Mount Pleasant, SC Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- § 50.25 Large Items
- Limb size limit
- 6 ft long, 10 in. diameter (§ 50.23)
- Leaf bag size
- 30-gallon+ biodegradable paper bags
- Fine range
- $25-$500 plus up to 30 days jail
- Civil penalty cap
- Up to $1,000 per § 50.99
- Enforcing department
- Public Services Dept., § 50.41
Summary
In the Town of Mount Pleasant, large items such as appliances and furniture go out curbside for bulk-item pickup separate from other trash piles under Town Code § 50.25, with refrigerator doors removed first. Related sections cover leaves, limbs, paint, and contractor debris. Violating §§ 50.23 through 50.26 draws a fine of $25 to $500, up to 30 days in jail, and a civil penalty up to $1,000.
§ 50.25 LARGE ITEMS. ... Large items, such as appliances and furniture, and the like, should be placed curbside for bulk-item collection separate from other piles. Refrigerator doors must be removed prior to setting out for pickup. ... (B) Any person who violates any provision of §§ 50.23 through 50.26 shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than $25 nor more than $500, or imprisoned for not more than 30 days, or both; and/or shall be subject to a civil penalty that shall not exceed $1.000, not including attorney’s fees and costs to collect and enforce the civil penalty ... each day §§ 50.23 through 50.26 is violated shall be considered a separate and distinct violation.
Full Breakdown
Mount Pleasant's Code of Ordinances Chapter 50 sets the town's curbside bulk-collection rules under the Public Services Department. 25 requires large items such as appliances and furniture to be placed curbside for bulk-item collection in a pile separate from other trash, and refrigerator doors must come off before the item goes to the curb. 22 lets empty containers of solvents, pesticides, and other hazardous materials go out with bulk trash, but televisions, computers, hard drives, and other electronic waste and lead-acid or lithium batteries are excluded and must go to a proper disposal site instead.
23 keeps yard debris out of the bulk pile: leaves and grass clippings must go in 30-gallon-or-larger biodegradable paper leaf bags, tree limbs cannot exceed six feet in length or ten inches in diameter, and tree stumps are never collected. Vegetative debris mixed with other debris will not be picked up until it is separated into its own pile. 26 allows paint cans in the bulk pile only once the paint inside is completely dry with the lid off; wet paint has to go to an approved disposal location. 28) are never collected curbside and remain the owner's or contractor's responsibility. 99.
Violations & Fines
Under § 50.99, violating the large-item, yard-debris, paper/cardboard, or paint rules in §§ 50.23 through 50.26 is punishable by a fine of $25 to $500, up to 30 days in jail, or both, plus a civil penalty of up to $1,000 excluding the town's attorney's fees and collection costs, which can be secured with a lien on the property. Each day the violation continues counts as a separate offense; other Chapter 50 violations fall back to the general § 10.99 penalty.
Frequently Asked Questions
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