Collection and Recycling Centers (Residential use only, No commercial use) LEXINGTON COUNTY RECYCLING BROCHURE Collection and recycling centersmap tour This Map Tour provides an image tour of the Collection and Recycling Centers in Lexington County. HoursMonday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. Sundays 3:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Tuesday and ThursdayClosed Other ClosingsClosed New Year's Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. Inclement weather or other emergency situations may result in temporary closings of some or all collection and recycling centers on a per incident basis. Every effort will be made to notify the public if such closings are required. HOW TO PREPARE RECYCLABLES Items Accepted Household garbage compactor - house trash, items containing food debris, incidentals. Yard Trash compactor - Home and yard debris (e.g. unclean wood debris, furniture, home accessories, yard accessories etc.) Clean Wood waste compactor - (NO plastic bags/non-biodegradable containers, NO trash) includes clean yard debris (ie., grass clippings, pine straw, leaves, plant trimmings, branches), clean/untreated lumber and pallets (accepted at Ball Park, Bush River, Chapin, Edmund, Sandhills, and Southeast Collection Centers).
Tree branches greater than 4 feet in length or 4 inches in diameter must be brought to the Edmund Landfill. Clean wood waste is brought to the Lexington County Wood Grinding and Compost Facility where it is processed and made into compost and mulch for residents, municipalities and businesses. Recyclable Material compactors/trailers/bins - various separated items are accepted for recycling in appropriate container. See "Recyclables Accepted" below. Recyclables Accepted (categorized by type and collection container/trailer, NO plastic bags) Cans - Aluminum cans, aluminum trays - Steel cans (place in scrap metal container) - Aerosol cans (must be empty, discard cap and cap)Glass Bottles and Jars (separated by color) - Clear - Brown - Green and Blue Plastic (#1 - #7 identified containers), NO liquids or food debris - bottles, jugs, jars, tubs (NO loose lids or caps) = Food containers (rinse, discard loose lids) = Frozen dinner trays (rinse) = Bottles, jars and jugs (rinse, do not flatten, leave cap on or discard) = Yogurt and butter containers (rinse, leave lid on or discard) - buckets (without metal handles) - NO cups - NO flower potsPaper (separated by type) - Cardboard - Corrugated cardboard and paperboard (cereal, pizza boxes, shoe boxes, etc) - Newspaper & Magazine = envelopes (non-padded) = junk mail = Magazines = Newspaper and inserts = Paper = Phone books = Soft-bound books (remove hard-bound book covers) = Wrapping paper - Office Paper (bills
, writing paper, printer paper)Batteries - (vehicle & small equipment lead acid rechargeable) Books - Hard Cover - (only reusable books) accepted in the book container at the Bush River Collection Center. No outdated resource books or outdated reading books.Fluorescent Bulbs (up to 4 feet in length, longer ones accepted at Edmund Landfill)Foam rubber and foam carpet padding (no waffle pad) - accepted at all centers EXCEPT Chapin and Hollow Creek Collection CentersLiquids and Petrolium Related Products - Anti-Freeze - Cooking Oil - Oil filters and oil bottles - Used motor oil (five gallon limit), gasoline mixtures Scrap Metal (stove, microwave, grill, bicycle, scrap metalTextiles (slightly used/reuseable - clothing, shoes, sheets, kitchen utensils, etc.)Tires (limit 4 per household/day) - accepted at Ball Park, Bush River, Chapin, Sandhills, Southeast and Summit Collection Centers and the Edmund Landfill. Loads over 4 tires and commercially generated tires accepted only at the Edmund Landfill.
A handling fee is assessed. Not Accepted at Collection and Recycling Centers Appliances (refrigerator, freezer, air conditioner)*Carpet for recycling (clean & dry)*Household Electronics* (Computers, Printers, TVs, also collected during scheduled Electronic events)Propane tanks* Household Hazardous Waste (collected during scheduled HHW events)Garbage generated from businesses Recyclables from businesses* * (These items are collected at the Lexington County Edmund Landfill (498 Landfill Ln, Lexington) where they are sorted and recycled.) Collection and Recycling Centers NameStreet AddressGeneral LocationBall Park Road301 Ball Park RoadLexington, SC 29072 West of Lexington off Hwy. 1, near "Wildcat Hollow"Bush River Road6109 Bush River RoadColumbia, SC 29212 Located East of Lake Murray Dam, near Hwy. 60 intersectionChapin103 Distant LaneChapin, SC 29036 Located at Westwood Road, approx. 1 mile off St. Peters Church RoadEdmund325 Landfill LaneLexington, SC 29073 Located off Hwy 302
, adjacent to the Lexington County LandfillHollow Creek125 Beulah Church RoadGilbert, SC 29054 Located off Hwy. 378, next to the Hollow Creek Fire DepartmentLeesville702 South Lee StreetLeesville, SC 29070 Located south of Batesburg-Leesville, near S. Brodie RoadPelion1325 South Pine StreetPelion, SC 29123 Located on Hwy. 302, south of Pelion Fire DepartmentRiver Chase110 River Chase WayLexington, SC 29072 Located off Corley Mill Road & Hwy 378 at I-20Sandhills3241 Charleston Hwy.Cayce, SC 29033 Located on Hwy. 321 near Bray Park & Old Landfill siteSoutheast538 Martin Neese RoadSwansea, SC 29160 Located off Hwy. 6 on Martin Neese RoadSummit419 Sandpit RoadLeesville, SC 29070 Located between Quinton Richard Road and Dixie Street in Summit114 - 6 Person MaximumAvailable on a nightly, weekly and monthly basis.Click on the photo for more information! Two Queen BedsTwo Twin BedsFull KitchenOff-Street ParkingDog FriendlyWasher-Dryer 120A - 6 Person MaximumAvailable on a nightly, weekly and monthly basis.