Trash & Recycling in Charleston, WV (2026)

Sec. 98-48

No person authorized to collect refuse or recyclables shall collect any refuse or recyclables from any residential district as defined by current zoning regulations or within 200 feet from any such district in the city between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., it being the finding of the city council that such collections during the prohibited hours would disturb the peace, good order and q...

Sec. 98-101(d)

If refuse and/or recyclables are stored in standard containers, said container shall not be placed by the curb or edge of the traveled road way as defined in subsection (a) of this section before 6:00 p.m. on the day preceding the collection day nor after refuse is picked up on the day of collection, and must be removed from said curb or edge of the traveled road way no later than 10:00 p.m. on...

Sec. 98-101

All refuse, yard (green) waste, bulky waste, and recyclables shall be placed for collection either at the curb or at a point not more than five feet from the curb on the collection day... shall not be placed for collection before 6:00 p.m. on the day preceding the collection day nor after refuse is picked up on the day of collection... must be removed from said curb or edge of the traveled road...

Sec. 98-121

Persons shall separate all recyclables...from municipal solid waste generated at residences and shall store the recyclables until they are collected for recycling. ...each person, partnership, corporation or other entity in the city shall separate at least three recyclables from municipal solid waste....All residents receiving refuse collection services by the city shall place all designated re...

Sec. 98-2.

No person shall dispose of any refuse (or other waste matter) of any kind, solid or liquid, including but not limited to animal carcasses, excrement, offal, putrescible matter, hay, straw, sawdust and shavings, upon any street, sidewalk or public place (other than a lawful refuse disposal site) or upon any vacant lot, or upon the premises of another without his knowledge and consent and then on...

Sec. 98-151

For residences, prior to collection, persons shall separate yard (green) waste as defined in section 98-41 from municipal solid waste generated at residences. Yard (green) waste shall be set out for collection in clear bags provided by the city. Limbs and heavy brush may be set out at curbside for chipping. At times designated by the public works director, leaves may be piled at the curbside fo...

Sec. 98-45

It shall be unlawful for any commercial waste hauler to engage in or conduct the business of collection, removal, transportation or disposal of refuse or recyclables within the corporate limits unless such commercial waste hauler shall have applied for and been issued an annual permit to operate as a private collector, transporter or disposer of refuse and/or recyclables. Such permit shall be a...

Sec. 98-101

All refuse, yard (green) waste, bulky waste, and recyclables shall be placed for collection either at the curb or at a point not more than five feet from the curb on the collection day... said container shall not be placed by the curb or edge of the traveled road way...before 6:00 p.m. on the day preceding the collection day nor after refuse is picked up on the day of collection, and must be re...

Sec. 98-124

It shall be a violation of this division for any person other than the city to remove, tamper with, or otherwise disturb recyclables or their receptacles which have been placed for collection by the city. It shall also be a violation of this division for any person other than a public service commission certified commercial waste hauler permitted by the city under section 98-45 of the Code to r...