Recycling Centers in South Carolina
279 recycling locations in 104 cities. Choose a city to see hours, what each center accepts, and who pays cash.
South Carolina at a glance: 215 recycling centers, 41 scrap yards, 12 transfer stations, 7 electronics recyclers, 3 household hazardous waste facilities. South Carolina has no statewide bottle deposit, so scrap yards are the main way to get paid for cans and metal.
Top cities for recycling in South Carolina
- Columbia16 locations
- Spartanburg13 locations
- Greenville11 locations
- North Charleston10 locations
- Rock Hill9 locations
- Greer8 locations
- Duncan8 locations
- Lexington7 locations
- Myrtle Beach6 locations
- Beaufort6 locations
- Sumter5 locations
- Anderson5 locations
- Hardeeville5 locations
- Gaffney5 locations
- Newberry5 locations
- Charleston4 locations
- Summerville4 locations
- Florence4 locations
- Easley4 locations
- Greenwood4 locations
- Moncks Corner4 locations
- Seneca4 locations
- Wellford4 locations
- Gray Court4 locations
All South Carolina cities
- Aiken 1
- Anderson 5
- Awendaw 1
- Barnwell 2
- Beaufort 6
- Belton 1
- Blacksburg 1
- Bluffton 3
- Bonneau 1
- Camden 3
- Cayce 1
- Central 1
- Charleston 4
- Cheraw 1
- Chesnee 1
- Chester 1
- Chesterfield 2
- Clemson 1
- Clinton 1
- Clover 1
- Columbia 16
- Conway 3
- Cowpens 3
- Darlington 3
- Daufuskie Island 1
- Dillon 1
- Dorchester 1
- Duncan 8
- Easley 4
- Eastover 1
- Elgin 1
- Florence 4
- Fort Mill 2
- Fountain Inn 3
- Gaffney 5
- Gaston 2
- Georgetown 2
- Gilbert 1
- Graniteville 3
- Gray Court 4
- Greenville 11
- Greenwood 4
- Greer 8
- Hardeeville 5
- Heath Springs 1
- Hilton Head Island 2
- Huger 1
- Irmo 1
- Johnston 1
- Kingstree 2
- Ladson 2
- Lake City 1
- Lancaster 2
- Laurens 3
- Lexington 7
- Liberty 1
- Little River 1
- Longs 2
- Loris 1
- Lugoff 2
- Lynchburg 1
- Marion 2
- Modoc 1
- Moncks Corner 4
- Mullins 2
- Murrells Inlet 2
- Myrtle Beach 6
- Newberry 5
- Ninety Six 1
- North 1
- North Charleston 10
- Olar 1
- Orangeburg 2
- Pacolet 1
- Pageland 2
- Pawleys Island 1
- Pelzer 2
- Pendleton 1
- Piedmont 1
- Prosperity 2
- Ridgeland 1
- Rock Hill 9
- Roebuck 2
- Round O 1
- Salley 1
- Seneca 4
- Simpsonville 2
- Six Mile 1
- Spartanburg 13
- St Matthews 2
- Summerville 4
- Sumter 5
- Taylors 2
- Trenton 2
- Ulmer 1
- Union 3
- Wagener 1
- Walterboro 1
- Wedgefield 1
- Wellford 4
- West Columbia 2
- Williston 1
- Winnsboro 1
- York 3
South Carolina recycling questions
How many recycling centers are there in South Carolina?
We list 279 recycling locations across 104 cities in South Carolina, including drop-off centers, scrap yards and specialty recyclers. Columbia has the most, with 16.
Does South Carolina pay for cans and bottles?
South Carolina does not have a statewide bottle deposit law, so there is no standard deposit refund. Scrap yards often pay by the pound for loose aluminum cans, and the price changes with the metals market. Call ahead to confirm the current rate.