5 rules for unincorporated Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
Verified from official government sources
Unincorporated Spartanburg County provides no mandatory curbside collection; instead the county operates 17 staffed recycling/collection centers where residents dispose of household trash and recyclables. City of Spartanburg residents receive curbside cart collection under the city's sanitation program.
Spartanburg County Solid Waste
provides seventeen recycling/collection centers for Spartanburg County residents to conveniently dispose of household trash and recyclables.
Unincorporated Spartanburg County uses drop-off centers and sets no cart-placement rule. In the City of Spartanburg, carts must be curbside by 7:30 AM on the scheduled collection day and placed 3 feet away from cars, mailboxes, and other objects.
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.
Spartanburg 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.
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.
Spartanburg 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.
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.
S.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...
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