Mount Pleasant, SC Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Collection frequency
- Once per week
- Schedule set by
- Director of Public Services Department
- Multi-family/commercial
- Must use private hauler
- Missed pickup remedy
- Held to next weekly date
- General penalty
- Up to $500 fine or 30 days
Summary
The Town of Mount Pleasant collects garbage and trash once per week on a schedule the Director of Public Services Department establishes and announces to owners and tenants by public notice under §§ 50.01 and 50.02. Multi-family and commercial properties cannot use the town's collection service and must arrange private hauling instead.
§ 50.01 SCHEDULE FOR COLLECTION. ... Garbage and trash shall be collected according to the schedule established by the Director of Public Services Department. Property owners and tenants shall be notified of such schedule by public notice. ... (A) Garbage and trash from properties receiving service will be collected once per week.
Full Breakdown
01, the collection schedule is set administratively by the Director of Public Services Department rather than fixed in the code itself, and property owners and tenants receive public notice of it. 02(A) confirms that properties receiving town service get pickup once per week. 02(B) holds it over to the following week's regular collection day once the property is back in compliance, rather than triggering a special pickup. 03 excludes multi-family and commercial properties from the town's residential collection: they must arrange disposal through a private hauler, and any such property still receiving town service must switch to private collection once it redevelops.
05 requires neighborhoods with on-street parking to keep turning radii and travel width open for collection trucks, or missed items wait for the next scheduled day once the obstruction is cleared.
Violations & Fines
Chapter 50 does not set a schedule-specific fine, so a violation of §§ 50.01 through 50.05 falls under the general penalty in § 10.99 via § 50.99(A): a fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment of not more than 30 days, with each day a violation continues counted as a separate offense.
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