Summerville town trash & recycling schedule
Trash is picked up weekly; your day depends on your ZIP.
At a glance
| Trash | Town contracts Carolina Waste for weekly household garbage. Verified 2026-10-15 · summervillesc.gov |
|---|---|
| Curbside | Garbage/recycling cart by 5:30 a.m. collection day. Checklist Source: Not yet confirmed |
| Recycling | Weekly same day as garbage — single-stream in 65-gal blue-lid cart (glass, plastic, metal, paper, cardboard). Processed at Charleston County MRF. Verified 2026-10-15 · summervillesc.gov |
| Bulk | Town Public Works monthly bulk curbside — 2nd and 3rd full weeks of month (weekday of those weeks, not 2nd/3rd weekday). Bulk page Verified 2026-10-15 · summervillesc.gov |
| Hauler | Carolina Waste (garbage/recycling) + Town Public Works (yard/bulk). |
| Contacts | Town 843-871-6000; Carolina Waste 843-576-1100; Public Works bulk 843-851-4225. Verified 2026-10-15 · summervillesc.gov |
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
Garbage/recycling cart by 5:30 a.m. collection day.
Where
Inside curb, outside ditch line, front of premises; Carolina Waste cart only.
Limits
Monthly bulk weeks per locator; yard debris separate weekly stream.
Not allowed
Bulk stream exclusions above; plastic yard containers; commingled bulk/trash/yard.
Bags
Garbage bagged in cart; yard in paper bags if bagged.
Not yet confirmed: Fees and fines.
Source: Not yet confirmed
Add curbside reminder to Google CalendarFind your pickup day
Verified 2026-10-15 · summervillesc.gov
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Full details for Summerville town: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- Town contracts Carolina Waste for weekly household garbage. 96-gal roll cart; garbage in disposable plastic bags/containers inside cart. Set inside curb, outside drainage ditch, near front property line by 5:30 a.m. collection day. Only Carolina Waste carts permitted at curb (no personal cans/racks). Day via Town garbage/recycling schedule / street lookup / Bulk & Yard locator. Carolina Waste 843-576-1100 Option 0 (Mon–Fri 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.).
- Recycling
- Weekly same day as garbage — single-stream in 65-gal blue-lid cart (glass, plastic, metal, paper, cardboard). Processed at Charleston County MRF. Review Town Recycling page accept list; call Carolina Waste with questions. 2018-era recycling page still lists some “non-recyclable” items superseded by single-stream restart (2021) — follow current Town garbage/recycling page + hauler.
- Bulk pickup
- Town Public Works monthly bulk curbside — 2nd and 3rd full weeks of month (weekday of those weeks, not 2nd/3rd weekday). Use Bulk & Yard Debris Collection Locator. Notify Public Works 843-851-4225 for jacuzzies/very large items. Secure appliance doors. Do not mix trash or yard debris with bulk. Not collected: combustibles, concrete, electronics, paint, sand, TVs, tree stumps, tires.
- Curbside: when
- Garbage/recycling cart by 5:30 a.m. collection day.
- Curbside: where
- Inside curb, outside ditch line, front of premises; Carolina Waste cart only.
- Curbside: limits
- Monthly bulk weeks per locator; yard debris separate weekly stream.
- Curbside: brush
- Yard debris weekly — open pile or paper bags only; limbs ≤4 ft long and ≤6 in diameter; no construction mixed in; no plastic bins/cans/roll carts for yard debris.
- Curbside: not allowed
- Bulk stream exclusions above; plastic yard containers; commingled bulk/trash/yard.
- Curbside: bags
- Garbage bagged in cart; yard in paper bags if bagged.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Not yet confirmed
- Holidays
Not yet confirmed. Check your city.
- Hauler
- Carolina Waste (garbage/recycling) + Town Public Works (yard/bulk)
- Contacts
- Town 843-871-6000; Carolina Waste 843-576-1100; Public Works bulk 843-851-4225
- Find your day
- Service day lookup / Bulk & Yard locator
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: summervillesc.gov
Bulk: summervillesc.gov
Holidays: Not yet confirmed
Curbside: Not yet confirmed - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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