6 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Greenville County, South Carolina.
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Greenville County does not run a countywide curbside garbage service in unincorporated areas. Residents either hire a private hauler or self-haul household waste to a staffed Residential Waste & Recycling Center. Proof of residence is required, and disposal is limited to three cubic yards per vehicle per day.
Greenville County Solid Waste — Residential Waste & Recycling Centers
Proof of residence is required for admittance to all staffed Solid Waste Division facilities. Disposal at these facilities is limited to three cubic yards per vehicle per day. These locations are for residential waste only, no construction debris or businesses.
Because Greenville County provides no countywide curbside collection, bin-placement and setout rules in unincorporated areas are set by your private hauler, not a county ordinance. County Code §9-123 still requires owners to keep the property free of scattered litter and refuse.
Unincorporated Greenville County residents self-haul bulky waste to a Residential Waste & Recycling Center or the Twin Chimneys Landfill, up to three cubic yards per vehicle per day. State law bans tires, appliances (white goods), electronics, motor oil, batteries and yard waste from the landfill; these are collected separately and
Greenville County Solid Waste — Disposal Services
S.C. Solid Waste Policy & Management Act of 1991 bans electronic waste, motor oil, yard waste, car batteries, white goods (appliances) and tires from the landfill. They are collected separately at Twin Chimneys and the Residential Waste & Recycling Facilities and recycled.
Greenville County has no mandatory recycling ordinance, but operates free drop-off recycling at its Residential Waste & Recycling Centers, dropoff sites and Twin Chimneys Landfill. Accepted materials include mixed paper, cardboard, all plastic bottles/jugs/containers, and metal/aluminum cans; recyclables must be clean.
Greenville County Solid Waste — Recycling Tips
All plastic bottles, jugs, and containers are accepted for recycling in Greenville County. Mixed paper is accepted in all Greenville County dropoff sites, Residential Waste and Recycling Centers, the Twin Chimneys Landfill. Metal containers and scrap metal are readily recyclable in Greenville County.
Dumping trash on public or private property in Greenville County is illegal under County Code §9-122 and South Carolina's litter law, SC Code §16-11-700. State penalties escalate by weight: up to $100 for 15 pounds or less, and $500–$1,000 plus up to a year in jail for more than 500
SC Code §16-11-700(A)
A person, from a vehicle or otherwise, may not dump, throw, drop, deposit, discard, or otherwise dispose of litter or other solid waste... upon waters or public or private property in the State for which he is not the legal owner or a person otherwise granted permission by the legal owner.
Greenville County Solid Waste Division operates a county-wide yard-waste mulching program at Twin Chimneys Landfill in Honea Path and accepts yard debris (in addition to household trash and standard recyclables) at the County's network of Residential Waste & Recycling Centers ("convenience centers"). Curbside yard-waste service is not provided directly by the County; in unincorporated areas it is handled by Greater Greenville Sanitation Commission or private haulers, and inside municipalities by the city. The disposal infrastructure is governed by Greenville County Code Chapter 16 (Solid Waste).
1 cities in Greenville County have their own trash & recycling rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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