Charleston County Recycling Programs
Keep Charleston Beautiful l Charleston County l Other Materials Collected and Recycling Programs
Kiawah Island l Isle of Palms, Sullivans Island, James Island and Folly Beach l
Mount Pleasant, Town of l North Charleston, City of
Additional Used Motor Oil Collection Sites
Contact: Karen Buzby
Location and mailing address: 823 Meeting St., Charleston, SC 29403
Phone: (843) 579-7501
Fax: (843) 720-3858
NOTE: This organization provides information and educational materials for recycling and anti-litter.
Recycling Process Manager: John Foster
Education Specialist: Jenny Bloom
Marketing Specialist: Theresa Martin
Location and mailing address: 13 Romney St., Charleston, SC 29403-3844
Phone: (843) 720-7111
Fax: (843) 720-7115
Web site: www.charlestoncounty.org/departments/SolidWaste/index.htm
CURBSIDE COLLECTION: Cans (aluminum, steel), plastic bottles and jugs (#1, #2), glass (brown, green and clear), paper (office paper, brown paper bags, magazines, mixed paper, newspapers and inserts, paperboard, telephone books), motor oil bottles (leave caps on)
Drop-off Sites
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Academic Magnet High School, 1525 South Ave. and 9th St.
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Ashley Landing Shopping Center*, 1401 Sam Rittenberg Blvd.
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Berkeley Electric Co-op, 3745 Hwy. 17 N. at White Hall Rd.
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Charleston Air Force Base* ***100W. Stewart Ave. and Arthur St.
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Charleston City Marina, 17 Lockwood Dr.
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Charleston County Detention Center*, 3841 Leeds Ave.
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Charleston County Judicial Center, 2 Courthouse Square
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Charleston County Library*, Dorchester Rd. Branch, 6325 Dorchester Rd.
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Charleston County Public Service Bldg.*, 4045 Bridgeview Dr.
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The Citadel, 171 Moultrie St.
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Cisco’s Parking Lot, 1114 Sam Rittenberg Blvd.
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Cross County Road Fire Station, 7270A Cross County Rd
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Dixie Furniture** (behind bldg.), 529 King St.
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East Cooper Service Center*, 1189 Iron Bridge Dr.
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East Cooper Plaza*, 61 Johnnie Dodds Blvd.
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Fox Music Parking Lot*, 3005 W. Montague Ave.
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Gardner Road*, off of Sam Rittenberg Blvd.
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Harborview Shopping Center*, 1005 Harborview Rds., James Island
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Islander Center*, 3714-B Bohicket Rd. at River Rd.
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Isle of Palms Fire Station #1, J.C. Long Blvd.
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Isle of Palms Marina, 50 41st Avenue
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K-mart Shopping Center, 1120 Bowman Rd. and Hwy. 17N
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Mt. Pleasant Town Hall, 100 Ann Edwards Ln.
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MUSC Wellness Center, 45 Courtney St. off of Bee St.
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MUSC, Sabin St. (alley behind MUSC Horseshoe)
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N. Charleston High School, 1087 East Montague Ave.
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N. Charleston City Hall, 4950 LaCross Rd.
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1738 Signal Point Rd.*, James Island
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N. Charleston Coliseum, 5001 Coliseum Drive (off W. Montague)
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South Carolina Aquarium, 100 Aquarium Wharf
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Sportsman Shop** (behind bldg.), 359 King St.
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St. Andrew’s Fire Station #3*, 2590 Ashley River Rd.
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St. Paul’s Service Center, 5962 Hwy. 165, Ravenel
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St. John's High School*,1518 Main Rd.
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St. Andrews Shopping Center*, 975 Hwy. 17 S.
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Trident Technical College*, 7000 Rivers Ave.
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Wando Woods Community Center, 3901Paramount Dr.
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Wando High School*, 1000 Warrior Way, Darnell Creek
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West Ashley High School*, 4060 West Wildcat Blvd.
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Whipple Road Water Tank, Recreation Complex, 391 Egypt Rd., Mt. Pleasant
HOURS: 24 hours
SITES COLLECT: Cans (aluminum, steel), plastic bottles and jugs (#1, #2), glass (brown, green, clear), paper (office paper, brown bags, magazines, mixed paper, newspaper and inserts, paperboard, telephone books), motor oil bottles (leave caps on) --NOTE: Sites marked with an asterisk (*) also accept corrugated cardboard. Please flattened and empty cardboard containers before recycling. Sites marked with two asterisks (**) accept cardboard ONLY. Sites with three asterisks (***) accept used motor oil and oil filters.
Staffed Convenience Centers
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1775 River Rd., McClellanville
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1886 Liberia Rd., Wadmalaw
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2844 Hwy. 174, Edisto Island
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6380 Maxville Rd., Awendaw
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13 Romney St., Charleston (HOURS: Monday-Friday: 7 a.m. - 6 p.m. Closed Saturday and Sunday.)
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1344 Bees Ferry Rd., Bees Ferry Landfill
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8326 Old Jacksonboro Rd., Adams Run
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5303 Hwy. 165, Hollywood
HOURS: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.;
Wednesday and Sunday, 1 p.m. -
7 p.m. (unless noted otherwise above)
SITES COLLECT: Cans (aluminum, steel), plastic bottles and jugs (#1, #2), glass (brown, green, clear), paper (office paper, brown bags, magazines, mixed paper, newspaper and inserts, cardboard, paperboard, telephone books), used motor oil, filters, motor oil bottles (leave caps on), tires, scrap metal and appliances, lead-acid batteries, Ni-Cd batteries, yard trimmings, oil and latex paint, compact fluorescent bulbs and fluorescent tube light bulbs as well as residential electronics including CPUs, monitors (color and black and white), laptops, hard drives, keyboards, mice, printers, copiers, scanners, fax machines, adding machines, calculators, telephones (cell phones and cordless phones included), PDAs, pagers, shredders, TVs, VCRs, stereos, radios, camcorders, CDs, DVDs and cassette players.
Other Materials Collected and Recycling Programs in Charleston County
Compost for Sale
Vendor: Bees Ferry Landfill
Location: 1344 Bees Ferry Rd., Charleston
Details: Compost sold for $10 per ton. Small quantities are loaded by the individual buyer. Large quantities are loaded with landfill equipment.
Gasoline and Two-stroke Mix Drop-off Site
Site: Bees Ferry Landfill
Location: 1344 Bees Ferry Rd., Charleston
Swap Shop
Site: Bees Ferry Landfill
Location: 1344 Bees Ferry Rd., Charleston
Details: Drop off items suitable for reuse (e.g., furniture, toys, usable carpeting, unopened paint and hand tools).
Isle of Palms, Sullivan's Island, James Island and Folly Beach
CURBSIDE COLLECTION: Cans (aluminum, steel), plastic bottles and jugs (#1, #2), glass (brown, green, clear), paper (computer paper, brown paper bags, magazines, mixed paper, newspaper and inserts)
NOTE: Collection is administered by Charleston County Recycling. If you have questions about curbside recycling, please call 843-720-7111.
Contact: Rusty Lameo
Location and Mailing Address: 21 Beachwalker Drive, Kiawah Island SC 29455
Phone: (843) 768-9166
Fax: (843) 768-4764
CURBSIDE COLLECTION: Cans (aluminum, steel), plastic bottles and jugs (#1, #2), glass (brown, green, clear), paper (computer paper, brown paper bags, magazines, mixed paper, newspaper and inserts)
Unstaffed Drop-off Site
- St. John’s Fire Station, 33 Sora Rail Rd., Kiawah
HOURS: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
SITE COLLECTS: Cans (aluminum, steel), plastic bottles and jugs (#1, #2), glass (brown, green, clear), paper (cardboard, office paper, brown bags, magazines, mixed paper, newspaper and inserts, paperboard, telephone books). Please flattened and empty cardboard containers before recycling.
Mt. Pleasant, Town of
Contact: Hillary Repik
Location: 100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
Mailing address: PO Box 745, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
Phone: (843) 856-2157
Fax: (843) 856-2188
CURBSIDE COLLECTION: Cans (aluminum, steel), plastic bottles and jugs (#1, #2), glass (brown, green, clear), paper (computer paper, brown paper bags, magazines, mixed paper, newspaper and inserts)
NOTE: Collection is administered by Charleston County Recycling. If you have questions about curbside recycling, please call 843-720-7111.
Staffed Drop-off Site
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1155 Six Mile Rd., Mt. Pleasant
HOURS: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
SITE COLLECTS: Motor oil, oil filters, oil bottles, oyster shells and oil/gas mixtures
Contact: Greg Spencer
Mailing address: PO Box 190016, N. Charleston, SC 29419
Phone: (843) 745-1026
Fax: (843) 745-1099
CURBSIDE COLLECTION: Cans (aluminum, steel), plastic bottles and jugs (#1, #2), glass (brown, green, clear), paper (computer paper, brown paper bags, magazines, mixed paper, newspaper and inserts)
NOTE: Collection is administered by Charleston County Recycling. If you have questions about curbside recycling, please call 843-720-7111.
Additional Used Motor Oil Collection Sites
Charleston
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Advance Auto, 937 Folly Rd.
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Advance Auto, 2575 Ashley River Rd.
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Auto Zone, 1495 Savannah Hwy.
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Shopper’s Port Advance Auto, 2133 Savannah Hwy.
Hollywood
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5303 Hwy. 165
James Island
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Auto Zone, 1019 Folly Rd.
North Charleston
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Advance Auto, 5341 Dorchester Rd., Evanston Shopping Center
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Advance Auto, 1945 Remount Rd.
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Advance Auto, 8780-B Rivers Ave.
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Auto Zone, 3980 Rivers Ave.
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Auto Zone, 2010 Remount Rd.
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Auto Zone, 5365 Dorchester Rd.
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Charleston Air Force Base, 203 W. Steward Ave., Bldg. #634
NOTE: The information on this page is provided by local governments and may not reflect recent changes.
For the most up-to-date information, please call the contact listed.
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For more information about recycling in South Carolina, please call 1-800-768-7348.
This Web page was last updated on January 6, 2009.