County Recycling Coordinator: Carolyn Tomlinson
Location and mailing address: 2120 East Main Street, Dorchester, SC 29437
Phone: (843) 832-0070
Fax: (843) 832-0064
Web site: www.dorchestercounty.net/SolidWaste.htm
Staffed Drop-off Sites
- Reevesville, 312 Meyers Rd.
- Grover, 3551 Wire Rd. (SC 19)
- Harleyville, 455 Seven Mile Rd.
- Dorchester, 312 Limestone Rd.
- Ridgeville, 258 Campbell Thicket Rd., near Lieber Correctional Institute
- Rosinville*, 321 Deepwoods Rd.
(CLOSED Wednesday and Sunday)
SITES COLLECT: Cans (aluminum, steel), paper (corrugated cardboard, newspaper and inserts, magazines, catalogs, office paper and junk mail), plastic bottles and jugs (#1, #2), glass (green, brown, clear), aluminum foil and pie plates, used motor oil, filters and bottles, auto and marine batteries -- NOTE: Sites marked with an asterisk (*) also accept farmer oil, up to 55 gallons.
Staffed Drop-off Sites
- St. George, 5365 Memorial Blvd.
- Knightsville** (Bucks), on Central Ave., 1/8th mile west of the Summerville Speedway
SITES COLLECT: Cans (aluminum, steel), paper (corrugated cardboard, newspaper and inserts, magazines, catalogs, office paper and junk mail), plastic bottles and jugs (#1, #2), glass (green, brown, clear), aluminum foil and pie plates, used motor oil, filters and bottles, auto and marine batteries, brown goods, white goods (large appliances), textiles, waste tires, antifreeze, cooking oil (St. George only) -- NOTES: Sites marked with an asterisk (*) accept construction and demolition debris. Sites marked with two asterisks (**) also accept oil/gasoline mixture.
Staffed Drop-off Site
- Givhans, 1548 Givhans Rd.
SITE COLLECTS: Cans (aluminum, steel), paper (corrugated cardboard, newspaper and inserts, magazines, catalogs, office paper and junk mail), plastic bottles and jugs (#1, #2), glass, (green, brown, clear), aluminum foil and pie plates, used motor oil, filters and bottles, auto and marine batteries, brown goods, white goods (large appliances), waste tires
Staffed Drop-off Site
- Oakbrook (Old Fort), near the schools, off Parter Ave.
SITE COLLECTS: Cans (aluminum, steel), paper (corrugated cardboard, newspaper and inserts, magazines, catalogs, office paper and junk mail), plastic bottles and jugs (#1, #2), glass, (green, brown, clear), aluminum foil and pie plates, used motor oil, filters and bottles, auto and marine batteries, brown goods, white goods (large appliances), textiles, construction and demolition debris
Staffed Drop-off Site
- Sandy Pines (behind Oak Ridge Landfill)
SITE COLLECTS: Cans (aluminum, steel), paper (corrugated cardboard, newspaper and inserts, magazines, catalogs, office paper and junk mail), plastic bottles and jugs (#1, #2), glass, (green, brown, clear), aluminum foil and pie plates, used motor oil, filters and bottles, auto and marine batteries, white goods (large appliances), waste tires, yard trimmings
Staffed Drop-off Site
- Hwy. 61, 1.5 miles west of Bacon’s Bridge Rd. (SC 165)
SITE COLLECTS: Cans (aluminum, steel), paper (corrugated cardboard, newspaper and inserts, magazines, catalogs, office paper and junk mail), plastic bottles and jugs (#1, #2), glass, (green, brown, clear), aluminum foil and pie plates, used motor oil, filters and bottles, auto and marine batteries, textiles, oil/gas mixture, cooking oil, computers and related components (i.e. keyboards, monitors, games, hard drives and other computer accessories)
Staffed Drop-Off Site
- Miles Jamison Road Site , 130 Suburban Lane., Summerville
SITE COLLECTS: Yard trimmings only
Swap Shops
- Givhans, on Hwy. 72 one mile north of Hwy. 61
- Oakbrook (Old Fort), near the schools, off Parter Ave.
- Knightsville (Bucks), on Central Ave., 1/8th mile west of the Summerville Speedway
- St. George, on Hwy. 78 across from "Welcome to St. George" sign
North Charleston , City of (incorporated area only)
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: Curbside collection is administered by Charleston County Recycling. If you have questions about curbside recycling in North Charleston, please call 843-720-7111.
Contact: Dorothy Richards
Location: 104 Civic Center, Summerville, SC 29483
Phone: (843) 851-5210
Fax: (843) 832-8182
CURBSIDE COLLECTION: Paper (office paper, newspaper and inserts, magazines, junk mail), plastic bottles and jugs (#1, #2), glass (brown, green, clear), cans (aluminum, aerosol and steel), oil bottles with tops on, empty paint cans, foil and pie pans
Additional Used Motor Oil Collection Sites
Summerville
- Yancey St.*
- Advance Auto, 1652 N. Main St.
- Advance Auto, 857 Orangeburg Rd.
- Advance Auto, 945 Bacon’s Bridge Rd.
- Auto Zone, 70 Trolley Rd.
- Auto Zone, 1603 N. Main St.
- Auto Zone, 1581 Central Avenue
NOTE: Sites marked with an asterisk (*) also accept used oil filters and motor oil bottles.
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 January 14, 2010.


