5 rules for unincorporated Richland County, South Carolina.
Verified from official government sources
Unincorporated Richland County provides weekly curbside garbage collection using one county roll cart per household. Carts must be at the curb of the nearest public road by 7:00 a.m. on collection day and removed once emptied or by 7:30 p.m.
In unincorporated Richland County, roll carts go at the curbside of the nearest public road by 7:00 a.m. on collection day and must be brought back in once emptied or by 7:30 p.m. Keep carts out of ditches and storm drains.
Richland County Code § 12-20
Roll Carts shall be placed at curbside of the nearest public road, no later than 7:00 a.m. on the day of collection. Roll Carts shall be removed from the curbside by the residents once collection is complete or no later than 7:30 p.m.
Richland County collects large items like furniture, appliances, mattresses, and box springs curbside by appointment only. Electronics (TVs, computers, printers) are hazardous waste and not taken; residents may also use county drop-off centers free of charge.
Unincorporated Richland County provides curbside recycling by roll cart under Code Sec. 12-22. Only authorized recyclable materials are accepted, and collectors may refuse contaminated carts. Residents must remove contamination before the next collection to keep service.
Richland County Code § 12-22
Collection contractors may refuse to collect curbside recycling if the material is found to be contaminated by non-recyclables ... The resident shall remove the non-recyclable material identified as contamination before the next scheduled recycling collection day in order to be serviced.
It is unlawful to dump garbage, debris, junk, appliances, or any solid waste anywhere in unincorporated Richland County except at an SCDHEC-approved landfill (Sec. 12-60). South Carolina's litter law (16-11-700) adds criminal fines that rise with the weight dumped.
Richland County Code § 12-60; SC Code § 16-11-700
It shall be unlawful for any person to dump, allow another person to dump, or cause to be dumped any garbage, debris, household trash, litter, junk, appliances, equipment, cans, bottles, paper, trees, tree limbs, tree stumps, brush or parts thereof, or any other solid waste, anywhere in the unincorporated area of the county, except at an SCDHEC approved landfill.
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