For compost, acceptable materials include grass, garden clippings, hedge trimmings, small branches, and leaves. Use open hard containers (50 lb. limit) or compostable brown paper lawn & leaf bags.

Starting today, the county will provide free leaf bags for residents, in anticipation of the yearly leaf collection starting next month. Leaf collection begins on Monday, November 4, and runs through ...

Public education campaign rolls out this fall, in advance of Jan. 1 ban. Paper bag prices vary widely. Officials recommend mulching and composting as best open for complying with plastic bag ban. For ...

Charleston County Council agreed Thursday to prohibit yard waste from arriving at Bees Ferry Landfill in plastic bags, essentially banning the use of plastic leaf bags throughout the county. At the ...