Garbage (household waste)

All residential garbage must be contained within the city-provided rollcart and placed at roadside by 7:00 AM on collection day. 

• DO NOT place garbage at roadside except on collection day.
• Rollcarts must be removed from roadside by 7:00 PM on collection day.

Special Collection

• Special collection services are provided to residents who are unable to take their garbage and recycling items to roadside.  Please call the West Columbia Sanitation Department at 796-8006 to arrange special collection service.

Trash (yard waste)

• Trash may be bagged or placed at roadside in loose piles.
• Burning of trash is prohibited within the city limits.
• Limbs must be broken or trimmed to a manageable size, not exceeding 6 feet in length or 6 inches in diameter.
• The city reserves the right to limit the amount of trash picked up for any property and DOES NOT remove trash resulting from lot clearing activities.
• Removal of debris from home construction, repairs or remodeling is the responsibility of the property owner or contractor.

Appliances

The city will collect certain discarded appliances by special request.  Please call the West Columbia Sanitation Department at 796-8006 for information about disposal or to schedule collection.

Recycling

The following items are currently collected for recycling:

• Plastic bottles (no motor oil containers)
• Newspaper
• Aluminum and tin cans
• Glass food and beverage containers
• Magazines

Any items left in recycling bins by collection personnel are unacceptable for recycling by the city.  However, some items not collected by the city may be recycled at the Lexington County Convenience Stations.  Contact Lexington County Waste Management at 755-3325.

Please do not mix garbage, trash, and recycling items.  Each is collected separately.