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 3, 2024 – May 30, 2025
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 2, 2025 – August 30, 2025
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 regularly scheduled collection day, the collection will be delayed by one day. Garbage collection will not occur on weekends.
- 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 Day
2025 Holiday Schedule
- Friday, July 4, 2025 (Independence Day): Service will occur on Tuesday, July 8, 2025
- Monday, July 7: Service will occur as scheduled: Breach Inlet through 30th Ave
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
Please contact Charleston County for instructions on disposal of unacceptable items.