What can I recycle in Greenville County?
Aluminum Cans
Aluminum beverage cans, scrap aluminum, clean pie plates
Rinse and flatten
Collected at Residential Waste and Recycling Centers, Twin Chimneys Landfill, unstaffed drop-off boxes, and curbside
Appliances (white goods)
All metal appliances
Collected at Residential Waste and Recycling Centers and Twin Chimneys Landfill
Automotive Petroleum Products
Used motor oil, filters, bottles, etc.
Limit five gallons. Over five gallons - Farmer Oil Tank at Twin Chimneys Landfill
Collected at Residential Waste and Recycling Centers and Twin Chimneys Landfill
Batteries - Lead-acid
Used automotive, marine, and lawn mower
Place in container provided
Collected at Residential Waste and Recycling Centers and Twin Chimneys Landfill
Cardboard
Corrugated cardboard, Any cardboard boxes (except those with wax coating)
Flatten
Collected at Residential Waste and Recycling Centers, Twin Chimneys Landfill, unstaffed drop-off boxes, and curbside
Cooking Oil
Does not have to be in original container; it can be poured into the drum on site.
See attendant for placement
Collected at Residential Waste and Recycling Centers and Twin Chimneys Landfill
E-Waste
Cell Phones, Computers and Computer Accessories, Printing Devices, TVs, Monitors, Laptops,
Telephones of any type, Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), Global Positioning System (GPS)
Residential generation only. No dismantled electronics
Place in container provided
Collected at Residential Waste and Recycling Centers, (except Piedmont and Echo Valley locations), and Twin Chimneys Landfill
Food and Beverage Cartons
Food and beverage cartons (including milk, juice, soup, broth and cream cartons)
Collected at Residential Waste and Recycling Centers, Twin Chimneys Landfill, unstaffed drop-off boxes, and curbside
Lightbulbs
All light bulb types are accepted
See attendant for placement
Collected at Residential Waste and Recycling Centers and Twin Chimneys Landfill
Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFL)
Take in any expired, unbroken CFL and give it to the store associate at returns desk
Collected at all Home Depot stores nationwide.
Paper
Any type or color of paper
Do not tie in bundles or bag in plastic
Collected at Residential Waste and Recycling Centers, Twin Chimneys Landfill, unstaffed drop-off boxes, and curbside
Plastics
#1 and #2 plastic bottles and jugs with a neck
Rinse, and flatten
No diapers, plastic grocery bags, flower pots, I.V. bags, or medical tubing
Collected at Residential Waste and Recycling Centers, Twin Chimneys Landfill, unstaffed drop-off boxes, and curbside
Steel Cans
Steel food cans and aerosol cans
Rinse
No paint cans, clothes hangers, and cooking pots
Collected at Residential Waste and Recycling Centers, Twin Chimneys Landfill, and curbside (except Greer)
Tires
Passenger vehicle tires
All commercial truck, racing or tractor tires must be taken to Twin Chimneys Landfill
Collected at Residential Waste and Recycling Centers, Twin Chimneys Landfill, and curbside (except Fountain Inn and Travelers Rest)
Yard Debris
Tree limbs, leaves, grass clippings, etc.
Limbs cannot exceed 6' in length and 6" in diameter
Collected at Residential Waste and Recycling Centers (limited to three cubic yards per day), Twin Chimneys Landfill, and curbside