*** Solid Waste Curbside Service District map***

Household Garbage

• Picked up weekly
• Bag materials and place in container provided to minimize roadside litter during pick up and transportation to the transfer station and landfill.
• Materials may include:
  • food (if not composted);
  • small, loose materials (palm size or smaller);
  • plastic bags and plastic film (if not reused or recycled at local stores);
  • Styrofoam (if not recycled at Publix);
  • take out food and beverage containers;
  • Other non-recyclable materials.

Yard Waste

• Picked up weekly (except in Districts 5 and 6 rural areas)
• Bag materials (in plastic or paper), put them in a separate container or place them neatly in a pile or bundle at the curb.
• Materials may include any item produced in the yard including leaves, weeds, grass clippings, shrub clippings, straw, mulch, etc.
• NOTE: If you want these materials to be recycled into mulch or compost, they must be taken to a Collection and Recycling Center with a CLEAN WOOD WASTE container or to the Edmund Landfill's compost facility.

Recyclables

• Picked up every other week (except in Districts 5 and 6 rural areas)
• Place all materials loosely in the container provided.  Do not bag materials or put any plastic bags in the bin.
• Materials may include (1) paper and cardboard, (2) plastic containers, (3) metal cans and (4) glass bottles and jars (except in the Town of Irmo, the Town of Lexington and the City of Cayce).  See additional information provided below.

Bulk Items

• Contact your hauler to arrange a special pick-up of bulk items (such as furniture or mattresses) for a fee or hire a private company to assist with transportation or see the list of charities provided below, some of which will pick up materials.  If you live within the limits of a town, contact the Public Works department of your municipality to make arrangements for the pick up of bulk items.  Don't know who your hauler is? Enter your address HERE for contact details. 

Paper

YES

• Cardboard boxes, flattened
• Cartons, food and beverage, flattened with plastic lids discarded
• Books, catalogs and phone books, soft covered (not hard covered)
• Envelopes, plastic windows acceptable, padding not acceptable
• Greeting cards
• Inserts and coupons, larger than 2" x 2"
• Lottery Tickets
• Magazines
• Newspapers
• Office paper, any weight and color
• Paper bags
• Pizza boxes without food or excessive grease
• Spiral Paperboard containers (peanut containers, drink mix, chips)
• Tetrapaks
• Unwanted mail
• Wrapping paper, plain, no glitter or foil

NO

• Diapers
• Disposable plates, cups
• Shredded paper
• Small pieces that fit in your hand
• Tissue paper, paper towels, napkins
• Waxed products (e.g. ice cream containers)

Plastic Containers

YES

• Bottles, jugs, jars and other containers, emptied, rinsed, screw on lids reattached, pop-off lids discarded

NO

• Hoses, hangers or other long, thin items
• Medicine bottles (recycle at pharmacies or veterinarian offices)
• Plastic bags or plastic film (e.g. produce bags, sandwich bags, bread loaf bags, dry cleaning bags - take to local stores or to County Collection and Recycling Centers and place in roll carts provided to be recycled separately.)
• Pop-off lids
• Rigid plastics (buckets, folding tables, kids' toys - take to "yard waste" container at Collection and Recycling Center)
• Straws
• Syringes (put in sealed plastic container in household garbage)

Metal Cans

YES

• Aluminum drink cans, emptied and rinsed, not flattened, tabs attached
• Steel and tin food cans, emptied and rinsed, not flattened, lids attached or inserted with a dented side (or lids discarded)
• Aerosol (spray) cans,  emptied, plastic cap and nozzle discarded

NO

• Aluminum foil or pans
• Automotive parts
• Electronics or cords
• Pots or pans

Glass Bottles and Jars

YES

• Bottles, jugs, and jars emptied, rinsed, caps and lids discarded

NO

• Flat/plate, treated glass including but not limited to:
  • Ceramics
  • Dishware
  • Mirrors
  • Windows

Electronics

• Take them to the Edmund Landfill, Lexington County's Special Recycling Drop-Off opportuities or to participating local stores to be recycled

Fluorescent and CFL Light Bulbs

• Take to one of the eleven Collection and Recycling Centers, Edmund Landfill or local stores to be recycled.
• Fluorescent and CFL Bulbs up to 4 Foot long are accepted.
• Bulbs longer than 4 foot need to be brought to the Edmund Landfill.
• Discard other bulbs (fluorescent, incandescent, non-mercury containing 20-120W bulbs) in household garbage.
• Bulbs containing mercury need to be brought to a Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off. 

Household Hazardous Waste

• Take to Lexington County's Special Recycling Drop-Off Opportunities when Household Hazardous Waste is being accepted or see alternative disposal instructions here

Items Smaller Than 2" in Diameter

• Put in household garbage

Medical Waste

• Mix crushed up pills with an undesirable material such as coffee grounds or cat litter and discard in tightly sealed bags in household garbage or ask your doctor or pharmacy for advice. 

• Lexington County Sheriff's Department Community Action Team facilitates the Project Rid-A-Med to assist citizens to properly dispose of unwanted prescription medications.  See this list of Lexington County Collection Sites for medications.

   

  The Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) also provides helpful information in Proper Disposing of Unwanted Medicine.

• Needles should be sealed in a plastic container with a screw on lid (e.g. a laundry detergent bottle) but should never be put in a recycling bin.

• Best practices for medical waste such as blood etc. are to put these items in a labeled biohazard bag (usually red) and to dispose of them in your household trash. The minimum request is to ensure the bag is sealed, but DHEC does not regulate this type of waste in SC currently. DHEC does provide stickers to label waste should you like to request them, you can do so here: DHEC LINK

Plastic Bags, Film & Packaging

• Take stretchy plastics to local stores to be recycled, reuse them or put in household garbage
• Bring them to your nearest Collection and Recycling Center and place in plastic bag and film containers provided.

Scrap Metal

• Take to Collection and Recycling Centers or to the Edmund Landfill to be recycled

Shredded Paper

• Take to Collection and Recycling Centers to recycle with "office paper" or put in household garbage

Styrofoam

• Take containers and egg cartons to Publix to be recycled or put in household garbage (no packing material!)

Textiles

• Take clean, dry, reusable clothes, shoes and bedding to charitable organizations.  

Capital Waste Services    

Current Rates (October 2024):

 Curbside  $30.78/Mo.

 Backyard $45.49/Mo.

Additional Household or

Recycling Curbside Roll-Cart

(Urban area only) :+$5.18

Bulk Item Fee per unit: $36.23

Current Rates (October 2025):

Curbside             $29.85/mo.
Backyard             $59.70/mo.
Additional Garbage Roll Cart:
$20.00/mo.
Recycling Curbside Roll-Cart
(Urban area only) : +$20.00/mo.
Bulk Item Fee:    $35.00/occurrence

Current Rates (October 2025):

Curbside             $28.50/mo.
Backyard            $57.00/mo.
Additional Household or Recycling Curbside Roll-Cart
(Urban area only) : +$8.00/mo.
Bulk Item Fee:    $60.00/occurrence

Current Rates (March 2025): 

Curbside             $30.74/mo.
Backyard            $61.48/mo.
Additional Garbage or Recycling Curbside Roll-Cart:
+$15.00/mo.
Bulk Item Fee:    $35.00/occurrence

New South Waste

Current Rates (July 2025):

Urban Area:
Household, Yard and Recycling
Curbside            $36.40/mo.
Backyard            $72.79/mo.
Additional Household or
Recycling Curbside Roll-Cart
(Urban area only) : +$15.00/mo.
Bulk Item Fee:    $35.00/occurrence
Rural Area:
Household Garbage Service Only
Curbside            $36.40/mo.
Backyard           $72.79/mo.
Additional Household Curbside
Roll-Cart: $15.00/mo.
Bulk Item Fee:  $35.00/occurrence

Current Rates (October 2025):

Urban Area:
Household, Yard and Recycling
Curbside - $33.08/mo.
Backyard - $48.46/mo.
Additional Household OR
Recycling Curbside Roll-Cart
(Urban area only) : +$5.25/mo.
Bulk Item Fee:  $35.00/occurrence

Rural Area:
Household Garbage Service Only
Curbside - $32.08/mo.
Backyard - $47.00/mo.
Additional Household Garbage
Curbside Roll-Cart: + $5.25/mo.
Bulk Item Fee:  $35.00/occurrence