Charleston County recycling — cart, biweekly schedule, Christmas trees

Charleston County Environmental Management, phone (843) 720-7111, email Recycle@CharlestonCounty.org. Curbside recycling in Mount Pleasant is a COUNTY service, not a Town service — the Town's own page says so. COLLECTION: "Charleston County collects residential recycling biweekly (every other week) at the curb." Look up your specific pickup day on the County's GIS lookup at chascogis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/lookup/. CART: a 95-gallon wheeled roll cart is the only container accepted at the curb; the older 22-gallon bins are not collected curbside and are for use as an indoor station. Single-family homes on existing County routes are eligible for one 95-gallon cart — request one at charlestoncounty.gov/departments/environmental-management/recycle-bins.php. SINGLE STREAM: "combine paper products, cardboard, plastic bottles & containers, aluminum and glass all together — there is no sorting required." Items go in loose, not in bags or boxes, with the lid closed. SET-OUT: at the curb by 7 a.m. on your day (or the night before), at least 3 feet from cars, mailboxes and vegetation, handles facing the house. CHRISTMAS TREES: recycled either at the curb or at a staffed County convenience centre; "Remember to remove all decorations such as lights, tinsel, ornaments, etc." Trees collected curbside "are transported to the Bees Ferry Compost Facility to be ground and composted." Holiday schedule: no curbside recycling on December 25 or January 1, with makeup collection the day after your regular pickup. Household hazardous waste goes to the Awendaw Convenience Center or Bees Ferry Landfill.