Charleston County runs the Bees Ferry Landfill on Bees Ferry Road, where household garbage is $100 a ton, and eight staffed convenience centers, open Monday to Saturday. The centers are paid for by the county's $150-a-year user fee on single-family property tax bills — but they take household garbage only from residents who don't have curbside pickup.
Bees Ferry doesn't take construction and demolition debris from private or commercial haulers. Inside the City of Charleston, furniture, appliances, yard waste and junk go out at the curb on your weekly trash day instead.
Yard waste: $59 a ton at the Bees Ferry Compost Facility (run by McGill Environmental Systems), 1-ton maximum
Won't take: Construction and demolition debris from private or commercial haulers
Check every vehicle in at the scale house. The County posts these as the landfill office's hours, so call before a late run or with questions about what it takes.
Accepts: Recycling and household items; household hazardous waste and electronics
Household garbage only if you don't have curbside garbage pickup. Bring a photo ID, driver's license or passport; a utility or tax bill works with a photo ID.
Re-blended paint is for sale here at $10 a five-gallon bucket, weekdays 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Accepts: Recycling and household items; household hazardous waste and electronics
Household garbage only if you don't have curbside garbage pickup. Bring a photo ID, driver's license or passport; a utility or tax bill works with a photo ID.
The county's staffed centers take recycling and many household items, and all eight collect household hazardous waste and electronics. The Romney Street center is closed.
Center
Address
Hours
Bees Ferry Road
1344 Bees Ferry Rd, Charleston
Mon–Sat 7:30–6
Signal Point Road
1716 Signal Point Rd, James Island
Tue–Sat 10–6
Hollywood
5303 Hwy 165, Hollywood
Mon–Sat 7:30–6
Wadmalaw
1558 Liberia Rd, Wadmalaw
Mon–Sat 7:30–6
Edisto
2844 Hwy 174, Edisto
Mon–Sat 7:30–6
Adams Run
8776 Old Jacksonboro Rd, Adams Run
Mon–Sat 7:30–6
Awendaw
6380 Maxville Rd, Awendaw
Mon–Sat 7:30–6
McClellanville
1775 River Rd, McClellanville
Mon–Sat 7:30–6
Everything is closed on Sundays.
City of Charleston garbage and trash pickup
The City picks up garbage — bagged household garbage in your green cart — once a week. Put the cart out no earlier than 6 p.m. the night before and bring it in by 6 p.m. on pickup day. Anything outside the cart, cardboard included, isn't collected; the City sends the overflow to a county convenience center.
Trash is a separate weekly pickup for dry trash and yard waste. Put leaves, twigs and grass in brown paper bags, cut limbs to 4 feet long and 4 inches across, and never mix household garbage in. Appliances and large metal items go at the curb separately (drain water heaters, take off or secure fridge and freezer doors); junk and furniture go in their own pile on your collection day. Daniel Island, Cainhoy, Johns Island and outer West Ashley are served by Trident Waste. City Environmental Services: (843) 720-3891.
What it costs to dump in Charleston
County residents pay through the user fee on their property tax bill: $150 a year for a single-family home (mobile homes included) and $105 a unit for apartments. It covers the convenience centers and drop-off sites, curbside recycling, and waste transfer and disposal. At the Bees Ferry scale, household-type garbage is $100 a ton and tires $150 a ton.
Charleston County's Bees Ferry Landfill is at 1344 Bees Ferry Road, Charleston, open Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. It charges $100 a ton for municipal solid waste and $150 a ton for tires.
Can I take construction debris to Bees Ferry Landfill?
Not from a private or commercial hauler: Bees Ferry doesn't accept construction and demolition waste from them.
Can I take household garbage to a Charleston County convenience center?
Only if you don't have curbside garbage pickup. The eight centers are for Charleston County residents with a photo ID, driver's license or passport.
What are Charleston County convenience center hours?
Monday to Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., closed Sunday. The Signal Point Road center on James Island opens Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
How do I get rid of furniture in the City of Charleston?
Put it in its own pile at the curb on your weekly trash collection day. Appliances and large metal items go at the curb separately, with fridge and freezer doors removed or secured.
