South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

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Asbury-Rehobeth (unincorporated area only)

Contact: Gaylan Pennington
Location and mailing address: 138 Public Works Dr., Gaffney, SC 29341
Phone: (864) 487-2760 
Fax: (864) 487-6231

CURBSIDE COLLECTION:

Aluminum foil Cans (aluminum, steel) Cardboard Glass (brown, green, clear) Motor oil bottles (drained)

Paper (magazines, newspaper and inserts, unwanted mail, office paper) Plastic bottles and jugs (#1, #2) Telephone books

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Blacksburg, Town of

Contact: Gaylan Pennington
Location and mailing address: 138 Public Works Dr., Gaffney, SC 29341
Phone: (864) 487-2760 
Fax: (864) 487-6231

CURBSIDE COLLECTION:

Aluminum foil Cans (aluminum, steel) Cardboard Glass (brown, green, clear) Motor oil bottles (drained)

Paper (magazines, newspaper and inserts, unwanted mail, office paper) Plastic bottles and jugs (#1, #2) Telephone books

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Cherokee County

County Recycling Coordinator: Gaylan Pennington
Location and mailing address: 138 Public Works Dr., Gaffney, SC 29341
Phone: (864) 487-2760 
Fax: (864) 487-6231
Web address: http://delisac.site.aplus.net/cherokeecountysouthcarolina/id28.html

 

Staffed Drop-off Site

• 1602 Overbrook Dr. (drive-thru service with attendants to unload materials) 

HOURS: Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.

SITE COLLECTS:

Aluminum foil Batteries, lead-acid (car, truck, boat) Books Cans (aluminum, steel) Cardboard Electronics, household (televisions, computers, computer monitors, printers and other electronic equipment) -- FEE REQUIRED Farmer oil Glass (brown, green, clear)

Oil/gasoline mixtures Paper (newspaper and inserts, mixed office, magazines) Paperboard (e.g., cereal boxes, shoe boxes) Plastic bottles and jugs (#1, #2) Telephone books Tires Used motor oil, oil filters and oil bottles

 

Unstaffed Drop-off Site

• 192 Lemuel's Rd., entrance to the landfill, Gaffney

HOURS: Monday - Saturday, 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

SITE COLLECTS:

Appliances, large (e.g., refrigerators, washers, dryers) Electronics, household (televisions, computers, computer monitors, printers and other electronic equipment) -- FEE REQUIRED**

Scrap metal Tires Used motor oil, filters and oil bottles

NOTE: Located just inside the gate of the landfill entrance are additional containers for cardboard and tires. Call (864) 487-2760 or (864) 487-2537 for more information.

 

Unstaffed Drop-off Sites

• Antioch Fire Department, 937 Antioch Rd. at Elm St.
• Buffalo Fire Department, 137 Blackwell Road
• Cherokee Falls/King’s Creek/Cashions Crossroads Fire Department, 984 Old Chester Rd.
• Draytonville/McKown’s Mtn./Wilkinsville Fire Department, 538 McKown’s Mtn. Rd.
• Cherokee Creek Fire Department, 410 Buck Shoals Rd. at Bonner Rd.
• Goucher-White Plains Fire Department, 579 Goucher School Rd.
• Blacksburg Fire Department, Cherokee St.

HOURS: 24 hours

SITES COLLECT:

Cans (aluminum, steel) Cardboard Plastic bottles and jugs (#1, #2) Paper (newspaper and inserts, mixed office, magazines)

Paperboard (e.g., cereal boxes, shoe boxes) Used motor oil, filters and oil bottles accepted at ALL sites above except for Blacksburg Fire Department

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Cherokee Falls (unincorporated area only)

Contact: Gaylan Pennington
Location and mailing address: 138 Public Works Dr., Gaffney, SC 29341
Phone: (864) 487-2760 
Fax: (864) 487-6231

CURBSIDE COLLECTION:

Aluminum foil Cans (aluminum, steel) Cardboard Glass (brown, green, clear), Motor oil bottles (drained)

Paper (magazines, newspaper and inserts, unwanted mail, office paper) Plastic bottles and jugs (#1, #2) Telephone books

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Corinth (unincorporated area only)

Contact: Gaylan Pennington
Location and mailing address: 138 Public Works Dr., Gaffney, SC 29341
Phone: (864) 487-2760 
Fax: (864) 487-6231

CURBSIDE COLLECTION:

Aluminum foil Cans (aluminum, steel) Cardboard Glass (brown, green, clear) Motor oil bottles (drained)

Paper (magazines, newspaper and inserts, unwanted mail, office paper) Plastic bottles and jugs (#1, #2) Telephone books

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East Gaffney (unincorporated area only)

Contact: Gaylan Pennington
Location and mailing address: 138 Public Works Dr., Gaffney, SC 29341
Phone: (864) 487-2760 
Fax: (864) 487-6231

CURBSIDE COLLECTION:

Aluminum foil Cans (aluminum, steel) Cardboard Glass (brown, green, clear) Motor oil bottles (drained)

Paper (magazines, newspaper and inserts, unwanted mail, office paper) Plastic bottles and jugs (#1, #2) Telephone books

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Gaffney, City of

Contact: Gaylan Pennington
Location and mailing address: 138 Public Works Dr., Gaffney, SC 29341
Phone: (864) 487-2760 
Fax: (864) 487-6231

CURBSIDE COLLECTION:

Aluminum foil Cans (aluminum, steel) Cardboard Glass (brown, green, clear) Motor oil bottles (drained)

Paper (magazines, newspaper and inserts, unwanted mail, office paper) Plastic bottles and jugs (#1, #2) Telephone books

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Grassy Pond (unincorporated area only)

Contact: Gaylan Pennington
Location and mailing address: 138 Public Works Dr., Gaffney, SC 29341
Phone: (864) 487-2760 
Fax: (864) 487-6231

CURBSIDE COLLECTION:

Aluminum foil Cans (aluminum, steel) Cardboard Glass (brown, green, clear) Motor oil bottles (drained)

Paper (magazines, newspaper and inserts, unwanted mail, office paper) Plastic bottles and jugs (#1, #2) Telephone books

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Additional Used Motor Oil Collection Sites

Blacksburg 

• Town of Blacksburg Maintenance Shop, 200 Osee St. off US 29*

Gaffney

• Asbury/Rehoboth Fire Department, 587 Union Hwy.*
• Grassy Pond Fire Department, 168 School Rd.*
• Corinth Fire Department, 484 Corinth Rd.*
• Macedonia Fire Department, Macedonia Rd. north of I-85*
• Twin Rivers Fire Department, Hickory Grove Rd. at Corinth Rd.*
• Advance Auto, 1402 W. Floyd Baker Blvd.
• Auto Zone, 105 N. Logan St.
• Walmart Tire and Lube Express Center, 165 Walton Dr.

NOTE: Sites marked with an asterisk (*) also accept used oil filters and motor oil bottles.

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For the most up-to-date information, please call the contact listed.

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This Web page was last updated on March 6, 2013.