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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: Cans (aluminum, steel), plastic bottles and jugs (#1, #2), glass (brown, green, clear), paper (cardboard, magazines, newspaper and inserts, unsolicited mail, office paper, phone books), aluminum foil, oil bottles (drained)

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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: Cans (aluminum, steel), plastic bottles and jugs (#1, #2), glass (brown, green, clear), paper (cardboard, magazines, newspaper and inserts, unsolicited mail, office paper, phone books), aluminum foil, oil bottles (drained)

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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: www.cherokee-co-recycling.com

Drop-Off Sites 

• 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: Cans (aluminum, steel), plastic bottles and jugs (#1, #2), glass (brown, green, clear), paper (cardboard, newspaper and inserts, mixed office, magazines, paperboard), aluminum foil, lead-acid batteries, books, tires, used motor oil, filters and bottles, oil/gas mixture, farmer oil

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

HOURS: 24 hours

SITE COLLECTS: Cans (aluminum, steel), plastic bottles and jugs (#1, #2),  paper (cardboard, newspaper and inserts, mixed office, magazines, paperboard), aluminum foil, lead-acid batteries, tires, used motor oil, filters and motor oil bottles, white goods (large appliances), scrap metal

*NOTE: Located just inside the gate of the landfill entrance are additional containers for cardboard and tires. Electronics (including televisions, computer monitors and hard drives) also are collected for recycling at a cost. Call (864) 487-2760 or (864) 487-2536 for more information.

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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: Cans (aluminum, steel), plastic bottles and jugs (#1, #2), glass (brown, green, clear), paper (cardboard, magazines, newspaper and inserts, unsolicited mail, office paper, phone books), aluminum foil, oil bottles (drained)

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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: Cans (aluminum, steel), plastic bottles and jugs (#1, #2), glass (brown, green, clear), paper (cardboard, magazines, newspaper and inserts, unsolicited mail, office paper, phone books), aluminum foil, oil bottles (drained)

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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: Cans (aluminum, steel), plastic bottles and jugs (#1, #2), glass (brown, green, clear), paper (cardboard, magazines, newspaper and inserts, unsolicited mail, office paper, phone books), aluminum foil, oil bottles (drained)

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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: Cans (aluminum, steel), plastic bottles and jugs (#1, #2), glass (brown, green, clear), paper (cardboard, magazines, newspaper and inserts, unsolicited mail, office paper, phone books), aluminum foil, oil bottles (drained)

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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: Cans (aluminum, steel), plastic bottles and jugs (#1, #2), glass (brown, green, clear), paper (cardboard, magazines, newspaper and inserts, unsolicited mail, office paper, phone books), aluminum foil, oil bottles (drained)

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Additional Used Motor Oil Collection Sites

Blacksburg 

• Antioch Fire Department, Antioch Rd. at Elm St.*
• Cherokee Falls/King’s Creek/Cashions Crossroads Fire Department, 984 Old Chester Rd.*
• Buffalo Fire Department, 137 Blackwell Rd.*
• Town of Blacksburg Maintenance Shop, 200 Osee St. off US 29*

Gaffney

• County Landfill, 192 Lemuels Rd., near intersection of Concord and Olee Rds.*
• Asbury/Rehoboth Fire Department, 587 Union Hwy.*
• Grassy Pond Fire Department, 168 School Rd.*
• Draytonville/McKown’s Mtn./Wilkinsville Fire Department, 538 McKown’s Mtn. Rd.*
• Corinth Fire Department, 484 Corinth Rd.*
• Cherokee Creek Fire Department, Buck Shoals Rd. at Bonner Rd.*
• Goucher-White Plains Fire Department, Goucher School 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.

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

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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.

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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 November 5, 2009.