Greenwood County, SC Trash & Recycling: Yard Waste Collection (2026)

Section 8-1-5(g), part of the solid waste article governing use of landfills and containers, requires that anyone transporting solid waste, leaves, limbs, cardboard boxes or paper in an open vehicle keep the load properly covered to prevent such waste from spilling or falling onto the highway or adjacent areas. The requirement applies to any vehicle hauling yard debris, whether headed to a county green box site, the landfill, or a private disposal location, and it sits alongside related standards in the same section: subsection (c) bars setting fires in or near county containers or landfills, subsection (d) bars dumping hazardous materials without department of health and environmental control authorization, and subsection (f) bars scavenging containers or landfill sites without the county manager's permission.

Because section 8-1-5 falls in Article A of Chapter 8-1 (Solid Waste), a violation is penalized under section 8-1-3(b), which sets a fine of at least $100.00 for Article A violations outside the scope of the state littering statute, S.C. Code § 16-11-700, with jurisdiction in the county's magistrates' courts. Separately, brush and limbs that fall or spill from an uncovered load onto a public roadway can also trigger the county's general dumping provisions in section 8-1-12, since spilled debris left on unincorporated-area land is treated as unlawfully dumped material.