Recycling Information: West Columbia

Contact: 791-1880

Curbside Recycling

  • Paper: newspapers and inserts
  • Glass: clear, green and brown
  • Metal Cans: aluminum, steel
  • Plastic bottles and jugs #1-7: plastics must have a screw-on top or be bottle-shaped with a neck that is smaller than the base. (No egg cartons, plastic bags, yogurt/sour cream/butter tubs or other food containers that do not have a screw-on top and are not shaped like a bottle.)

Drop-off Recycling

Lexington County Drop-off Locations:

  1. Ball Park Rd./Lexington - Ball Park Rd, off Hwy 1
  2. Chapin - Distant Lane, off Westwoods Drive
  3. Edmund - Landfill Lane, off SC 302
  4. G. Bailey/Gaston - Hwy 321 and Theo Jumper Rd
  5. Hollow Creek - Beulah Church Rd, off Hwy 378
  6. Irmo/St. Andrews - Old Bush River Rd.
  7. Leesville - South Lee St., 2 miles south of US 1
  8. Pelion - SC 302, approx. 1 mile south of Pelion
  9. Red Bank - SC 60, 1 mile south of Red Bank
  10. Riverchase - Hwy 378 at I-20, adj. to Park-n-Ride
  11. Sand Hills/Cayce - Pine Ridge Drive, off SC 321
  12. Summit/Gilbert - 419 Sandpit Rd.

Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday 7:00am to 7:00pm;
Sunday 3:00 to 7:00pm; Closed Tuesday & Thursday
What they accept:
  • Paper: newspaper and inserts
  • Glass: clear, green and brown glass
  • Metal: aluminum, steel
  • Plastic bottles and jugs #1-7: plastics must have a screw-on top or be bottle-shaped with a neck that is smaller than the base. (No egg cartons, plastic bags, yogurt/sour cream/butter tubs or other food containers that do not have a screw-on top and are not shaped like a bottle.)
  • Other: batteries (vehicle and small lead acid, ni-cad and alkaline); foam rubber, metals (stoves, grills, etc.); used motor oil (5 gallon limit), oil filters and oil bottles; black nursery containers and bedding trays; textiles (clothing, shoes, sheets, etc.).
  • Landfill accepts tires, white goods.