Gwinnett County, GA Trash & Recycling: Recycling Requirements (2026)

Section 82-56(a)(3)a.2 gives every residential service unit owner the right to request recycling collection, but unlike trash pickup it is not automatic; the owner has to ask. Subsection (a)(3)b.3 spells out how: the owner contacts the residential service provider or the county directly to request residential recovered materials collection, and once enrolled must place accepted recyclables in the recovered-materials storage container or bin at the designated collection location in a timely manner for the authorized provider to collect.

What counts as recyclable is not fixed by the ordinance itself. Subsection (a)(3)b.3(iii) requires the county to publish the list of acceptable residential recovered materials on its website, with the provider required to make that list available as the county directs, and subsection (iv) lets the list be modified if a provider petitions in writing showing industry or market conditions require the change, subject to the solid waste management division director's agreement. That means accepted items can shift over time as recycling markets change, so the current list on the county's website, not the code text, controls what belongs in the bin. Separately, section 82-58(6) requires every residential, commercial and construction-and-demolition service provider operating in the county to offer recovered-materials and recycling services to its customers, so the option has to be available county-wide even though individual households choose whether to use it.