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Household garbage collection is conducted weekly.

  • Please have Town-issued rollcarts curbside by 7:00am with handles facing the house.
  • Please keep carts a safe distance away from any obstructions.
  • The time of day that your garbage is picked-up is not a set time. 
  • Specific time of collection cannot be given due to traffic, garbage volume, weather, etc.
  • Rollcarts must be removed within 12 hours of collection. 


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Garbage Rollcarts

The Town issues one 90-gallon or one 65-gallon roll cart at "no-cost". The cart must stay at your property. Do not take the cart with you if you move. A second cart may be purchased for $70 through the Public Services Department. Only two carts per property are allowed and only Town-issued carts will be collected. Customers needing more than two carts should contract our dumpster services. We can repair most damaged carts -- please call (843) 849-2022 for service requests. 

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Collectible Items

Collectible Items

  • Household garbage
  • Cardboard boxes - please break down boxes and place them inside a roll cart – these can also be recycled
  • Residential medical waste - objects such as needles, syringes, and other sharp medical objects must be disposed of properly (use a sharps container, heavy plastic bottle, or metal can with a tight-fitting lid) to prevent injury to persons handling garbage.
Garbage (Accepted)
Roll Cart

Residential Medical Waste Disposal

The Town ordinance allows for the disposal of home-generated (not commercial) medical waste under the following restrictions and requirements:

  • Home-generated medical waste must be disposed of in a manner that helps minimize health risks to Waste Management and landfill workers.
  • Sharp medical objects, such as needles, syringes, and the like, must be placed in a medical/health care container (sometimes referred to as a "sharps container") or another container that meets the requirements listed below before being placed in a 65 or 90-gallon garbage roll cart for Town pick-up.
  • Other containers made out of heavy plastic or metal may be used for sharp medical objects if all of the following precautions are observed:
    • Ensure that the container is as puncture-proof as possible
    • Ensure that the container has a tight-fitting lid
    • Write the words "Not Recyclable" on the container
    • Do not fill the container with objects over three-fourths full
    • Do not use glass containers
Uncollectible Items

Uncollectible Items

  • Please do not place landscape or construction materials in your cart; we will not be able to collect your garbage because it can potentially damage our trucks, and it must be disposed of separately at the landfill.
  • Garbage in a container that is not Town-issued

Proper Disposal of Prescription Drugs

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) has issued new guidelines regarding the proper disposal of prescription drugs. To prevent water pollution, prescriptions should not be flushed down the toilet. When the drugs get to the sewer treatment plant, they cannot be fully filtered out. After the plant cleans the waste, the water is discharged out into the ocean - the prescription drugs are flushed out as well. Scientists are finding high levels of drugs in the water and marine animals.

Please take your prescription drugs to a "Take-Back" site near you. There is one located at the Town Hall Police Department: 100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464.

Garbage (Not Accepted)
MPPS & Recycling

Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb (CFL) Disposal

These bulbs may not be disposed of in your garbage or trash due to mercury contamination issues. Disposing of CFLs correctly is crucial. Charleston County recycles CFL light bulbs, and residents can bring their old CFL light bulbs to one of the eight Convenience Centers located throughout the County that accept CFLs.

Propane Tank Disposal

  • Trade it in Where You Purchased It
  • Bring it to a Local Hazardous Waste Collection Day
  • Not in Your Garbage Cart
  • Not in Your Recycling Cart

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