Charleston County Recycling Programs

Keep Charleston Beautiful l Charleston County l North Charleston, City of
Other Materials Collected and Recycling Programs l Additional Used Motor Oil Collection Sites
Mount Pleasant, Town of l Isle of Palms, Sullivans Island, James Island and Folly Beach

Keep Charleston Beautiful

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.

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Charleston County

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

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  

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

HOURS: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.;
Wednesday and Sunday, 1 p.m. - 7 p.m.

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 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 as well as residential electronics including televisions, computers, monitors, hard drives, telephones, cell phones, radios, fax machines, printers, televisions, VCRs, DVD players, steroes, camcorders and CD players.

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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. Llarge 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).

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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.

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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  

HOURS: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

SITE COLLECTS: Oil, oil filters, oil bottles, oyster shells and oil/gas mixtures

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North Charleston, City of 

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.

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Additional Used Motor Oil Collection Sites

Charleston

Hollywood

James Island

North Charleston

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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 April 2, 2008.