Spartanburg County's landfill is the Wellford Landfill at 595 Little Mountain Road, open Monday to Saturday, 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For everyday loads you don't need it: the County's 17 staffed recycling centers take regular household trash as well as recyclables, Monday to Saturday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. They're for Spartanburg County residents only.
Everything is closed on Sundays. Tires and yard debris go to the landfill only — the centers won't take them.
Disposal sites in Spartanburg County
Wellford Landfill
Landfill
Spartanburg County Solid Waste
595 Little Mountain Rd, Wellford, SC 29385 Directions ↗
Commercial disposal, fiscal year 2026: household-type garbage $33 a ton; construction and demolition debris $40 a ton; yard waste $30 a ton; electronics $500 a ton
Mixed-load surcharge $37 a ton; mulch loading $5 a load
Accepts: Household garbage, construction and demolition debris, land-clearing debris, tires (the only County site that takes them), yard debris (limbs 6 feet or shorter), electronics
The Wellford site has a garbage landfill, a construction-debris landfill and a wood chipping and grinding yard. Recycling Center #16 next door, at 591 Little Mountain Road, also closes at 4:30 p.m.
Accepts: Household trash; cans, cartons and plastic containers; mixed paper and cardboard; paint; car batteries; used motor oil, oil bottles and filters; antifreeze; cooking oil
Accepts: Household trash; cans, cartons and plastic containers; mixed paper and cardboard; paint; car batteries; used motor oil, oil bottles and filters; antifreeze; cooking oil; electronics
Accepts: Household trash; cans, cartons and plastic containers; mixed paper and cardboard; paint; car batteries; used motor oil, oil bottles and filters; antifreeze; cooking oil; appliances & scrap metal; gasoline & oil-gas mix
Accepts: Household trash; cans, cartons and plastic containers; mixed paper and cardboard; paint; car batteries; used motor oil, oil bottles and filters; antifreeze; cooking oil; appliances & scrap metal
Accepts: Household trash; cans, cartons and plastic containers; mixed paper and cardboard; paint; car batteries; used motor oil, oil bottles and filters; antifreeze; cooking oil
Every center takes paint, car batteries, used motor oil and filters, antifreeze and cooking oil, residential quantities only — you pour motor oil into the County's tanks yourself and can't leave containers on the ground. No glass and no aerosol cans in the recycling.
What it costs to dump in Spartanburg
Spartanburg County doesn't post a charge for residents at the recycling centers. At the Wellford Landfill, the fiscal year 2026 commercial fee schedule charges $33 a ton for household-type garbage, $40 a ton for construction and demolition debris, $30 a ton for yard waste and $500 a ton for electronics, with a $37-a-ton surcharge on mixed loads. Call (864) 949-0211 before hauling a large load.
If you live inside the City of Spartanburg, bag your garbage in the gray roll cart and have it at the curb by 7:30 a.m. For furniture or appliances that don't fit, set them 3 feet from your cart on collection day; the crew reports them and the City removes them within one to two business days (longer for several or heavy items).
The City collects green waste at the curb on a rotating zone schedule: separate piles for brush, grass clippings and leaves, no plastic bags, and no limbs longer than 6 feet or thicker than 6 inches. It doesn't pick up tires, electronics, or construction and demolition debris or green waste from a contractor — the City sends residents to Spartanburg County Solid Waste for those. An extra garbage cart costs $65, plus $153 a year on your property tax notice. City Public Works: (864) 596-3690.
Hazardous waste and holiday closures
Spartanburg County holds a household hazardous waste collection event each spring and community clean-up events in the spring and fall; call (864) 949-0211 for dates. Household batteries go to that event or to retail stores.
The landfill and centers close for New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and the day after, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's Eve.
Find a disposal site near you
Enter your city or ZIP for the nearest sites across South Carolina, then call ahead — most drop-off centers are for county residents only.
Spartanburg County's landfill is the Wellford Landfill, 595 Little Mountain Road, Wellford, open Monday to Saturday 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The County's 17 recycling centers also take household trash, Monday to Saturday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Do Spartanburg County recycling centers take trash?
Yes. All 17 staffed recycling centers take regular household trash in addition to recyclables. They're for Spartanburg County residents only.
Where can I get rid of tires in Spartanburg County?
At the Wellford Landfill, 595 Little Mountain Road. It's the only County site that takes tires.
Where can I recycle electronics in Spartanburg?
At the White Stone (#8), Cooley Springs (#12) and Hobbysville (#14) recycling centers, or at the Wellford Landfill. TVs, computers, monitors, printers, keyboards and other computer accessories are accepted.
What are the Spartanburg County recycling center hours?
Monday to Saturday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., closed Sundays. The Wellford center (#16) and the Wellford Landfill close at 4:30 p.m.
