanor up to $500 or 30 days plus civil penalty up to $500, each day separate. Disposing of banned items in a landfill violates state solid-waste law.
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