Hurricane Debris Removal

The debris from Hurricane Matthew will be picked up.   The target for completion is 30 days, but I have also heard estimates of six weeks.

Most of debris will be removed by contractors.   The Town signed an agreement to be included in  Charleston County's emergency debris removal contract.    So did the City of Charleston and the JIPSD.    

The contract has been activated.   The County's webpage shows where debris is being removed.  The plan is for three or four large trucks to be assigned to James Island every day until the debris is cleared up.   The contractors will pick up hurricane debris from the Town, City, and unincorporated area in an efficient manner.   

The contractors will be starting in Riverland Terrace.   That is JIPSD "zone 1."

The JIPSD solid waste department continues to pick up garbage as usual.   Please put your garbage in the rolling bins as usual and put out on the usual days.

The JIPSD's  usual yard debris crews are also out and picking up hurricane debris.   They are picking up on the usual days, but they cannot begin to pick everything up as they usually do.   They are picking up what they can in one area and then moving on to their next regular area the following day.   Nothing has been picked up in my immediate area yet, but just up the road, the JIPSD got started on the hurricane debris last Wednesday.  

The City of Charleston solid waste department is doing the same.   They are picking up garbage as usual and their yard debris crews are picking up hurricane debris in on the days and areas where they usually pick up yard debris.

Please be patient.