The Town of Kiawah Island provides a comprehensive solid waste program for property owners. This service includes garbage, recycling, yard debris, Brown trash, Hazardous Waste, paper shredding, electronic waste and automobile donation.
Each resident is provided with one 90-gallon rollout containers for garbage collection. Depending on availability, additional garbage or recycling containers can be obtained. Garage Collection takes place on either Monday or Tuesday depending on the street. Garbage must be out on the street by 7:00 am the day of pickup to ensure collection. If you have backdoor service, please make sure cans are accessible.
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In addition to household collections, garbage, household trash, and recyclables can be disposed of at any time in the appropriate containers provided at Kestral Court and the Municipal Center at 4475 Betsy Kerrison Parkway.
There is no cost for curbside collection as a result of the Towns subsidy. A full detailed listing of the service types and corresponding costs is outlined below. Bills are mailed annually in July for the service year of July 1 to June 30. If you wish to change the type of service you receive, please contact the Town at 843-768-9166. Service changes can be made year round.
Recycling is conducted island-wide every Wednesday, year round. All recycling bins must be placed curbside by 7:00am. If you have subscribed to twice weekly backdoor service, your recycling bin will be collected at the house on this day.
We offer single stream recycling. All materials can be placed in your recycling containers.
Product quality is very important. If you are unsure if the item is recyclable or not, please look for the universal recycling symbol before you place it in a recycling container.
Yard debris collection takes place on Thursday and must be placed at the curb by 7:00 am. Yard debris must be near the end of your driveway.
Leaves and grass clippings must be placed in paper bags or they will not be picked up. Do not put these materials on your neighbor’s’ property or on an unimproved lot. Do not place your debris near telephone, electric, cable TV, sewer or water accesses or fire hydrants. Debris placed on a fire ant hill will not be picked up.
Shrubs, tree limbs, stumps, and logs should be less than 4 feet long and be no more than 4 inches in diameter. It is the intent of the Town to collect and dispose of only the routine landscaping needs of residents – spring and fall cleanings, lot clearing, etc. should be handled by the individual property owners. Debris generated by residential landscapers should be removed by the landscaping company.
The collection service will remove yard debris accumulated at dwelling units and unimproved lots. The service is not designed to accommodate land clearing at vacant lots, homes under construction, or community rights-of-way.
The Town of Kiawah Island collects Brown Trash quarterly. All brown trash must be placed on the curb by 7:00 am to ensure collection. Included in the cost of curbside, backdoor and Saturday service.
For larger items such as refrigerators, washers, dryers, etc., please call Carolina Waste at 843-576-1100 to schedule a pickup at an additional cost.
What classifies as Brown Trash?
Lawn chairs, grills, folding or beach chairs, mattresses & box springs (single or twin only), bicycles, strollers and small appliances (vacuums, toaster ovens, toasters, microwaves).
The Town of Kiawah Island collects Hazardous waste quarterly. Hazardous Waste must be brought to the Municipal Center (4475 Betsy Kerrison Pkwy) for disposal on designated days between 8:00 a.m. -3:00 p.m. Hazardous material cannot be placed at the curb.
What classifies as Hazardous Waste?
Computers, Monitors, Televisions, Printers, household & garden chemical, used motor oil, oil filters, antifreeze, paint and paint remover, varnish, pesticides, batteries, CFL/Fluorescent/incandescent bulbs.
The Town provides complimentary shredding services for all Kiawah residents once a year. The day changes each year but is typically in the middle of April. Documents should be brought to the Town Hall garage at 4475 Betsy Kerrison Parkway for disposal on designated days. The Town will update the website with revised schedules at the beginning of the year.
The Town of Kiawah Island collects Electronic Waste quarterly. Electronic Waste must be brought to the Municipal Center (4475 Betsy Kerrison Pkwy) for disposal on designated days between 8:00 a.m. -3:00 p.m. Hazardous material cannot be placed at the curb.
Examples of Electronic Waste: Computers, Monitors, Printer, TV’s
If you have an automobile you would like to donate, please contact Wheels For Wishes. They are a nonprofit car donation program that auctions and recycles donated vehicles, with the proceeds benefiting Make-A-Wish South Carolina.
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