Recycling

Recycle more, recycle right

The City operates a convenient single-stream curbside recycling roll cart collection for all City residents. Recycling is great for the economy and the environment, and we strongly encourage City residents to recycling more and to recycle right!

What is accepted for recycling in my blue roll cart?

  • Aluminum and Steel Cans (empty and rinse)
  • Plastic bottles, tubs, jugs, and jars
  • Mixed paper (newspaper, magazines, inserts, office paper, unwanted mail)
    • NOTE: DO NOT include shredded paper
  • Paperboard (e.g. shoebox, tissue boxes, cereal boxes, paper towel tubes)
  • Corrugated Cardboard/Cardboard Boxes
    • NOTE: MUST be free of all packing material, trash, Styrofoam
    • Please flatten large boxes and stack next to your recycling cart for later collection

**ALL RECYCLABLES MUST BE PLACED LOOSE IN YOUR ROLL CART; DO NOT BAG RECYCLABLES**

**DO NOT PLACE GLASS, STYROFOAM, PLASTIC BAGS, OR GARBAGE IN YOUR ROLL CART**

recycling collection schedule

Depending on where you live, your recycling collection days will either be the first and third Mondays of the month or the second and fourth Mondays of the month. See the map below to find your recycling day. 

View the City of Spartanburg Recycling Map in a larger map on Google Maps.

2023 SOLID WASTE HOLIDAY SCHEDULE 

Regular solid waste pickup on all holidays except Thanksgiving and Christmas 2023.

  • Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 23rd
    • Regular Thursday pick-up will be on Friday, November 24th
    • Regular Friday pick-up will be on Saturday, November 25th.
  • Christmas Day, Monday, December 25th
    • Regular Monday pick-up will be on Tuesday, December 26th
    • Regular Tuesday pick-up will be on Wednesday, December 27th
    • Regular Wednesday pick-up will be on Thursday, December 28th
    • Regular Thursday pick-up will be on Friday, December 29th
    • Regular Friday pick-up will be on Saturday, December 30th
  • Solid waste will be back on a regular schedule for the New Year's holiday.