Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Recycling
Convenience Center Locator
Household hazardous waste (HHW) can harm the environment, especially when disposed of incorrectly. To make getting rid of these materials safe and easy, the Charleston County Environmental Management Department has nine convenience centers where Charleston County residents can drop off their HHW.
Please note, convenience centers are available to Charleston County residents only. If you are a business looking to recycle any of the materials listed below, please visit Charleston County's Business Recycling webpage for more information.
HHW Drop-Off Locations
(all locations are staffed)
Administrative Offices at the Recycling Center
Mon. - Fri. 8am - 4:30pm
All Staffed Convenience Centers (except Signal Point Road Convenience Center)
Mon. - Sat. 7:30am - 6:00pm
CLOSED Sunday
NOTE:
The Romney Street Convenience Center is CLOSED
Bees Ferry Convenience Center
1344 Bees Ferry Road
Charleston, SC 29414
Mon. - Sat. 7:30am - 6pm
Sunday 1pm - 6pm
Signal Point Road Convenience Center
1716 Signal Point Road
Charleston, SC 29412
Tue. - Sat. 10am - 6pm
Closed Sunday and Monday
Maxville Road Convenience Center
6380 Maxville Road
Awendaw, SC 29429
River Road Convenience Center
1775 River Road
McClellanville, SC 29458
Edisto Convenience Center
2844 Highway 174
Edisto Island, SC 29438
Wadmalaw Convenience Center
1558 Liberia Road
Wadmalaw, SC 29487
Hollywood Convenience Center
5305 Highway 165
Hollywood, SC 29449
Adams Run Convenience Center
8776 Old Jacksonboro Road
Adams Run, SC 29426
What Is Household Hazardous Waste?
Electronics
It is important to recycle electronics rather than throw them away because they often contain valuable resources such as precious metals, gold and silver, and more common metals like aluminum and copper. Recycling electronics helps to recover the materials that, although valuable, can be harmful to the environment. For more information about electronics recycling, please visit the SCDHEC's website.
Charleston County accepts these items for electronic recycling. Please do not place these items in your recycling cart; drop them off at any 1 of 8 Charleston County Convenience Centers:
-Computers-Monitors
-Printers
-TVs
Items that are not accepted: (examples)
Telephones, cell phones, computer accessories, stereos, battery chargers, radios, satellite equipment, coffee makers, blenders, cameras, space heaters, power tools, answering machines, lamps, fax machines, humidifiers, air conditioners
Recommendation: Before donating or dropping off your computers for recycling, delete your personal information.We suggest donating working electronics to charity.
Household Cleaners & Polishes
Kitchen and bathroom cleaners, glass cleaners, bleach, ammonia, drain openers, oven cleaners, rug and upholstery cleaners, and silver, copper and chrome polishes.
Pesticides & Repellents
Weed killers, Insecticides, fungicides, slug bait, rose dust, mothballs, flea powder, insect and tick repellents, rodent baits, wood preservatives, lawn fertilizer and pesticide combination products.
Batteries
Household batteries, car batteries, battery acid, and NiCad batteries. More information about battery recycling can be found here.
Used Motor Oil
In South Carolina, residents are required by law to recycle used motor oil. If you get oil changes at a dealership or automotive store, the business recycles the oil on-site. If you change your own oil, you must recycle it.
Never throw used oil in the trash, dump it on the ground or into a lake, river, sewer, septic tank or storm drain. Used motor oil is insoluble and contains heavy metals that can contaminate water supplies, harm ecosystems and threaten public health. One gallon of used motor oil improperly disposed of can pollute one million gallons of drinking water - enough to supply 50 people for a year. One pint of improperly disposed of used motor oil can produce a one-acre slick on the surface of a body of water.
Gasoline
Old gasoline is accepted at the Bees Ferry Convenience Center ONLY. Only gasoline will be accepted; no gas/oil mix, please.
Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb (CFL)
Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs, or CFL's, have become widely popular for their environmental and financial benefits of saving energy. Although beneficial, CFL's do contain a small amount of mercury, which is hazardous to humans and the environment. Disposing of CFL's correctly is crucial. Charleston County recycles CFL light bulbs, and residents can bring their old CFL light bulbs to one of the eight Convenience Centers located throughout the County that accepts CFL's.
The emission of mercury into our environment is very dangerous and can cause health problems amongst humans. Dispose of your CFL bulbs correctly and safely by ensuring the bulbs do not break. For more information on how to correctly dispose of CFL bulbs, contact the Environmental Management Department at (843)720-7111 or visit the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's mercury web page.
Why can't CFL light bulbs be picked up with curbside recycling?
Curbside collection cannot not pick up CFL's at the curb because CFL's have a high probability of breaking and releasing mercury into our trucks. Drivers exposed to mercury are in danger of negative health risks. Like for all hazardous materials, we need each resident to act responsibly and bring them to Charleston County's Environmental Management Convenience Centers.
Paints & Solvents
Water-base (latex) or oil-base paint, paint thinner, rust remover, turpentine and furniture stripper can be recycled at any of Charleston County's nine convenience centers.
How To Buy Recycled Paint
Municipalities
City of Charleston
City of Folly Beach
City of North Charleston
City of Isle of Palms
Town of Awendaw
Town of Hollywood
Town of James Island
Town of Kiawah Island
Town of Lincolnville
Town of McClellanville
Town of Meggett
Town of Mount Pleasant
Town of Ravenel
Town of Rockville
Town of Seabrook Island
Town of Sullivan's Island
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