Solid Waste

Solid Waste services contribute to a safe and healthy living environment in the community by collecting and disposing of solid waste in a timely manner. Residential collection services include twice a week curbside collection of containerized refuse and once a week pickup of yard debris, manmade and metal materials. All refuse and materials picked up are packed into packer trucks or transfer trailers for transport to the Charleston County Bees Ferry Landfill facility. Currently, the Solid Waste Department serves over 9,000 homes and businesses on James Island.

The Solid Waste Department runs an efficient operation with a fleet of 21 vehicles, which includes 8 packer trucks, 3 Knucklebooms (crane type vehicles), 4 transfer trucks with 6 trailers, 2 front end loaders, 1 dump truck and 3 pickup trucks. This department employs 33 full-time and part-time employees.