4 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in York County, South Carolina.
Verified from official government sources
York County provides no residential curbside garbage collection. Residents of the unincorporated area haul household waste to sixteen county convenience and recycling centers. South Carolina law makes the county responsible for solid waste facilities countywide.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-96-80(J)
The governing body of a county has the responsibility and authority to provide for the operation of solid waste management facilities to meet the needs of all incorporated or unincorporated areas of the county.
Because York County has no curbside program, bin placement means how you use the convenience centers. Household waste goes inside the fenced center or into a designated roadside container, never on the ground or outside the fence.
Illegal dumping of bulky trash, appliances, or construction debris on roadsides and vacant land is a crime in South Carolina. The Litter Control Act sets escalating fines by weight, and York County channels bulk waste to its centers.
S.C. Code Ann. § 16-11-700(A)
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 including, but not limited to, a highway, park, beach, campground, forest land, recreational area, trailer...
South Carolina has no mandatory recycling law, so recycling in York County is voluntary. The county's convenience centers accept common recyclables free of charge, and residents choose whether to separate them.
1 cities in York County have their own trash & recycling rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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