Trash & Recycling in Oconee County, SC (2026)
6 rules for unincorporated Oconee County, South Carolina.
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Pickup Rules & Schedules
Every solid waste collector working in unincorporated Oconee County must hold a county collector license and display a department decal on each truck. Vehicles must have a watertight, covered hauling body, carry the company's name, address and phone number in two-inch lettering, and collectors must return each container undamaged to its collection spot.
Oconee County Waste Collector Rules
Some RestrictionsOconee County Code § 28-6
All collectors must obtain and maintain a county license for operation, along with any other required local, state, and federal licenses and decals before collection and disposal of any solid waste at an approved county facility. ... Every vehicle used for transportation of solid waste shall be equipped with a hauling body which shall be reasonably watertight. The vehicle must also be equipped ...
Bin Placement Rules
Unincorporated Oconee County requires solid waste containers to be watertight and vector-resistant, stored in the side or rear yard except on collection day, and never placed so they block traffic, transit, or sidewalk access, under Code Section 28-10(a).
Oconee County Trash Cart Placement Rules
Some RestrictionsOconee County Code § 28-10(a)
(a)Solid waste containers.(1)Solid waste shall be stored in solid waste containers, which are watertight, vector-resistant, durable, easily cleanable, and designed for safe handling.(2)Except when the containers are set out for collection, the solid waste generator shall keep and maintain all solid waste containers within the side or rear yard of the premises where the solid waste is generated....
Bulk Item Disposal
Oconee County has no curbside bulk pickup: furniture, appliances and other large residential loads go to the Solid Waste Complex-Transfer Station. Loads over 500 pounds cannot be dropped at a neighborhood recycling and convenience center; they must go straight to the transfer station, and mixed loads that mingle bulky trash with recyclables or C&D debris cost double the standard tipping fee.
Oconee County Bulk Waste Disposal Rules
Some RestrictionsOconee County Code § 28-7(c), (e)
This facility generally accepts the following types of solid waste: Bulky solid waste, commercial solid waste, industrial solid waste, and residential solid waste. ... Mixed loads that can be properly processed through the transfer station will incur double the approved tipping fee due to either containing large amounts of recyclables that are not being recycled or containing construction and d...
Recycling Requirements
Oconee County runs no curbside recycling route; residents bring recyclables to a county recycling and convenience center under Sec. 28-7(e). Materials must be clean, free of food, liquids, dirt or mud, and separated by type into the designated receptacle, and any cardboard dropped off must be recycled rather than trashed.
Oconee County Recycling Center Rules
Some RestrictionsOconee County Code §§ 28-4, 28-7(e)
Recyclable materials means those materials which are capable of being recycled which would otherwise be processed or disposed of as solid waste. ... Only residential solid waste generated within the county shall be disposed of at a recycling and convenience center. ... Recyclable materials must be clean (free of food, liquids, dirt, mud, etc.), separated by type, and placed in the appropriate (...
Illegal Dumping
Dumping litter or solid waste outside a designated Oconee County disposal facility, or open-dumping on private land, is strictly prohibited under the county's Litter Control Ordinance, Section 12-176, and can draw a fine up to $500 plus mandatory community service under Section 12-178.
Oconee County Illegal Dumping Penalties
Heavy RestrictionsOconee County Code §§ 12-176(2), 12-176(4), 12-178(2)(a)
(2)The provisions and prohibitions of this article apply to depositing solid waste or recyclable materials at or around any county solid waste facility ("facility") in an area not specified for the deposited materials, including, but not limited to, leaving materials outside the fence of a facility, tossing materials over the fence of a facility, dumping materials not suitable for mulch at the ...
Yard Waste Collection
Oconee County defines yard waste as vegetative matter from landscaping maintenance and routes it to the county mulching yard, not the landfill, free of charge under Sec. 28-7(d). Accepted material includes yard trimmings, leaves, grass clippings and untreated woodchips or sawdust, but it must arrive separated, unbagged and free of rocks, root balls or construction debris.
Oconee County Yard Waste Mulching Rules
Some RestrictionsOconee County Code §§ 28-4, 28-7(d)
Yard waste means solid waste consisting solely of vegetative matter resulting from landscaping maintenance. ... This county facility receives only such solid waste as is listed in the appendix to S.C. Code Ann. Regs. 61-107.4 "Feedstock Category 1." Acceptable materials include yard trimmings, leaves, grass clippings, woodchips and sawdust from untreated wood, agricultural crop field residuals,...
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