Dorchester County, SC Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)

Sec. 34-71 states that it is the duty of every owner of real property within the county to cause all solid waste generated on that property to be disposed of in a manner consistent with county regulations, and that the disposal system is made available to every owner for that purpose. The county does not treat this as optional: the annual solid waste recycling and disposal user fee under Sec. 00 per unit for a multi-family property, with nonresidential rates tied to weekly waste volume.

Sec. 34-70 makes clear that a property's exemption from ad valorem taxation does not excuse the owner from the fee or from the article's requirements, so churches, civic organizations and government-leased parcels are billed the same as any homeowner. The fee roll is prepared by the auditor and billed by the treasurer alongside property taxes under Secs. 34-65 and 34-66, with delinquent accounts collectible by the sheriff's codes enforcement department or the delinquent tax collector under Sec. 34-66(c). An owner who disputes the fee has a narrow appeal window: a written petition to the solid waste office under Sec.

34-68, then to a seven-member appeals board within ten days of that decision, then to county council within 12 days of the board's ruling, and finally to the circuit court within 60 days, but only after paying the portion of the fee the owner admits is owed.