Trash & Recycling in Aiken County, SC (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Aiken County, South Carolina.
Verified from official government sources
Recycling Requirements
Aiken County requires household recyclables and waste dropped at its Recycling Drop-Off Centers to be bagged in plastic, generated in the county, and delivered by county residents from their own homes, with all material placed in the designated bins.
Aiken County Recycling Drop-Off Rules
Some RestrictionsAiken County Code Sec. 10-26(a)
In order to minimize litter, no household waste will be accepted at the recycling drop off centers unless the waste is bagged in plastic bags, originated in Aiken County and is delivered by the citizens of Aiken County from their personal residences. No nondomestic waste of any type can be dumped at drop off centers.
Illegal Dumping
Aiken County makes it unlawful to dump or leave trash, refuse, or garbage on any property unless the site is a permitted landfill or county drop-off center, backed by fines up to $200.00, mandatory litter-gathering labor, and jail time.
Aiken County Illegal Dumping Penalties
Significant RestrictionsAiken County Code Sec. 10-48
It shall be unlawful for any person to dump, leave trash, refuse, or garbage on any property unless it has been permitted by DHEC or Aiken County as landfill or county drop-off center.
Dumpster Rules
Any trash container of four or more cubic yards that sits in open storage and is visible from a public street must be screened under Aiken County's Sec. 24-5.2.3-24-5.2.4, using an opaque divider at least six feet tall or as tall as the dumpster itself, whichever is greater.
Aiken County Dumpster Screening Rules
Some RestrictionsAiken County Code of Ordinances §§ 24-5.2.3, 24-5.2.4
Screening specified by this section shall be required for all open-storage areas not devoted to retail sales which are visible from any public street, including open-storage areas for shipping containers, building materials, appliances, equipment, utility structures, pumping stations, trash containers of four (4) or more cubic yards, salvage materials and similar unenclosed uses. Screening shal...
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