Trash & Recycling in Sumter County, SC (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Sumter County, South Carolina.
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Pickup Rules & Schedules
Unincorporated Sumter County has no residential curbside pickup: households take household solid waste to county-provided greenboxes or manned convenience centers under Code Section 20-21. Commercial and industrial waste, and anything besides ordinary household trash, is banned from those containers.
Sumter County Greenbox Disposal Rules
Some RestrictionsSumter County Code § 20-21
Greenboxes are for the convenience and use of householders, who personally accept responsibility for depositing the solid waste generated only by their individual dwellings; and the traveling public so as to encourage travelers not to litter the public ways. ... Commercial and industrial disposers of solid waste generated from any source such as construction projects, business enterprises or an...
Illegal Dumping
Dumping litter or debris in unincorporated Sumter County carries a $100 to $200 fine plus three hours of public service under Code Section 20-255. Two Sheriff's-department litter deputies enforce county and state anti-litter law, and larger state-law dumping penalties can reach $1,000 or a year in jail.
Sumter County Illegal Dumping Penalties
Some RestrictionsSumter County Code §§ 20-254(b)(1), 20-255(a)
(1)Section 16-11-700: Dumping litter on private or public property prohibited; exceptions; responsibility for removal; penalties: This section provides for a $200.00 to $300.00 fine, plus a minimum of five hours public service, or imprisonment for not more than 30 days for violation where the amount of litter is less than 15 pounds in weight or 27 cubic feet in volume. ... It shall be unlawful ...
Recycling Rules
In unincorporated Sumter County, residents recycle through the county's manned convenience centers, defined in Sec. 20-23 as solid waste collection and recycling centers. Only household solid waste authorized for greenboxes may go there, following posted rules and staff instructions. Separately, Sec. 20-259 directs the County Administrator to sort litter collected by county crews for recycling before it reaches the landfill.
Sumter County SC Recycling Center Rules
Some RestrictionsSumter County Code §§ 20-23, 20-259
No person shall deposit or cause to be deposited in any manned convenience center either within the containers thereon or on the grounds thereof, any solid waste or other material except such solid waste as specifically authorized in this article to be deposited in greenboxes where such solid waste is so deposited in accordance with each of the provisions of this article, by the published rules...
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