Yard Waste Collection/Free Mulch

Yard Waste Removal

Items Accepted for Yard Waste Collection

• Bag all leaves, mulch, pine straw, and grass clippings. Similar yard and tree trimmings may also be bagged appropriately. Standard trash bags are permitted, but it is recommended to use biodegradable cellulose and/or paper bags. You may also place bags and loose yard debris in city-issued roll carts on your designated yard waste collection day.
• Larger tree limbs can be placed at curbside for pickup but need to be cut into sections that are four feet long and no larger than four inches in diameter.
• Keep yard waste piles three to five feet away from other permanent fixtures, such as telephone poles, fences, meter covers, sprinkler heads, parked cars, and other items that could be damaged during pick-up
• Place curbside in the city right-of-way by 7:30 am on your designated yard waste collection day.

Notes:

Special “on-call” collection is provided for oversized yard waste due to the bulky size and/or volume. In instances where very large tree limbs are impossible to cut and fit into the appropriate containers and cannot be removed during the weekly scheduled yard waste collection, the homeowner or occupant shall call the Public Works Department office and request special “on-call” yard waste collection service. The Public Works Department, upon approval for pick-up, will assign or designate a specific day(s) for the collection of the oversized trash. The homeowner or occupant must place the yard waste to be collected in front of the property on the right-of-way as near to the evening before the assigned day of collection as possible.

Special "on-call" collection is only offered for yard waste. If you need to dispose of items that the City is unable to collect curbside please see the Florence County waste drop-off sites listed below. 

Items NOT Accepted for Yard Waste Collection

• Do not mix yard waste with other trash, including household garbage, brown goods, white goods, tires, building materials, construction debris, recyclables, and/or scrap metal.
• Brown goods: Include household or office furniture composed of wood or metal parts, mattresses, box springs, or furniture
• White goods: Include refrigerators, ranges, water heaters, freezers, dishwashers, trash compactors, washers, dryers, air conditioners, and commercial large appliances.
• Waste tires: A tire that is no longer suitable for its original intended purpose because of wear, damage, or defect.
• Building Materials and/or Construction Debris
• Compost: The humus-like product of the process of composting waste.
• Soil, sand, and/or rock.
• Lead-acid batteries: Any battery that consists of lead and sulfuric acid, is used as a power source and has a capacity of six (6) volts or more.
• Used oil: Any oil which has been refined from crude or synthetic oil and, as a result of use, storage, or handling, has become unsuitable for its original purpose due to the presence of impurities or loss of original properties, but which may be suitable for further use and may be economically recyclable. Used oil shall also include used oil filters. The City has drop sites at Fire Station 3 (Edisto) and Fire Station 4 (W. Palmetto).

Notes:

Commercial building and remodeling contractors, workmen, landscapers, tree and shrubbery firms, roofers, and clearing and grubbing contractors shall not deposit debris as yard trash for city collection. Commercial contractors must remove their own construction, demolition, and land-clearing wastes.

The city shall not be responsible for the collection and hauling of construction, demolition, or land-clearing wastes (including wastes from vacant lot clearing) originating from private property. Such waste shall be removed by the owner, lessee, tenant, or contractor of said property. The burning of solid waste is prohibited

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The Sanitation Division is working hard and focused on getting yardwaste collection back on a regular schedule, however, each day continues to present a challenge to complete the entire yardwaste route. We apologize for this inconvenience and are working diligently to rectify this issue.  If you have a large pile, please make sure you call (843) 665-3236 and put your name and address on the "cherry picker" or "grapple loader" list for removal. 

Need to dispose of items that the City is unable to collect curbside?  Florence County provides waste drop-off sites throughout Florence County with locations that are also convenient for city residents.

Drop off sites:

Hours: 7AM – 7PM, Monday – Saturday, CLOSED: Sunday

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Free Mulch Available to All City Residents

The City of Florence owns and operates a SCDHEC Type-1 permitted Mulching and Composting facility located at the Public Works and Utilities Lot located at 1440 S. McCurdy Road, Florence, SC 29506. All yard waste/vegetative debris removed from City residents is hauled to the facility and ground into mulch on site.

This mulch is available to all city residents FREE OF CHARGE, Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 3:30 pm. Upon arrival, please call (843) 665-3236 or visit the Admin Office for loading.