Glynn County, GA Trash & Recycling: Recycling Rules (2026)

Glynn County Code § 2-16-233 sits inside the Clean Community Ordinance (§§ 2-16-231 through 2-16-244), the county's general anti-litter framework, and it addresses what happens after someone reaches an authorized disposal point. It requires that litter placed in a public receptacle or an Authorized Receptacle, defined elsewhere in the ordinance as a substantially built container of up to 95 gallons with a tight-fitting lid and handles, be placed so it cannot be carried or deposited by wind or rain onto a street, sidewalk or other public or private property.

The section then addresses a full receptacle directly: if a public trash or recycling receptacle is full, the person with material to dispose of is responsible for finding another lawful place to get rid of it properly, rather than leaving bags or bins piled around the full container. The county's own text does not set out a separate curbside recycling collection program, sorting requirements or specific recycling drop-off hours; its only recycling-specific instruction is this receptacle-placement and full-bin duty. St. Simons Island's public recycling center sits near the Demere Annex, bounded by Demere Road, Airport Road, and the driveway serving as access to the center.

Because § 2-16-233 falls within the Clean Community Ordinance's Division 1, a violation is enforceable under that Division's general penalty section, § 2-16-244, the same misdemeanor framework that governs the broader littering ban.