Garbage Collection

Garbage carts and recycling containers may only be placed curbside after 5:00 p.m. the night before pick up and must be removed from sight by 9:00 a.m. the day after pick up.

Schedule:

Once Per Week Collection Schedule:
September 6, 2022 – May 29, 2023

Monday: Breach Inlet through 30th Avenue
Tuesday: 30th Avenue through Wild Dunes
Wednesday: Yard Debris and Miscellaneous
Thursday: Yard Debris and Miscellaneous
Friday: Yard Debris and Miscellaneous

Twice Per Week Collection Schedule:
June 5, 2023 – August 29, 2023

Monday: Breach Inlet through 30th Avenue
Tuesday: 30th Avenue through Wild Dunes
Wednesday: Yard Debris and Miscellaneous
Thursday: Breach Inlet through 30th Avenue
Friday: 30th Avenue through Wild Dunes

Garbage is Not Collected on the following City Holidays

If any of the following holidays fall on a regular scheduled collection day the collection will be delayed by one day.

  • New Year's Day
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
  • Presidents' Day
  • Memorial Day
  • Independence Day
  • Labor Day
  • Veteran's Day
  • Thanksgiving Day
  • Friday after Thanksgiving
  • Christmas Eve
  • Christmas Day

Collected Materials

Acceptable Yard Debris

All yard debris must be in paper bags or containers. Plastic bags cannot be accepted.

  • Routine Landscaping Material
  • Leaves
  • Grass Clippings
  • Logs, Limbs, Brush not more than 4 feet in length and 4 inches in diameter.
  • Please place yard debris in a biodegradable bag for composting. Please do not mix garbage with yard debris. Please do not obstruct water meters, stormwater collection boxes, sewer manhole covers or fire hydrants.

Acceptable Miscellaneous

  • Routine Building Materials
  • Furniture
  • Refrigerators
  • Washing Machines
  • Dryers
  • Dishwashers
  • Bed Mattresses

Unacceptable Items

  • Building Materials Generated by a Contractor
  • Roofing Shingles
  • Hazardous Waste
  • Tires
  • Batteries
  • Motor Oil
  • Petroleum Products
  • Auto Parts
  • Landscaping Debris Generated from Clearing a Lot
  • Slag or Gravel
  • Concrete/Cement

How to Dispose of Unacceptable Items

The City of Isle of Palms hosts an annual Household Hazardous Materials Collection event at which some unacceptable items may be recycled. This event usually takes place in the spring. Check the City's calendar. At other times of the year, please contact Charleston County for instructions on disposal of unacceptable items.