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Sanitation

1155 Old Central Road
Central, SC 29630
(864) 653-2053

Public Works

Sanitation

Sanitation falls under the supervision of the Public Works Department, and is committed to providing an individual service to the citizens of Clemson, as well as a safe and pleasant work environment for their employees. Crews visit every household several times a week as they pick up residential garbage and other debris. Over 4,000 roll carts are emptied each week by Sanitation Crews.

Public Works is dedicated to encouraging and educating the employees with the knowledge, skills, materials, and equipment necessary for peak performance. By providing good quality employees and proper management, the Public Works Department can offer efficient, cost effective services to the community in a timely manner that will preserve and enhance the quality of life for all in Clemson.

The following guidelines and instructions should be used by all residents of the City of Clemson concerning the use of the cart system and other services provided by the Public Works Department. Your help will be greatly appreciated. Please do not hesitate to call the Sanitation Department if problems arise at (864) 653-2047.

• Our collection day begins at 7:00 a.m. and will usually end around 4:30 p.m. Carts should be placed at the street by 7:00 a.m. on collection days and removed by sunset on collection days. DO NOT place your roll cart in the street.

• Schedule modifications due to City holidays will be announced on our website and on social media.

• During bad weather in the winter months - especially in snowy and icy conditions - the Sanitation Department will attempt to operate normally, and each resident may choose whether or not to roll out their cart. If collection is postponed entirely, detailed announcements will be made via local media stations and this website.

The Sanitation department is extremely sensitive to the needs of the disabled citizens in Clemson. Special accommodations are made to assist these residents with garbage pickup. When a request is made and substantiated due to health issues and physical inability to put garbage at the street-side, the department provides back door pickup for these residents. Other special assistance in extenuating circumstances can also be provided by calling the department and speaking with the Sanitation Supervisor. The department also has accommodations to assist handicapped individuals in the loading of mulch at the brush grinding facility.

For more information or to request assistance for you or someone you know, please call 864-653-2053.

• The City maintains ownerships of the cart at all times and has a serial number that is recorded by residence, so do not trade carts with your neighbors, and notify the public works department in the event of a move - whether in the City or out of the City.

• Cleaning, routine upkeep, and protecting the cart from being stolen is the user's responsibility. Do not mark, paint, write on, cut, or alter the cart in any way. Stolen, damaged, or abused carts are replaced at the expense of the property owner or responsible agent.

• All garbage and refuse must be in plastic bags before being placed in rollcart. (Microwaves, vacuum cleaners, and TV's should be put out with your regular garbage but not in the rollcart. See E-Waste/E-Cycle information below.)

• During the week, between collections, store your rollcart away from the street side. Always place the lid back on the cart when you deposit trash to keep rain and neighborhood pets out.

• The cart must not be used for any other purpose than storing and collecting garbage.

• Do not place items such as Poisons, Acids, Caustics, Explosives, Construction Materials (i.e. concrete, wood, bricks, etc.), Furniture, Oils, Gasoline, Paint*, & Paint Thinner, Kerosene, Toxic Substances, etc
*Remove the lids from paint cans and mix with kitty litter or concrete, and let the contents completely dry. Once in a solid state throw into the rollcart with the household garbage.

Bulk junk items such as stoves, refrigerators/freezers and washers/dryers (only with doors removed or chained*), sofas, chairs, tires, etc., can be placed on curbside to be picked up. However, there may be a small fee for some items, specifically tires and appliances.

*Please Note: SECTION 16-3-1010. Failing to remove doors from abandoned airtight containers. Any person who abandons or discards any icebox, refrigerator, ice chest or other type of airtight container of a capacity sufficient to contain any child and who neglects prior to such abandonment to remove the door, lid or other device for the closing thereof and any owner, lessee or other person in charge of property who knowingly permits any abandoned icebox, refrigerator, ice chest or other type of airtight container to remain thereon accessible to children without removing the door, lid or other closing device therefrom shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days. (HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 16-94; 1954 (48) 1479.)

The Sanitation Department operates a container service for local businesses and apartments.

For further information call the Public Works Department at 864-653-2053.

The Sanitation Department WILL NOT remove contractor generated debris such as tree surgeon waste, shingles, building materials, cross ties, or special waste.

The Sanitation Department picks up cardboard boxes on Friday mornings for residents. Call 864-653-2053 at least 24 hours in advance to place a work order. Place the cardboard out on Thursday night, broken down, lain flat, and stacked neat. Place all packing material in a trash bag.

Cardboard Boxes for Businesses are picked up by the City of Clemson. Call 864-653-2053 should you need to be added to the cardboard list or have a problem with your existing service.

It is Against the Law to dispose of computers, computer monitors, televisions, printers, and any other type of electronic equipment as well as parts of any of these items in the landfill. These items must be recycled. Place these items curbside. We will have a special pick up for all E-Waste that will be marked by the GPS System on your regular Sanitation pickup day.

Used oil can be placed at curbside on the same day as your regular garbage pick up. Please place the container beside your roll cart. Please keep the outside of the container clean. Make sure lids are secure to prevent spillage.

If you need an oil recycle container, request one by calling the Public Works Department 864-653-2053. This container is placed under your vehicle to allow the oil to drain directly into it as it drains from your vehicle. Turn the oil filter upside down in the oil recycle container to allow the oil to drain from the filter. Once it has drained, wrap the oil filter in a plastic bag, and sit it on top of the oil container at the curbside. The container will be picked up and an empty one will be left in its place, if one is available on the recycle truck.

Sanitation

Collections

Disability Assistance

Rollcart Guidelines and Contents

Bulk Junk Items

Container Service

Contractor Debris

Cardboard Pickup

E-Waste/E-Cycle

Used Oil