Trash & Recycling in Spartanburg County, SC (2026)
5 rules for unincorporated Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
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Pickup Rules & Schedules
Unincorporated Spartanburg County has no curbside garbage truck route; residents haul household garbage themselves to county roadside containers under Section 66-31. Only household garbage goes in the container, appliances, industrial waste, trees and brush must go straight to the county landfill, and scavenging the containers or using them without county residency is separately banned.
Roadside Container Trash Rules in Spartanburg County
Some RestrictionsSpartanburg County Code §§ 66-31 to 66-34
The county roadside containers shall be used only for the disposal of household garbage, and such garbage must be placed in the roadside container and not on the ground. All other waste, appliances, industrial waste, trees or brush and similar matter must be disposed of in the county sanitary landfill. ... (a)No person shall search, probe or scavenge any roadside container. (b)No person shall a...
Bulk Item Disposal
Spartanburg County operates a wood chipping and grinding facility plus a Class Two (C&D) landfill and a Class Three (municipal solid waste) landfill at the Wellford Landfill Facility. Residents can also drop bulky household trash at the 17 staffed convenience centers. The City of Spartanburg refers bulk items here.
Bulk Waste and Landfill Disposal in Spartanburg County
Some RestrictionsSpartanburg County Solid Waste
operates and maintains a wood chipping and grinding facility, a Class Two (Construction, Demolition, and Land Clearing Debris) Landfill, and a Class Three (Municipal Solid Waste) Landfill at the Wellford Landfill Facility.
Recycling Requirements
Spartanburg County's Recycling Department offers 17 staffed Recycling Convenience Centers for county residents, open Monday through Saturday, 7 AM to 7 PM. Centers accept household trash and recyclables; recycling is drop-off, not mandated curbside. City of Spartanburg handles its own residents' recycling.
Recycling Rules in Spartanburg County
Some RestrictionsSpartanburg County Recycling
Spartanburg County's Recycling Department offers 17 staffed Recycling Convenience Centers for County Residents. All staffed recycling centers are open Monday through Saturday from 7 AM until 7 PM, except Station #16, Wellford, which closes at 4:30 PM.
Illegal Dumping
Dumping litter or solid waste on public or private property you don't own is prohibited statewide under S.C. Code 16-11-700. Penalties start at a $25-$100 fine plus community service for under 15 pounds and rise to $500-$1,000 for over 500 pounds. County Environmental Enforcement handles litter control.
Illegal Dumping Laws in Spartanburg County
Some RestrictionsS.C. Code § 16-11-700
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...
Collection Schedule
Every residential property in unincorporated Spartanburg County, including houses, mobile homes, farms, and individual apartment or mobile-home-park units, is charged an annual landfill service fee added straight to the property tax bill. Section 66-5 makes the charge a lien on the property, and Section 66-6 leaves the actual dollar amount to a schedule kept on file at county offices.
Spartanburg County's Mandatory Landfill Service Charge
Some RestrictionsSpartanburg County Code §§ 66-5, 66-6
An annual landfill service charge is hereby levied upon all residential properties, including mobile home and farm residences, in the county. The service charge shall be levied on individual residential units located in apartments and duplexes and on individual mobile home parking spaces located in mobile home parks. The service charge shall be added to the annual tax bill of the owners of such...
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