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

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

  • Flattened Cardboard,
  • Glass,
  • Plastic,
  • Aluminum,
  • Newspaper, and
  • Office Paper

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

  • the same items as the City of Columbia's curbside program. Click here for a complete list of items.

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 7:00am-3:30pm; Saturday 8:30am to 3:30pm. Closed Sunday
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.)
  • Scrap metal

Lexington County Collection and Recycling Centers - 11 Locations

Richland County Recycling Sites - 7 Locations

Sonoco Recycling
1132 Idlewilde Boulevard, off Bluff Road
All day every day
What they accept:

  • Mixed Paper: office paper, newspapers, magazines, phonebooks (NO  tissue, foil, or food contaminated paper)
  • Cardboard: corrugated, chipboard, wetpack, clean milk/juice cartons, paper cans with metal ends (NO waxed cardboard)
  • Glass: clear, green, and brown containers (NO cups, plates, windows, mirrors etc)
  • Metal Cans and Lids: aluminum, steel, and aerosol (NO other metals)
  • Plastics #1-7:  all clean bottles, jugs, food containers, buckets, flower pots (NO styrofoam, plastic bags, metal handles)

As of October 2012 Sonoco Recycling no longer offers shredding/secure material destruction services.


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

  • Paper: newspaper and inserts