Sanitation

The City of Sumter Sanitation Department consists of 40 employees, which includes one Director and two Supervisors.

There are four residential garbage routes, which supply all residents within City limits with the convenience of curbside service once a week and three recycling routes for curbside service which also takes place once a week..

There are four yard debris routes, which supply residents with the convenience of curbside service. There are four yard debris routes because the fourth route is called the County Run. The County Run consists of approximately 25 streets in the county and is ran every other Friday.

There are three commercial garbage routes, which run anywhere within City of Sumter limits. The businesses are charged by the size of dumpster(s) times the number of pickups, which they receive in a week. They are charged through their City of Sumter utility bill.

There are also routes for recycling cardboard and office paper which is available to qualifying businesses.

For questions please call 803-436-2558.

GARBAGE COLLECTION, RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL

Residential

Residential household garbage is picked up at the curbside for all residents inside the City limits. This service is offered once every week, excluding Christmas day, which is made up on the following Saturday. There is no charge for this service. The City furnishes one ninety-gallon roll-a-way container for each resident. If additional containers are needed, they may be purchased from the City.

Residential recycling is picked up for all residential houses inside the City limits. This service is offered once every week, excluding Christmas day, which is made up on the following Saturday. There is no charge for this service. The City furnishes one eighteen-gallon bin for each resident. If additional containers are needed, they may be purchased from the City.

Commercial

Commercial garbage service is offered to businesses inside the City limits. We have two size dumpsters and offer once through six times a week service for a fee. This fee is added onto the businesses water bill. We also offer the ninety gallon containers to commercial businesses for a fee, which is also added to the water bill. Dumpsters and roll-a-way containers are offered to the businesses for recycling cardboard and office paper at no charge.

YARD TRASH COLLECTION, RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL

Yard Trash is picked up from residential houses and commercial businesses, who have dumpster service, inside the City limits. Trash is picked up once a week excluding holidays. We do not pickup construction debris, such as concrete, metal debris, wood, shingles, and carpet. We do not pickup any white goods, such as washer and dryers. We also have some restrictions on the sizes and length of yard debris (ex. grass clippings, leaves, limbs, etc.).

We also have a route that picks up yard trash for approximately 25 streets in the County. We do this in an effort to help the County stay clean.

The City of Sumter takes pride in your community and we need your assistance during the fall season. Sumter City Code Section 74-48 specifies that leaves picked up during the leaf season shall be enclosed in disposable bags, securely tied and placed at a location near the curbside for the collection process. Violators are subject to the appropriate fine. Please join with us to insure that leaves do not blow into neighborhood road ways, onto adjoining properties and can be transferred to the landfill without blowing onto the highways. Together we can make Sumter litter free. Sumter Clean is Sumter Seen.

For more information and / or to obtain a City ordinance please contact the Sanitation Department at 803-436-2558.

ROUTES AND SCHEDULES

For route and schedule information please contact the Sanitation Department at 803-436-2558.

CITY MATERIAL RECLAIMING FACILITY (MRF) AND DROP OFF SITE

The MRF is now being contracted out by Mr. Charles Hodge. The City also has a Recycling drop off site on Holmes Gardner Rd.

For more information please call 803-436-2558.

RECYCLING PROJECTS AND PUBLIC EDUCATION

The Sanitation Department has several recycling projects. One is our curbside recycling program. Another is our Material Reclaiming Facility.

The Sanitation Department runs a program in which they visit local City schools with our recycling mascot, Rocky the Recycler. Rocky occasionally visits local schools that have requested that he appear so the children will be encouraged to recycle at home and every where.

For more information on either the MRF or having Rocky the Recycler visit your school please call 803-436-2558.