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Listed below are recyclable materials accepted by the Charleston County Environmental Management Department. Recyclable materials are sorted at the John L. Jencks Recycling Center at 13 Romney Street, Charleston. For your convenience, Recycling Convenience Centers & Drop Site locations are located throughout the county.
See the map to find out your day for pickup. Put your recycling bins out by the curb the night before for curbside pickup. The county currently only provides curbside pick-up in neighborhoods of single-family residences.
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Items NOT recycled:
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- Drinking glasses
- Hazardous Materials containers
- Plastic bags - can be taken to local grocery stores
- Plastic or wire hangers - can be taken to dry cleaners or thrift stores
- Pots and pans
- Styrofoam packaging, peanuts - (take to packaging stores).
- Textiles (clothing) - can be taken to local charities
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Items to be placed in blue recycling bins for pick-up:
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- #1 and #2 plastic bottles rinsed with lids off
(These numbers can be found on the bottom of most containers.)
- Motor oil bottles (unrinsed with lids on)
- Aerosol cans
- Aluminum cans
- Glass bottles and jars
- Steel food cans
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Items to be placed in brown paper bags or stacked and bundled separately for pick-up:
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- Junk mail
- Magazines
- Newspaper
- Office paper
- Paperboard packaging containers (Such as cereal boxes)
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Other recyclable Items that must be taken to convenience centers (Some of these items might not be accepted at the Recycling Center, call 720-7111 before dropping off.):
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Questions?
Environmental Management/Recycling
13 Romney Street
Charleston, SC 29403
(843) 720-7111
(843) 720-7115 (Fax)
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