City of Goose Creek

Sanitation Service

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2011 Holiday Sanitation Schedule

If your regular collection day is:	Your alternate collection day will be:
Friday, December 31 New Year's Day	Thursday, December 30
Monday, January 17 MLK, Jr. Day	Tuesday, January 18
Monday, May 30 Memorial Day	Tuesday, May 31
Monday, July 4 Independence Day	Tuesday, July 5
Monday, September 5 Labor Day	Tuesday, September 6
Thursday, November 24 Thanksgiving Day	Tuesday, November 22
Friday, November 25 Day after Thanksgiving	Wednesday, November 23
Friday, December 23 Christmas Holiday	Thursday, December 22
Monday, December 26 Christmas Holiday	Tuesday, December 27

General Information

The City of Goose Creek provides sanitation service to each residence once a week. It is our goal to provide you with the best possible sanitation service. We ask that you follow these guidelines to assist us in achieving that goal.

All refuse and debris must be:

Properly containerized (No unauthorized containers will be emptied)
Placed curbside for collection by 7 a.m. the day of collection (Trucks will not return for containers placed for pick-up late)
Sorted by type (refer to sorting your trash)

The City provides one green roll-cart to each residence for household garbage. Residents are allowed to pay a one-time fee for one additional cart. The fee may be paid at City Hall. The serial number on the cart has been recorded and is assigned to a specific address. Please record your serial number on the front of this brochure to assist you in keeping up with your cart. Green roll carts remain the property of the City.

Brown roll-carts for yard debris disposal may be purchased at City Hall. Brown yard debris carts are the property of the resident.
Do Not overload the roll-cart – Whenever possible, break down boxes and crush plastic containers.

Sorting your trash

Regular household garbage:
Regular household garbage should be placed in your green roll-cart. This is the garbage generated from food preparation and other regular daily activities.

Small appliances such as toasters, microwave ovens, and television are collected with regular household garbage. Clothing and computers are also regular household garbage.

Cardboard boxes must be flattened and stacked beside your roll-cart. Please do not use boxes as trash receptacles.

Paints—see special instructions below.

Yard debris:
Small debris such as grass clippings, straw, leaves, etc. must be placed in paper yard waste bags or a brown City of Goose Creek debris roll-cart. See general information on how to obtain a brown roll-cart.

Large yard debris such as branches and limbs may be stacked curbside for pickup. Maximum dimensions for pick up are 4 ft long and 4 in in diameter; and no more than 50 lbs in weight. Dirt must be removed from roots.

Bulky Items:
All types of bulky items will be removed on your collection day. Separation of metal from non-metal items is crucial. Very large items such as storage sheds, garage doors or trailers should be dismantled into manageable pieces.

Contractors performing work at residential or commercial sites are responsible for removing litter or waste material by the end of each work week.

If you are unsure about the category of a bulky item, place it by itself or call for clarification.

Items NOT collected:

Concrete/Asphalt Sidewalks, Driveways
Ashes or Cinders (hot or cold)
Dirt/Compost
Bricks and/or Concrete Blocks or Similar Items
Ceramic Tile
Shingles
Large Automobile Parts (Fenders, Doors, Hoods, Trucks, Lids, Bumpers, Etc.)
Contractor Generated Building & Yard Debris
Animal Feces

Do not place hot ashes, liquids of any kind such as cooking oil, motor oil, gasoline, etc., yard debris, construction debris, metal debris, dirt or rocks in the green roll-cart.

Disposal of Household Paints

Paint will be collected with regular household garbage. The paint must be completely hardened before the City can collect and dispose of it. Lids should be removed from empty paint cans to allow residue to dry. Leave the lid off for collection. Builders sand, kitty litter or wood chips should be added to left over paint in order that it will air-dry and harden. Leave the lid off for collection. LATEX PAINTS ONLY may be diluted and discharged to the sewer.

The City will NOT dispose of left over paints from contractors. Contractors should contact SCDHEC for proper disposal procedures.

Dead Animals will be collected upon request. This list does not contain all collected and uncollected items. You are encouraged to call the Department of Public Works at 824-2200 or 824-2300 with questions.

Weekly Sanitation Schedule

MONDAY	Alston Court Bloomfield Colonial Heights Commons I-IV 521 N. Goose Creek Blvd Hunters Woods Pineview Ryan Creek Stratford Forest Stratford Gardens
TUESDAY	Braemoor Courtier Avenue Foxborough I-IV Genevia Road Hamlets Hayden Hollow Liberty Village Matthew Lane Monarch Plantation Old Moncks Corner Road Perry Jenkins Road Sophia Landing St. Charles Place Walker's Lane Whaley Lane Woodland Lakes
WEDNESDAY	Beverly Hills Boulder Bluff Bushy Park Terrace Coker’s Commons Coker’s Crossing Eather Drive Gardenia Villas Greenview Hayden Hill Lakeview Commons Lindy Creek Road Medway Landing Montague Plantation Montague Point NAD/Old State Road Nello Farms The Oaks Quail Hill Royal Oaks Woodland Heights
THURSDAY	Adthan Place Bedford Chase Bridgecreek Bridgetown . Cadbury Chatfield Cherry Hill Deerfield Fairfax Foxborough Town Homes Friar’s Grove Gibbes Forest Haleswood Hearthstone Hounds Run Apts Lakeview Terrace Marrington Villas Pembroke Piedmonte Place Preserve Stonehurst
FRIDAY	103 Marilyn 111 A & B St. James Ave Brick Hope Greens Camelot Goose Creek Highlands Greenwich Hall Indigo Place Liberty Hall Plantation Long Leaf Plantation Longford Place Oak Creek Persimmon Hill Westminster Heights Waterford Townhomes Wedgewood

Holiday Schedule

There is no garbage service on City observed holidays. Customers will receive a postcard annually notifying them of the current year’s holiday schedule. In addition, a notice will be placed in the local newspaper prior to the holiday as a reminder.

City Observed Holidays are:

New Year’s Day
Martin Luther King’s Birthday
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day
Friday after Thanksgiving
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day