GUIDE TO HOUSEHOLD SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL

Public utility residents of the City of Georgetown have recently received by mail a copy of the brochure Guide to Household Solid Waste Disposal.  This brochure contains useful information that will answer questions about proper solid waste disposal in the City such as – curbside pickup schedules, what can be recycled in the City of Georgetown, what will be picked up, and how to put items at the curb.

The City of Georgetown provides curbside pickup of household solid waste on a weekly basis.  Remember the ABC’s - Always Bag and Close your garbage and recycling.  For curbside pickup, all garbage must be bagged and placed in the city-provided roll-out container.  Do not over-fill your roll-out container or put bags beside it.  Keep Georgetown Beautiful. 

The city does not pick up construction, demolition debris, or roofing shingles.  Contractors or property owners are responsible for removal.  Examples of construction debris includes - all wood material, bath tubs, sinks, commodes, wood cabinets, sheet rock, cement, masonay materials such as brick, roofing materials including roofing tin, and shingles.  Georgetown County drop-off centers allow residents to deposit one truckload per household per day.  For more information call the county landfill at 843-545-3463.

According to Chapter 9 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Georgetown, it shall be unlawful for any person to throw, deposit, litter, scatter, or otherwise cause to be placed or left upon any vacant or unoccupied lot or lots, along any street, sidewalk, or other public place within the city, any paper, wastes, roofing shingles, rubbish, leaves, grass clippings, or other trimmings and yard wastes, or garbage of any kind, unless said materials are properly containerized or bagged in such a manner as to facilitate their collection by the Public Works Department.  Violation of this Code is subject to punishment by a fine of five hundred dollars ($500) or by imprisonment not exceeding thirty (30) days, or both.  Each day the violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.

Click here for the Guide to Household Solid Waste Disposal .  To schedule a pickup of old appliances and furniture or for further information call the Public Works Department at 545-4700.    Keep Georgetown Beautiful, an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful, is a volunteer organization that educates individuals to take greater personal responsibility for enhancing Georgetown’s environment.  Their goal is to make littering unacceptable behavior!  For more information, contact Keep Georgetown Beautiful at 545-4100 or on the city’s website at www.cogsc.com.

ONLINE SURPLUS AUCTION 
The City of Georgetown is moving away from the traditional surplus auction.  All City surplus items will now be auctioned on-line at GovDeals.  This will allow the city to place items up for sale all year long instead of once a year, reducing storage needs and employee time and effort.  Please check out the following link for the City's new surplus auction.  Click Here.

WHAT IS GREEN POWER FROM THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN?

Green Power is the City of Georgetown’s way of offering you the opportunity to support electricity generated by renewable power sources from Santee Cooper that minimize harm to the environment. By participating in this program, you have the opportunity to make a difference in something that is important… improving our environment.  For more information you may call 843-545-4044 or click here to download an application.

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