Unincorporated Richland County provides weekly curbside garbage collection using one county roll cart per household. Carts must be at the curb of the nearest public road by 7:00 a.m. on collection day and removed once emptied or by 7:30 p.m.
Under Richland County Code Sec. 12-20, the county collects household garbage weekly from a single county-issued roll cart per single-family household or small business in the unincorporated area. Carts are placed at the curbside of the nearest public road by the morning deadline and removed after collection. Yard waste (Sec. 12-21) must be bagged and set out for weekly collection; the MS4 ordinance also makes it the property owner's duty to keep grass clippings and yard trash out of gutters, ditches, and storm drains. Bulky items such as furniture, appliances, mattresses, and box springs are picked up curbside by appointment only; the county does not take TVs, computers, or printers, which are hazardous waste.
Setting out garbage improperly, or leaving uncollected piles, can be treated as illegal dumping under Chapter 12 after notice, with escalating enforcement and general-penalty fines up to $500 per day.
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