The City of Columbia experiences large increases in bulk item collection during the spring and summer months due to college students vacating rental properties.
With focused efforts on keeping Columbia beautiful, the City’s Solid Waste Division will be offering expedited collection services from May 1 through July 31, to assist in the quick removal of move out piles.
Residents are encouraged to call the Solid Waste Division main office at 803-545-3800 to report if they have a pile for collection. Solid Waste will in turn collect the pile within 24-48 hours dependent on the time of the report. Items in these piles may include, but are not limited to:
- Clothing
- Dishes, kitchen tools and utensils
- Furniture
- Bedding
- Storage bins
- Artwork or wall hangings
- Mops, brooms or other cleaning tools
- Bulky plastics (i.e. coolers, buckets or bathroom garbage pails)
The City encourages residents to assess the quality of their waste before tossing it to the curb because many of the items listed above can stay out of the landfill by being donated to a local nonprofit in need if they are in good condition…