We’re here to help you find the Charleston trash pickup schedule for 2025 including bulk pickup, recycling, holidays, and maps.
The City of Charleston is in South Carolina with North Charleston and Mount Pleasant to the immediate north, Savannah to the southwest, and Augusta to the northwest.
If there’s a change to your normal trash collection schedule then there’s a good chance your street sweeping schedule has changed too so make sure to check for updates.
Charleston Trash Collection Calendar 2025
For normal trash collection schedules, visit Mapnet to determine your collection day.
Trash Pick Up Holidays
Here you can see the city-observed holidays.
- New Year’s Day
- Martin Luther King Day
- Presidents Day
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Veterans Day
- Christmas Day
If any of these holidays fall on a weekday, your pickup day will be adjusted.
Examples:
Monday holiday, everyone will be picked up one day later than normal.
Thursday holiday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday will be picked up as normal.
All other days will be picked up one day later.
Charleston Trash Collection Map
Bulk Waste Pickup Calendar 2025
The City of Charleston collects bulk items, including white goods, for residents on regularly scheduled trash collection day.
Residents shall place bulk pickup with all doors and drawers removed, if applicable at the curb or edge of pavement only on the date and time assigned by the Environmental Services Division. No white goods shall be picked up by the city unless all doors or drawers are removed.
Acceptable Items for Bulk Pickup
- White goods
- Mattresses
- Furniture
Unacceptable Items for Bulk Pickup
- E-waste
- Hazardous waste (examples include paint, auto fluids, batteries, and household and pool chemicals)
- Concrete
- Dirt
- Sod
- Sand
- Plaster
- Carpet
- Construction and renovation debris
- Tires
Have bulky items the city won’t pick up? You need a junk removal service.
If you have large items that the city won’t take from you, you may need to hire a junk removal service.
Junk removal services are not be as picky about the items they’re collecting so if the city won’t take the item, this may be your best bet. There’s usually a fee involved with junk removal but most companies can tell you ahead of time approximately what it’s going to cost.
There are a number of junk removal services in Charleston and I’m sure many of them will be able to help you out.
Recycling Collection Calendar 2025
Here’s the link to the recycling collection schedule.
Frequently Asked Questions
When is bulk pickup in Charleston?
Junk, furniture, and other bulk items can be placed in their own pile at the curb on your trash collection day.
What day is trash pickup?
To find trash pickup on your street visit Mapnet to know your collection day.
What time does trash collection start?
Trash collection starts at 6 a.m. Make sure to have your bins on the curb by then.
How can I contact the Charleston Public Works Department?
Environmental Services
2150 Milford Street
Charleston, SC 29405
Phone: 843-720-3891 or 843-724-7364
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