Drop-off Recycling Locations in the Midlands


A Recycling Center
1009 Fontaine Road, Columbia, SC / (803) 786-6690
Monday - Friday 8:30am – 5:00pm; Saturday 8:30am – 12:30pm.
What they accept:

  • Paper: newspaper and inserts, magazines, catalogs, office paper, corrugated cardboard
  • All metals
  • 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.)
  • Lead acid batteries
  • Computer monitors ($12 flat fee)
  • CPUs (no charge)
  • Other household electronics ($.20 - $1/pound) including televisions, copiers, computer accessories, fax machines, and printers.

Congaree Vista
Wayne and Washington Streets, adjacent to Memorial Park, Columbia, SC
Open all day, every day
What they accept:

  • Paper: corrugated cardboard and white office paper (newspaper and magazines are NOT accepted at this location).
  • Aluminum
  • Glass, separated by color
If you live or work in the Vista, e-mail the Congaree Vista Guild to see if you qualify for free office paper recycling bins.

DHEC, 2600 Bull Street
(in back end of parking lot behind building)
Open all day, every day.
What they accept:

  • Paper: newspaper and inserts, magazines, catalogs, office paper
  • Glass: clear, green, and brown
  • Metal: aluminum and steel cans and lids; clean alumninum foil; empty aerosol cans (except aerosol cans that have contained pesticides or any other product ending in "-icide")
  • 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.)

Forest Acres
3004 Robert Springs Road
Monday - Saturday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
What they accept:

  • Paper: cardboard, magazines, newspaper and inserts
  • Glass: clear, green, and brown
  • Metal: aluminum and steel cans
  • Plastic bottles, jars 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.)

Fort Jackson
On Lee Road, off Imboden Road/Forest Drive
***Enter the Fort through the Forest Drive entrance; you will be required to show ALL of the following documents to enter: valid driver's license, proof of insurance, and current automobile registration.
Monday - Friday 7:30am-4:00pm; Saturday 9:00am to 3:00pm.
What they accept:

  • Paper: newspapers and inserts, magazines, catalogs, corrugated cardboard, computer and office paper
  • Glass: clear, green, and brown
  • Metal Cans and Lids: aluminum, steel and aerosol
  • 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: # 6 polystyrene packaging used to protect appliances when shipping

Lexington County Collection and Recycling Centers - 11 locations

Richland County

Seven Locations (proof of residency in Richland County is required):
  • Ballentine Work Camp, 1009 Bickley Road (behind the Richland County Utilities Maintenance Building)
  • Blythewood Drop-off Facility, 311 Blythewood Road (24 hours)
  • Lower Richland Drop-off Center, 10531 Garners Ferry Road, Columbia (Hours: Monday - Saturday 8:00am to 5:30pm; Sunday 12:30 to 5:30pm)
  • Northeast Richland Drop-Off Center, Clemson Sandhills Research & Education Center - Clemson Road across from the entrance to First Citizens and Regent Banks at the Village at Sandhill (24 hours)
  • Richland County C&D Landfill, 1070 Caughman Road North, off Monticello Road, Columbia (Hours: Monday - Friday 7:00 am to 4:30; Saturday 7:00 am to 12:30 pm)
  • Richland County Public Works, 400 Powell Road (Hours: Monday - Friday, 7:00 am - 6:30 pm)
  • Sonoco Recycling, 1132 Idlewilde Blvd--off of Bluff Road (24 hours)
What they accept:
  • Paper: newspaper and inserts, magazines, corrugated cardboard, boxboard (e.g. cereal boxes), white and colored office paper
  • Glass: clear, green and brown
  • Metal Cans and Lids: aluminum, steel and aerosol
  • 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.)
  • Electronic waste (Lower Richland and landfill only): old computers, monitors, fax machines and other office equipment (TVs, radios, and VCRS are not accepted)
  • Tires (landfill only): up to 5 tires without rims

Sonoco Recycling
1132 Idlewilde Boulevard, off Bluff Road
Monday - Friday, 8:30am to 4pm
What they accept:

  • Paper: newspaper and inserts, magazines, catalogs, corrugated cardboard,
    colored and white office paper, mixed grade paper, and green-bar computer paper
  • Glass: clear, green, and brown
  • Metal Cans and Lids: aluminum, steel, and aerosol
  • 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.)

The State Newspaper
1401 Shop Road
Recycling area open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
What they accept:
  • Paper: newspaper and inserts