Roswell, GA Trash & Recycling: Recycling Requirements (2026)
Key Facts
- Citywide service
- city collects household recycling
- Container
- 1 per residence, upon request
- Required use
- city-issued container only
- Sorting
- commingled, no pre-sorting
Summary
Roswell collects household recycling citywide and will give every occupied residence a curbside recycling container on request, but residents must use only that city-issued container: no substitute bins.
The City of Roswell will collect all household garbage, recycling and yard waste generated within the city limits. ... Every individual residence or premises where people reside shall be provided, upon request, with one (1) recycling container for curbside collection of approved recyclables. Residents must use the provided container for curbside recycling collection.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 17 | Unified Development Code: Supplement 5).
Full Breakdown
Roswell Code § 24.2.2 commits the city to collecting all household garbage, recycling and yard waste generated within city limits, with private haulers barred unless the city can't provide the service. Section 24.2.5(a)(3) entitles every individual residence or occupied premises to one recycling container, upon request, for curbside collection of approved recyclables, and requires residents who get one to use only that provided container. Placing garbage or recycling for collection in a box, tub, crate or other container not issued by the city is unlawful. Recyclables are defined as commingled materials the environmental/public works department designates as part of its program, so residents don't have to pre-sort them.
Violations & Fines
Setting out recyclables in a non-city container is unlawful, and owners exceeding the allowed amount or type of waste are subject to the general penalties under Code § 1.1.3.
Frequently Asked Questions
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