How often is recycling collected in Isle of Palms?

Recycling is collected every other week in Isle of Palms, on Thursday.

Do holidays change trash pickup in Isle of Palms?

Yes. Isle of Palms publishes 10 holiday changes for 2026, including New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents' Day.

Collection schedule for

Isle of Palms, SC

Isle of Palms publishes its collection schedule below.

TrashWeekly

RecyclingEvery other week · ThursdayNext: Thu, Oct 1

Yard wasteSeveral times a week · Wednesday, Thursday, FridayNext: Today

Recycling in Isle of Palms is collected every other week on Thursday.

What we don’t have yet

We haven’t found Isle of Palms’s bulk items schedule yet. We only publish what a city puts in writing, so this stays blank until we find it.

As published by Isle of Palms.

New Year's DayJan 1

That day moves one day later

Martin Luther King, Jr. DayJan 19

That day moves one day later

Presidents' DayFeb 16

That day moves one day later

Memorial DayMay 25

That day moves one day later

Independence DayJul 4

That day moves one day later

Labor DaySep 7

That day moves one day later

Veteran's DayNov 11

That day moves one day later

Thanksgiving DayNov 26

That day moves one day later

Friday after ThanksgivingNov 27

That day moves one day later

Christmas DayDec 25

That day moves one day later

Isle of Palms doesn’t publish a collection-zone map — the schedule is in the panel.