Johnston County provides Solid Waste Convenience Centers at 12 locations placed strategically throughout the county designed for household solid waste disposal and recycling select household items. Solid Waste Decals are available for anyone that resides or owns property in Johnston County, where the household waste is generated.
Each vehicle entering a Convenience Center for household waste disposal must have a current Solid Waste Decal affixed to the lower right-hand corner of the windshield. A customer only wanting to recycle is not required to own or display a Decal.
A County resident that does not wish to purchase a Johnston County Solid Waste Decal has the option to contract with any of the local commercial haulers available or to haul their own waste. Commercial waste haulers will provide curbside waste cans for household waste disposal for a fee.
Local commercial businesses and industries are not eligible to dispose of waste using the Solid Waste Convenience Centers and must use the landfill or alternate disposal site for this service.
Convenience Centers Household Waste Decal:
A Solid Waste Decal will allow a customer access to any of the twelve Convenience Centers for household solid waste disposal. Waste volume will be restricted to one standard ½ ton size pick-up truck bed (approximately 4 cubic yards) per week. The Convenience Centers attendant will monitor customer’s waste load frequency and volume.
One Solid Waste Decal is required for each vehicle disposing household trash at the Convenience Center. If more than one vehicle from the same address is used to haul trash, then an additional Decal should be purchased for the extra vehicle.
A replacement Decal may be obtained when the Decal has been damaged or when a vehicle is to be sold or otherwise out of commission. The Decal must be removed from the vehicle and shown to the appropriate Public Utilities Office staff for a replacement decal. At least 51% of the Decal must be recovered for free replacement. Lost decals may be replaced for the full fee.
Decals cannot be replicated or moved between vehicles. A receipt for a Decal purchase cannot be used in place of the Decal.
Solid Waste Decal Purchase:
A Solid Waste Decal is valid for twelve months from the date of purchase. New customers may purchase a new Decal anytime throughout the year.
A Solid Waste Decal may be purchased for $100.00 each.
Trash decals may be purchased online using a credit card by clicking on the button below:
Decal Placement:
Only one Solid Waste Decal should be displayed at a time. All expired Decals should be removed from the vehicle. To apply the Decal, the customer will sit in the front passenger seat of the vehicle, peel the backing off of the new Decal, place the Decal onto the lower right corner of the windshield, and then press gently and evenly.
Violations and Enforcement:
Each vehicle disposing trash must display a Decal upon entering site. A customer using the sites to dispose of trash without a Decal is doing so against Johnston County Ordinance and is subject to the established Solid Waste Ordinance fines. If a Decal is not visible on the customer’s vehicle, the site attendant is required to record the vehicle identification information and report it as a violation.
Enforcement is performed under the authority of the Johnston County Code of Ordinances, Chapter 20, Article II, Sec. 20-35. – Penalties.
First time violation: The customer’s vehicle information is recorded. This information will be used to track the customer to determine if repeat violations occur.
Second time violation (First Offence): The customer’s vehicle information is recorded. A $100 fine will be issued to the customer through the mail.
Third time violation (Second Offence): The customer’s vehicle information is recorded. A $200 fine will be issued to the customer through the mail.
Forth time violation (Third offence and subsequence offences): The customer’s vehicle information is recorded. A $400 fine will be issued to the customer through the mail.
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