Georgetown County, SC Trash & Recycling: Recycling Requirements (2026)
Key Facts
- Who may use
- Georgetown County households only (Sec. 8-22(a))
- Load limit
- One load per household per day
- Vehicle size
- Truck, car, or trailer up to 8'x5'x3'
- Tire limit
- 4 tires per household per month
- ID check
- Proof of residency may be required
Summary
Georgetown County runs drop-off recycling centers, not curbside pickup, and Sec. 8-22 limits them to county residents disposing of household waste only. Residents must haul their own material in a pickup truck, car, or small utility trailer, one load per household per day, and center staff can demand proof of residency before letting anyone unload.
(a)Centers are for use of county households for the disposal of household waste only.(b)Acceptable solid waste at recycling centers, as defined above, generated within Georgetown County by Georgetown County residents are allowed for deposit at the recycling centers if they are transported by individual residents in a pickup truck, automobile, or by means of a utility style trailer no larger than eight feet by five feet by three feet (8'×5'×3').(1)Only one (1) load per household, regardless of the method of transfer, is allowed each day. ... (c)Only four (4) passenger vehicle tires per household, per month are allowed.(d)Center operators are authorized to ask for proof of residency, such as but not limited to, a driver's license or automobile registration, to verify center users are Georgetown County residents.
Full Breakdown
Georgetown County's recycling program runs through drop-off centers rather than a curbside truck, and Sec. 8-22(a) limits those centers to county households disposing of their own household waste. Sec. 8-22(b) sets the delivery method: residents can bring acceptable solid waste generated in Georgetown County only in a pickup truck, an automobile, or a utility-style trailer no larger than eight feet by five feet by three feet, and subsection (b)(1) caps every household at one load per day no matter how it is transported.
Tires get their own separate cap. Sec. 8-22(c) limits center use to four passenger vehicle tires per household per month, so a resident cleaning out a garage full of old tires cannot dump them all in one trip. Because the centers are for residents only, Sec. 8-22(d) gives center operators the authority to ask for proof of residency, such as a driver's license or vehicle registration, before accepting a load, and a commercial user who gets caught using a center gets billed under the county's commercial rate schedule instead of using it for free. The Georgetown County Environmental Services Division oversees the day-to-day operation of the centers under Sec. 8-27, working from an internal regulations manual the county administrator approves.
Violations & Fines
Showing up without proof of residency risks getting turned away at the gate under Sec. 8-22(d), since operators are authorized to check a driver's license or vehicle registration before accepting a load. Exceeding the four-tire-per-month cap in Sec. 8-22(c) or bringing more than one load a day under Sec. 8-22(b)(1) means the extra material has to go elsewhere, and a business or contractor caught using a residents-only center gets billed at the commercial rate instead.
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