Rock Hill, SC Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)

Rock Hill's residential solid-waste program is one of the rare South Carolina city-run (rather than contracted-out) operations, codified at Chapter 17 of the City Code of Ordinances and authorized under SC Code §5-7-30 (municipal corporations' police powers to abate nuisance and establish uniform service charges) and the SC Solid Waste Policy and Management Act of 1991 (SC Code §44-96-10 et seq.). The City Public Works Department operates the trucks and routes; the customer-service line is 803-325-2500. Residential customers receive weekly collection of garbage, recycling, and yard waste, all collected on the same day on a route map that aligns the green (garbage), blue (recycling), and brown (yard waste / YardCart) containers on a single weekly route. Garbage is defined for City service as organic waste matter, both animal and vegetable, from kitchens (waste food); see the trash-bins subcategory for the 95-gallon green roll cart specification, bagging requirement, and lid-closed rule. The set-out time under current City Public Works guidance is by 6:30 AM on the scheduled collection day; the cart must be removed from the curb by 6:30 AM the day after collection. Earlier City reference materials allowed set-out as early as noon the day before and removal by 7 AM the day after, but the tighter 6:30 AM rule is current. Commercial customers are served under separate contract through the City's commercial garbage and recycling program, not the residential route. The City may collect overflow bags set beside the cart and add applicable service charges to the customer's utility account.