Utilities

For holiday schedules, please check your local newspaper, or call Suburban (873-4810) to check on the recycling schedule.


Garbage and Recycling Sites in Dorchester County:  
**Not all sites handle all materials.**
Dee Lee Circle: site presently takes construction debris. Hours: 7am-7pm in the summer, 6am-6pm in the winter. The hours change when daylight savings time changes. Blue highway directional signs with white letters mark the way to the sites.
Oakbrook: from Dorchester Road: Turn at the stop light at Wal-mart and go toward the Oakbrook schools. Site is 1/4 mile before the schools on the left on Parler Road.  Also takes appliances, wood items. Swap Shop is located here.

Knightsville: On Central Avenue 1/8 mile west of the Summerville Speedway on the left.  Also takes appliances, wood items. Swap Shop located here.
Highway 61: From Summerville, Take bacon’s Bridge Road (Hwy 165) toward Hwy 61.  Turn right onto Hwy 61. Site is 1/2 mile west of Briteline on the right.

Ridgeville: On Campbell’s Thicket Road near Lieber Correctional Institute.

Givhans: On Hwy 27 one mile North of Hwy 61. Also takes appliances, wood items. Swap Shop located here.

Grover: On Wire Road (SC 19)

St. George: On Hwy 78. Also takes appliances, wood items. Swap Shop located here.
Harleyville: From Hwy 178: Turn onto Judge Street. Go over I-26. Turn right onto Seven Mile Road. Site in on right.

Reesville: off Hwy 78 under the water tower

Rosinville: off Hwy 78 on Deepwoods Road.

Dorchester: from Hwy 78: Take Molly to Limestone. Turn right. Site is about one mile on the left.
**Dorchester County residents can also take bulk trash items to the Chambers/Oak Ridge Landfill on US78. Please call 1-800-952-5814 to make sure they will take your items. Back to Top

Garbage and Trash FAQ

The Solid Waste Management and Policy Act of 1991 banned many items from South Carolina landfills. Your town and county governments now handle these items separately, and we need your help in order to comply with the state law. The following items are a few of the banned materials: Appliances (also called white goods), yard debris, tires, and used motor oil.
What does the term GARBAGE mean?
Garbage includes everything normally placed inside of a regular household garbage can. It includes items from the kitchen, bathroom, bedrooms, etc. How does the Town of Summerville want us to manage or handle our household garbage? These items should be placed in closed plastic bags (tied) then in a provided roll cart.
Who collects the garbage in the Town of Summerville?

Regular household garbage in the Town is contracted out and is picked up by Suburban Disposal. Please call them at 873-4810 to determine the pickup days for your address. If your family requires more than one roll cart, please call Suburban for delivery of an extra can. There will be a monthly charge of $6.00 for the extra service.

What is the difference between yard wastes and bulk wastes?

Examples of yard waste include leaves, grass clippings, pine straw, tree trimmings, small plants & limbs. These items need to be 4 feet or less in length. Bulk waste will not fit into your roll cart or regular trash can. Examples of bulk waste include metal, furniture, plastic, fiberglass, and cardboard boxes as long as they are emptied out & flattened. Who picks up yard wastes, when do they do it, and how do I prepare it for collection before I place it at the curb? Yard waste is picked up once a week on Monday by crews from the Town of Summerville Streets Department and taken to a special facility just for yard waste. It is not taken to the landfill and must not contain any garbage. Please call Town Hall at 871-6000 to find out if your collection day has changed. Limbs must be cut into sections less than 4 feet in order to fit into the equipment used to pick up the debris. Please place yard wastes on the curb no later than 7:00 am on the morning of your pickup day. Leaves, grass, clippings, and tree trimmings can be placed on the curb un-bagged. Yard wastes may be placed into brown paper bags only, if you choose.

PLEASE DO NOT PLACE YARD WASTES IN GARBAGE CANS, OTHER CONTAINERS, OR PLASTIC BAGS. Please remember that trees may not be cut down without a permit obtained from Town Hall and trees cut down by a contractor must be disposed of by the contractor.

Who collects bulk wastes, when to they do it, and how do I prepare it for collection before I place it at the curb?
Crews from the Summerville Streets Department pick up bulk waste. Bulk items are collected once a month on your regular yard waste day that falls in the last full week of each month. (see attached schedule). Once again, bulk waste includes metal, furniture, plastic, fiberglass, cardboard boxes, latex paint that is dried out using cat litter or sand. Bulk items should be placed on the street no sooner than 7:00 am on the day of collection.

2008 BULK WASTE SCHEDULE