Richland County
Recycling Coordinator: Syndi Castelluccio
Physical and Mailing Address: 1070 Caughman Road North, Columbia, SC 29203
Phone: (803) 576-2467
Fax: (803) 576-2495
Website: Richland County Solid Waste and Recycling
Curbside Collection
Download the FREE Richland County Solid Waste App. If needed, download the curbside recycling cart decal.
- Aluminum cans
- Cardboard (flattened and dry; shipping boxes, clean pizza boxes)
- Cartons (milk, juice, broth)
- Glass bottles and jars (brown, green, clear; discard lids)
- Mixed paper (catalogs, magazines, newspaper and inserts, office paper, unwanted mail, paper bags, envelopes)
- Paperboard (cereal boxes, shoe boxes)
- Plastic bottles, jugs, jars and other containers (#1 - #7; screw-on lids should be left on, pop-off lids should be discarded)
- Steel cans
- Telephone books
Staffed County Drop-Off Centers
1. C&D Landfill Drop-Off Center, 1070 Caughman Road North, Columbia, SC 29203
Phone: (803) 576-2390
Hours of Operation:
Monday - Friday, 7AM - 4:30PM
Saturday, 7AM - 12:30PM
CLOSED Sunday
2. Lower Richland Drop-Off Center, 10531 Garners Ferry Road, Eastover, SC 29044 (just south of Mr. Bunky's Convenience Store on Highway 76/378)
Phone: (803) 776-2324
Hours of Operation:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 8AM - 5PM
Sunday, 12:30PM - 5PM
CLOSED Tuesday and Thursday
3. Clemson Road Recycling Site, 900 Clemson Road, Columbia, SC 29229 (across from the Village at Sandhill)
Phone: (803) 576-2440
Hours of Operation
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday - Sunday, 9AM - 6PM
CLOSED Monday & Wednesday
CENTERS COLLECT:
- Aluminum cans
- Antifreeze (NOT accepted at Clemson Road)
- Appliances, large (NOT accepted at Clemson Road; refrigerators, washers, dryers)
- Batteries, lead-acid (NOT accepted at Clemson Road; car, truck, boat)
- Bulbs, fluorescent and CFL (NOT accepted at Clemson Road; lengths up to 4 feet)
- Cardboard (flattened and dry; shipping boxes, clean pizza boxes)
- Cooking oil
- Glass bottles and jars (brown, green, clear)
- Household electronics (NOT accepted at Clemson Road; televisions, computers, computer monitors, printers and other electronic equipment)
- Mattresses and box springs (ONLY accepted at the C&D Landfill)
- Mixed paper (catalogs, magazines, newspaper and inserts, office paper, unwanted mail, paper bags, envelopes)
- Oil/gasoline mixtures (NOT accepted at Clemson Road)
- Paint, latex (NOT accepted at Clemson Road; limit 10 gallons per household per day)
- Paperboard (cereal boxes, shoe boxes)
- Plastic bottles, jars, jugs and other containers (#1 - #7; screw-on lids should be left on, pop-off lids should be discarded)
- Scrap metal (NOT accepted at Clemson Road)
- Textiles and linens (NOT accepted at Clemson Road; clothes, shoes, sheets, towels)
- Tires (NOT accepted at Clemson Road; limit 8 per household per day)
- Used motor oil, filters and bottles (NOT accepted at Clemson Road)
- Wood waste (NOT accepted at Clemson Road; branches, stumps, clean lumber, pallets)
Richland County Public Works Facility
400 Powell Road, Columbia, SC 29203
Phone: (803) 576-2400
Hours of Operation
Monday - Sunday, 7AM - 6PM
Yard Debris
Residential yard debris such as leaves, pine straw, grass clippings, and trimmings from shrubs and tress may be bagged or placed at the roadside in loose piles. Tree limbs must not exceed six feet in length or eight inches in diameter.
By city ordinance, Forest Acres does not remove debris generated by commercial tree cutters, tree surgeons, or landscapers or construction debris generated by remodeling or repairs. The contractor or resident is responsible for disposal at an approved county landfill.
Burning of any yard debris is prohibited in the city limits.
Appliances/Electronics
Household appliances and electronics are collected from City of Forest Acres residents only each Friday. Residents must request a pick up no later than the preceding Thursday.
Household electronics accepted for recycling:
- Computers and computer accessories (keyboards, monitors, printers, scanners, consoles)
- Televisions 40" or smaller (no console TVs)
- VCRs, DVD players
- Power tools, radios, fax machines
- Other small appliances: microwave ovens, telephones (land and cell), pagers, answering machines
Appliances accepted for recycling:
- Scrap metal, stoves, refrigerators (remove doors)
- Washers and dryers
- Bicycles, metal door frames, metal chairs, metal shelves, metal file cabinets
- Lawn mowers (must be free of gas and oil)
Sonoco Recycling
Physical and Mailing Address: 1132 Idlewilde Boulevard, Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (803) 929-6000
Hours: 24 hours a day
Items accepted:
- Aluminum cans
- Appliances
- Cardboard
- Chipboard boxes
- Household electronics
- Metal cans
- Newspaper and junk mail
- Plastics
- Phonebooks
Town of Arcadia Lakes
Contact: Elizabeth Krajewski
Physical and Mailing Address: 6911-2 N. Trenholm Road, Columbia, SC 29206
Phone: (803) 782-2272
Fax: (803) 787-3338
Curbside Collection
- Aerosol cans (empty)
- Aluminum cans
- Cardboard (flattened and dry; shipping boxes, pizza boxes)
- Cartons (milk, juice, broth)
- Glass bottles and jars (brown, green, clear)
- Mixed paper (catalogs, magazines, newspaper and inserts, office paper, unwanted mail, paper bags, envelopes)
- Paperboard (cereal boxes, shoe boxes)
- Plastic bottles, jars, jugs and other containers (beverage bottles, yogurt containers, butter tubs, frozen dinner trays)
- Steel cans
City of Columbia
Contact: Samantha Yager
Physical and Mailing Address: 2910 Colonial Drive, Columbia, SC 29203
Phone: (803) 545-3800
Fax: (803) 733-8648
Website: City of Columbia Website
Brochure: City of Columbia
Curbside Collection
- Aerosol cans (empty)
- Aluminum (cans, foil, trays, pie pans)
- Cardboard (flattened and dry; shipping boxes, pizza boxes)
- Cartons (milk, juice, broth)
- Glass bottles and jars (brown, green, clear)
- Mixed paper (catalogs, magazines, newspaper and inserts, office paper, unwanted mail, paper bags, envelopes)
- Paperboard (cereal boxes, shoe boxes)
- Plastic bottles, jars, jugs and other containers (beverage bottles, yogurt containers, butter tubs, frozen dinner trays)
- Steel cans
Cooking Oil
Cooking oil (cooking oil, fats and greases) is accepted - from households ONLY - at the Public Works facility at 2910 Colonial Drive. The facility is open from 9:30 AM and 3:30 PM, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Please note that cooking oil containers are not accepted for recycling at this site. Please call (803) 545-3780 for more information.
Electronics
Electronics, household equipment (televisions, computers, computer monitors, printers and other electronic equipment) and ALL fluorescent bulbs - from City of Columbia residents ONLY - can be recycled at the PublicWorks facility at 2910 Colonial Drive. Items can be dropped off between 9:30 AM and 3:30 PM on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Please call (803) 545-3780 for more information.
Compost for Sale
This compost is made of yard trimmings from City of Columbia residents.
Location: Humane Lane
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30AM - 5PM
Details: Compost costs $25 per cubic yard.
City of Forest Acres
Contact: Joey Paschal
Physical and Mailing Address: 5205 Trenholm Road, Forest Acres, SC 29206
Phone: (803) 782-4719
Website: City of Forest Acres Recycling webpage
The City of Forest Acres collects garbage, recycling and yard debris once a week at each residence.
On the morning of your weekly garbage collection, your cart must be at the curb by 7 AM. Please remove your cart from the curb by 8 PM of your collection day. Garbage must be placed in roll carts. Recyclable materials must be placed in recycling bins for pickup, but should not be bagged.
Garbage
What to Throw Away
Your roll cart is for disposing of regular household garbage. Please place bagged household garbage in your roll cart. Bag and tie so garbage won't fly! Plastic shopping bags are good to use as garbage bags and you can use the handles as ties. Pet owners: please seal animal waste and cat litter in plastic bags before placing in roll cart. Please do not use your cart for yard waste, recycling, hot ashes, flammable liquids, chemicals, motor oil, hazardous waste or construction debris.
Curbside Collection
Each resident is provided with one recycling bin from the city.
- Aerosol cans (empty)
- Aluminum cans
- Cardboard (flattened and dry; shipping boxes, pizza boxes)
- Cartons (milk, juice, broth)
- Glass bottles, jars, and food containers (brown, green, clear)
- Newspaper and magazines
- Paperboard (cereal boxes, shoe boxes)
- Plastic containers (milk jugs, soda bottles, plastic bottles, jugs, and jars with recycling codes #1 - #7)
- Steel cans
- Telephone books
**NOTE: containers contaminated with food may result in rejection of the entire bin of recyclables
Unacceptable items for curbside recycling:
- Egg cartons
- Plastic bags
- Styrofoam of any kind
- Light bulbs, dishes or window pane glass
Public Works facility at the corner of Covenant Rd. and Robert Springs Rd. This facility ONLY accepts the following items:
- Aluminum and tin (soda, vegetable and aerosol cans)
- Cardboard (flattened and dry; shipping boxes and clean pizza boxes
- Newspapers and magazines
- Paperboard (flattened cereal and shoe boxes)
- Plastic containers (milk jugs, soda bottles, plastic bottles, jugs, and jars with recycling codes #1 - 7)
- Telephone books
The following items are not collected by the City of Forest Acres, but may be disposed of at Richland County facilities listed below:
- Gear oil
- Fuel oil
- Heating oil
- Kerosene
- Hydraulic oil
- Diesel fuel
- Automatic transmission oil
- Motor oil
- Cooking oil
- Oil and gas mixture
- Antifreeze
- Tires
- Lead acid batteries
- Fluorescent light bulbs
- Paint
- Propane tanks
- Helium tanks
Fort Jackson
Contact: Ernest Dicks
Physical and Mailing Address: 5671 Lee Road, Fort Jackson, SC 29207
Phone: (803) 751-4208 or (803) 751-1576
Unstaffed Base Drop-Off Site
Building 5671, Lee Road
Hours of Operation:
Monday - Friday, 7AM - 3PM
Saturday, 8:30PM - 3:30PM
CLOSED Sunday
SITE COLLECTS:
- Aluminum cans
- Cardboard
- Glass bottles and jars (green, brown, clear)
- Mixed paper (colored paper, magazines, newspaper and inserts, mixed office paper)
- Pallets (standard size 40" X 48" only)
- Plastic bottles, jars and jugs (#1 - #7)
- Scrap metal
- Steel cans
- Telephone books
Town of Irmo
Contact: Whitt Cline
Physical Address: 7300 Woodrow Street, Irmo, SC 29063
Mailing Address: PO Box 406, Irmo, SC 29063
Phone: (803) 781-7050
Fax: (803) 749-2743
Website: Town of Irmo Recycling WebPage
Curbside Collection
- Aluminum cans
- Cardboard
- Mixed paper (magazines, newspaper and inserts)
- Plastic bottles, jars and jugs
- Steel cans
Additional Used Motor Oil Collection Sites
Ballentine/Irmo
- Ballentine Fire Department, 10717 Broad River Road*
Blythewood Fire Department
- 435 Main Street*
Columbia
- Advance Auto, 7613 Garners Ferry Road
- Advance Auto, 7030 Two Notch Road
- Advance Auto, 3010 Two Notch Road
- Advance Auto, 4731 Devine Street
- Advance Auto, 249 Bush River Road
- Auto Zone, 3108 Two Notch Road
- Auto Zone, 6121 Street Andrews Road
- Auto Zone, 9860 Two Notch Road
- Auto Zone, 255 O'Neil Court
- Auto Zone, 3601 Main Street
- Auto Zone, 7710 East Garners Ferry Road
- Auto Zone, 211 Ricky Lane.
- Fire Department, 153 Atlas Road*
- Pep Boys, 1804 Broad River Road
- Pep Boys, 2455 Decker Boulevard
- Richland County Public Works Facility, 400 Powell Road
- Walmart Tire and Lube Express Center, 1326 Bush River Road
- Walmart Tire and Lube Express Center, 5420 Forest Drive
- Walmart Tire and Lube Express Center, 7520 Garners Ferry Road
- Walmart Tire and Lube Express Center, 360 Harbison Boulevard
- Walmart Tire and Lube Express Center, 321 Killian Road
- Walmart Tire and Lube Express Center, 10060 Two Notch Road
Eastover
- Eastover Fire Department, 504 Henry Street*
Gadsden
- Fire Department, 122 Community Center Drive*
Hopkins
- Fire Department, 1631 Clarkson Street*
Spring Valley
- Sandhills Fire Department, 130 Sparkleberry Line*
Upper Richland
- Fire Department, 300 Camp Ground Road*
Note: Sites marked with an asterisk (*) also accept used oil filters.