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County Recycling Coordinator: John Foster, Recycling Process Manager
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: http://recycle.charlestoncounty.org
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)
Areas provided with curbside collection include the City of Charleston, Folly Beach, Isle of Palms, James Island, Johns Island, Mt. Pleasant, North Charleston, Sullivan's Island and West Ashley.
Charleston County picks up recyclables at the curb for residents in single-family homes in the more populated areas every other week. Residents of apartmenst or condos as well as businesses can take recyclables to one of the locations listed below.
Staffed Convenience Centers
- 1775 River Rd., McClellanville - (843) 887-3978
- 1558 Liberia Rd., Wadmalaw - (843) 559-0841
- 2844 Hwy. 174, Edisto Island - (843) 869-2917
- 6380 Maxville Rd., Awendaw - (843) 928-3860
- 13 Romney St., Charleston - (843) 720-7111 (HOURS: Monday-Friday: 7 a.m. - 6 p.m.
- 1344 Bees Ferry Rd.*, Bees Ferry Landfill - (843) 763-8564
- 8326 Old Jacksonboro Rd., Adams Run - (843) 889-9795
- 5303 Hwy. 165, Hollywood - (843) 889-3134
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, CD players, DVD players and cassette players -- NOTE: Sites marked with an asterisk (*) also accept oil/gasoline mixtures.
Unstaffed Drop-off Sites
In addition to the staffed convenience centers listed above, there are more than 35 drop-off sites located throughout the county that accept the following materials:
cans (aluminum, steel), plastic bottles and jugs (#1, #2), glass (brown, green, clear) and paper (office paper, brown bags, magazines, mixed paper, newspaper and inserts, paperboard, telephone books). Several locations also accept corrugated cardboard, used motor oil and oil filters as well as electronics. Recycling bins also are distributed at some locations. To see a complete listing of locations and the materials accepted, visit Charleston County's Web site.
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.
Contact: Jennifer Scales
Location and mailing address: 823 Meeting St., Charleston, SC 29403
Phone: (843) 579-7501
Fax: (843) 720-3858
NOTE: This organization provides education and awareness opportunities regarding litter prevention, waste reduction and community clean-ups.
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
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.
Additional Used Motor Oil Collection Sites
Charleston
- Advance Auto, 937 Folly Rd.
- Advance Auto, 2575 Ashley River Rd.
- Advance Auto, 1630 Highway 7
- Advance Auto, 2217 Savannah Hwy.
- Auto Zone, 1495 Savannah Hwy.
- Pep Boys, 1550 Savannah Hwy.
Hollywood
- 5303 Hwy. 165
James Island
- Auto Zone, 1019 Folly Rd.
North Charleston
- Advance Auto, 1945 Remount Rd.
- Advance Auto, 4894 Ashley Phosphate Rd.
- Auto Zone, 3980 Rivers Ave.
- Auto Zone, 2010 Remount Rd.
- Auto Zone, 5365 Dorchester Rd.
- Auto Zone, 8385 Patriots Blvd.
- Charleston Air Force Base, 203 W. Steward Ave., Bldg. #634
- Pep Boys, 6240 Rivers Ave.
DISCLAIMER: 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.
For more information about recycling in South Carolina, please call 1-800-768-7348.
This Web page was last updated on February 10, 2010.