Landfill & Garbage

Bees Ferry Landfill

Charleston County's Environmental Management Department operates the Bees Ferry Road Landfill, a 312-acre site with designated areas for solid waste and debris brought in by local municipalities. The Bees Ferry Landfill does not accept construction and demolition waste from private or commercial haulers.

Tires may be delivered to the landfill for $150 per ton, metal for $30 per ton, and municipal solid waste for $100 per ton.

Yard waste will be accepted by McGill Environment Systems at the Bees Ferry Compost Facility for $59 per ton with a one (1) ton maximum.

All vehicles/materials should be checked in at the Bees Ferry Landfill scale house.

For questions about what is accepted for disposal at the landfill, contact the Bees Ferry Landfill at (843) 571-0929.

Contact

Bees Ferry Landfill

1344 Bees Ferry Rd., Charleston, SC

Phone: (843) 571-0929

Office Hours:

M – F | 8AM – 4PM

Sat. | 8AM – 3PM

Garbage Collection

Charleston County Environmental Management Department does not collect garbage. Garbage pick-up is managed by the various municipalities and public service districts (PSD) throughout the county.

City of Charleston (843) 724-7311

Folly Beach (843) 588-2447

Isle of Palms (843) 886-8956

James Island PSD (843) 795-9060

Kiawah Island (843) 768-9166

Lincolnville (843) 873-3261

Mount Pleasant (843) 849-2022

North Charleston (843) 745-1026

Republic Services (800) 235-4237

Seabrook Island (843) 768-9121

St. Andrews PSD (843) 556-6310

Sullivan's Island (843) 883-3198

Nuisances: Managing Storm Debris

Do your part to help speed up the recovery process after a storm. Proper clean-up procedures can go a long way toward regaining your normal way of life. Separating debris maximizes recycling opportunities and reduces the amount of waste that goes into the landfill.

Regular household garbage should be put in its normal place/container and will be picked up by the regular provider. It should not be sorted into the storm debris piles.

For more information, please visit the

Charleston County Hurricane Guide

Don't CHEAT the Environment

Separate your debris into the following categories:

DON'T

C
Construction Debris Building materials, drywall, lumber, carpet, furniture, mattresses and plumbing
H
Hazardous waste Oils, batteries, pesticides, paints, cleaning supplies and compressed gas
E
Electronics Televisions, computers, radios, stereos, DVD players/VCRs and telephones
A
Appliances Refrigerators, washers/dryers, freezers, air conditioners, stoves, water heaters and dishwashers
T
Trees and vegetation Tree branches, leaves and logs

CORRECT Placement of Debris Piles

  • Curbside within 15 feet of the road
  • Between the street and the sidewalk (if there's a sidewalk)
  • Pair up with neighbors and consolidate your waste piles

INCORRECT Placement of Debris Piles

  • On the road
  • On the sidewalk
  • On or leaning against tress, water/gas meters, telephone poles or power towers

Nuisances: Environmental Enforcement

Charleston County's Environmental Management Department has a full time Environmental Enforcement Officer responsible for attending to violations of three County Ordinances pertaining to beautification, illegal dumping and scavenging. Violations of these ordinances shall be considered a misdemeanor and are punishable applying fines and/or community service. It is the attitude of Charleston County to work with the citizens toward abatement rather than pursue legal action.

The public is encouraged to report any complaints by calling (843) 202-7200 or emailing Planning@CharlestonCounty.org

Beautification

County Ordinance #1227 (adopted 8-13-2002)

Section 10-4 Declaration of Nuisance - Weeds and other rank vegetation or solid waste allowed to accumulate and remain on lots may be deemed and declared to be a public nuisance (detrimental to the health and welfare of the community) in the judgment of any duly appointed County Code Enforcement Officer.

Section 10-2 Declaration of Nuisance - It shall be unlawful for any owner of an occupied lot to permit on that lot the accumulation of SOLID WASTE (refuse, rubbish, trash, garbage, offal, junk, building materials, demolition materials, scrap, fallen trees, and any other matter deleterious to good health and public sanitation). Also foul, offensive or nauseous odors or stenches. It is also unlawful to allow a lot to become overgrown with weeds and grass to such extent that rodent harborage and mosquito breeding may occur.

Illegal Dumping

County Ordinance #1115, Section 5-A

No person shall dump, throw, drop, deposit, discard or otherwise dispose of litter or other solid waste upon any public or private property in the County or in the waters of the County whether from a vehicle or otherwise.

Scavenging

County Ordinance #1039, Section 10-28

It shall be unlawful for any person to rummage through, remove, salvage items from or otherwise scavenge from or tamper with any solid waste container or recycle bin. The scattering of any of the contents of any solid waste container or recycle bin is also prohibited.

Section 10-97 Enforcement

(a) The provisions of this article shall be enforced by the duly authorized law and code enforcement officers of the county including, but not limited to, the county litter control officers and all law enforcement officers and deputies employed by the sheriff's office (collectively all officers described above are hereinafter referred to as "enforcement officers").

(b) County enforcement officers shall be authorized and required to cause the inspection of any public or private property within the unincorporated limits of the county and within the county jurisdictional limits on the waterways whenever it shall be necessary to enforce the provisions of this article.

Littering From Moving Vehicles

Littering from moving vehicles should be reported to local law enforcement or Palmetto Pride Litter Busters at (877) 754-8837.

Before & After

The before and after pictures below show properties that had been reported as a nuisance and then cleaned up with the assistance of Environmental Enforcement.

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How Do I Dispose of Common Household Items?

Many common household items like mattresses, carpet, furniture, etc. can be collected curbside by your trash provider. Please contact your trash provider (the municipality or PSD in which you live) for questions. Many household items may also be dropped off at one of Charleston County's eight staffed Convenience Centers, which are indicated by a green recycling symbol () on the Recycle/Dropsites page.

Residents who don't have residential garbage pick-up can take their garbage to one of the following convenience centers listed below:

Reminder

  • Charleston County Proof of Residency Required
  • Must show a photo I-D, Driver's License or Passport
  • Utility or Tax bill will also be accepted along with a form of photo I-D

Convenience Centers

All Staffed Convenience Centers: Mon. – Sat. | 7:30AM – 6:00PM CLOSED Sunday

Signal Point Road Convenience Center: Tues. – Sat. | 10:00AM – 6:00PM CLOSED Sunday and Monday

NOTE: The Romney Street Convenience Center is CLOSED

1344 Bees Ferry Rd., Charleston, SC

6380 Maxville Rd., Awendaw, SC

2844 Highway 174 Edisto, SC

8776 Old Jacksonboro Rd., Adams Run, SC

5303 Highway 165, Hollywood, SC

1775 River Rd., McClellanville, SC

1558 Liberia Rd., Wadmalaw, SC

1716 Signal Point Rd., James Island, SC