The following is a reminder from the City of Charleston Environmental Services Department regarding Yard Debris collection.
The policies for yard debris collection are:
- Residents should place the yard debris at the curb no earlier than two days before scheduled pickup.
- YARD WASTE includes leaves, twigs, weeds, grass clippings, bush, vines, trees, branches & stumps.
- Leaves and grass clippings should be placed in brown paper bags designed for the purpose of leaf and clippings disposal.
- Do not place these items in plastic bags as they will not be picked up. It is the responsibility of the citizen to provide the necessary paper bags.
- Place logs, limbs, brush, and stumps at the curb, separate from other trash.
- Cut logs, limbs, brush, and stumps into pieces no longer than 4 feet in length and no wider than 4 inches in diameter and stacked curbside clear of obstructions.
- Miscellaneous materials, which may include personal construction materials, wood or metal scrap should be placed at the curb grouped together.
- Please note that while garbage and yard debris collection is picked up by Capital Waste Services on the same day of the week, yard debris is picked up at different times during that day as those items cannot be mixed together in the trucks. Please only report non pickups after the drivers have had a chance to service both pickups (garbage and yard debris) and wait to report any non-pickups until the end of the day.
- No household garbage may be placed with yard waste for pick-up.
- Make sure that your landscapers and lawn maintenance contractors remove all debris before leaving the job. Landscapers are required by the City of Charleston to remove their debris and should not be left at the curb.
- Citizens are reminded that cardboard and any other additional/overflow items, whether loose or bagged, that are not placed inside the green garbage cans, WILL NOT be collected. Please do not place cardboard or other loose or bagged items on the exterior of the cans as they will not be picked up.
- If the City/Capital Waste Services fails to empty the contents inside your green carts or fails to pick up your yard debris on your pickup day, please call the City of Charleston Citizens Service Desk at 843-724-7311 or click HERE to report the problem and staff will work to have it resolved quickly.
For questions regarding any of the above information, please contact Matt Alltop, City of Charleston Environmental Services Department Superintendent at alltopm@charleston-sc.gov
