Mount Pleasant, SC Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)
Key Facts
- Earliest set-out
- No more than 12 hours before pickup
- Out-by time
- 7:00 a.m. on pickup day
- Cart removal deadline
- Within 12 hours after pickup
- Placement location
- Curbside, public street, generating address only
- Repeat offenders
- Referred to Land Codes Inspector/Police
Summary
Mount Pleasant residents must place containers curbside on a public street no more than 12 hours before their pickup day and have them out by 7:00 a.m., then pull them back in within 12 hours after collection, under § 50.02(C), (D), and (F). Items may only be set out at the address where the waste was generated.
(C) Unless otherwise approved by the Public Service Director, containers shall be placed curbside on a public street readily accessible to collection vehicles. All containers and other items placed for pickup shall only be placed at the address where the waste or debris was generated. (D) To ensure pickup, containers should be placed out prior to 7:00 a.m. on the day of pickup, but no more than 12 hours prior to pickup. ... (F) Containers must be removed within 12 hours after pickup.
Full Breakdown
02(C) requires containers and other pickup items to sit curbside on a public street that is readily accessible to collection vehicles, unless the Public Service Director approves a different arrangement, and bars residents from setting out waste generated somewhere else. on pickup day but never more than 12 hours ahead of the truck's arrival, and (F) requires them to come back off the curb within 12 hours after collection; (E) adds that containers should not simply be stored near the curb between pickups. 05 makes residents and property managers responsible for keeping turning radii, travel width, and enough space around roll-carts open for the collection crew, and items missed for lack of safe access wait for the next scheduled pickup once the problem is fixed.
41(C) lets the Department of Public Services forward repeat offenses on the same property to the Land Codes Inspector or the Police Department for enforcement.
Violations & Fines
A set-out violation with no dedicated penalty falls under § 10.99 through § 50.99(A): a fine of not more than $500, imprisonment of not more than 30 days, or both, with each day of continued noncompliance a separate offense. Repeat violations at the same address can be referred to the Land Codes Inspector or Police Department under § 50.41(C).
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