Recycling: What Can I Recycle
Why recycle?
- To save natural resources
- 58 percent less water is used to make recycled paper than when using raw materials.
- To Save energy
- one aluminum can saves enough energy to run a television for three hours. Every ton of mixed paper recycled can save the energy equivalent of 185 gallons of gasoline.
- Two gallons of recycled motor oil have enough energy to run the average household for 24 hours.
- To save Landfill space
- Landfills are expensive to build and maintain. Why put recyclables in the landfill? Save valuable landfill space.
| Items To Recycle | What To Recycle | How To Recycle | Where to Recycle |
| Aluminum Cans | Aluminum beverage cans | Rinse. Remove from bags. NO pet food cans. Foil and pie pans ARE NOT accepted. | Towns of Edgefield, Saluda and Johnston (curbside collection) and all Recycling Centers) |
| Appliances (White Goods) and Scrap Metal | All appliances with metal parts including stoves, refrigerators, washers, dryers, grills, bicycles, etc.; scrap aluminum | Please ask the attendant on duty for instructions. | All Recycling Centers |
| Batteries (Lead-Acid) | Used automotive, light truck, marine and lawn mower batteries. | Household batteries (alkaline batteries, Ni-Cd) ARE NOT accepted. | All Recycling Centers |
| Cardboard | Corrugated cardboard (no wax finish) used for packing and shipping | Flatten, Keep dry. | Towns of Edgefield, Saluda and Johnston (curbside collection) and all Recycling Centers |
| Cooking Oil | All Recycling Centers | ||
| Electronic Waste | Computers, monitors, printers, keyboards, fax machines and printers | Commercial materials ARE NOT accepted. | Strom Thurmond, Meriwether, Traffic Circle and Main Street Recycling Centers, Edgefield #1 & #5, Saluda #1 and #2, McCormick #1 |
| Farmer Oil | Motor oil from farm equipment | Limit 55 gallons per visit. | Strom Thurmond, Batesburg Hwy. and Willington Recycling Centers |
| Newspapers, Insterts and Magazines | Dry newspaper, inserts, magazines and junk mail | DO NOT tie or bag. | Towns of Edgefield, Saluda and Johnston (curbside collection) and all Recycling Centers) |
| Paperboard | Cereal boxes, shoe boxes, etc. | Flatten. Place in the cardboard receptacle. | All Recycling Centers |
| Plastic | Plastic bottles and jugs marked with a #1 - #2 usually found on the bottom | Remove caps and lids. Rinse. Labels DO NOT need to be removed. | Towns of Edgefield, Saluda and Johnston (curbside collection) and all Recycling Centers |
| Oil Bottles | Motor oil bottles | Drain excess oil from bottles. | All Recycling Centers |
| Oil Filters | Oil filters from automobiles | All Recycling Centers | |
| Oil/Gasoline Mixture | Transport in a tightly sealed container. | Meriwether, Hamiliton Branch, Batesburg Hwy. and Traffic Circle Recycling Centers | |
| Tires | Automobile tires | NO oversized or off-road tires. Limit four tires per visit. | See "Recycle your tires!" on the right for recycling locations. |
| Used Motor Oil | Used motor oil from cars and trucks | Transport oil in a tightly sealed container. Limit 5 gallons per visit. | All Recycling Centers |
Recycle used motor oil, filters & more!
The following petroleum products ARE ACCEPTED and may be put into the used oil collection tank:
- motor oil;
- hydraulic fluid;
- gear oil;
- diesel fuel;
- fuel oil;
- kerosene;
- automatic transmission fluid; and
- power steering fluid.
The following petroleum products CANNOT BE PLACED in the used oil collection tanks:
- antifreeze;
- Varsol;
- brake fluid;
- paint (oil and latex);
- paint thinner;
- refrigeration oil; and
- any solvent cleaner or substance used to clean paint brushes.
Recycle your tires!
The following recycling centers accept passenger tires from cars and small trucks:
- McCormick County: Main Street and Hamilton Branch Centers;
- Edgefield County: Strom Thurmond, Georgia Road, Hwy. 191/Hwy. 57, Meriwether, Hwy. 378 and South Hwy. 25 Centers; and
- Saluda County: Traffic Circle, Batesburg Hwy., Good Hope, Bethany
School House Moores Creek and Johnson Centers.