Recycling day Aug. 10 at Lexington High”

Lexington County residents are encouraged to bring electronics, household hazardous waste, paper documents to be shred on-site, donations for male veterans and donations for Goodwill to Lexington High School’s Technology Center parking lot located at 2463 Augusta Hwy, Lexington, SC 29072 on Saturday, August 10, 2019 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.

Electronics

·         SC Code of Law, 48-60-05 et seq. requires that electronics (specifically computers, monitors, printers and TVs) be kept intact and that they be recycled.

·         A maximum of eight (8) large electronic items will be accepted per household.  A box or bag of small items and computer components will be bundled to count as one.

·         Examples of electronics accepted include computers, monitors, printers, scanners, TVs, VCR and DVD players, stereo equipment, gaming systems and cell phones.

·         Electronics are also accepted at the Edmund Landfill Monday to Saturday, 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)

·         This material is only accepted at drop-off events.

·         A maximum of eight (8) gallons of liquid paint will be accepted.  There is no limit on other types of HHW.

·         Examples of HHW include paint and paint related products, automotive fluids, batteries, fertilizers, fire extinguishers, pool chemicals and products with mercury.

·         Medicines, ammunition and smoke detectors will not be accepted.

Paper Shredding

·         Paper will be shred on site by Shred With Us.

·         A maximum of five (5) boxes or bags of paper will be accepted per household.

Household Donations

·         Men’s clothing and toiletries will be collected by the “Leadership Lexington County” team for use by veterans at Central Midlands Transitional Retreat in Lexington.

·         Women and children’s clothing, furniture and general household items will be collected by Goodwill Industries.

Additional Information

·         Materials are only accepted from Lexington County residents. 

·         Material generated from businesses is not accepted at drop-off events.  This may be taken to the Edmund Landfill.

·         No refrigerators, freezers or other items with Freon are accepted at drop-off events.  These may be taken to the Edmund Landfill.

·         This event is being hosted by the County of Lexington Solid Waste Management department with assistance from the Lexington County Stormwater Consortium and Keep the Midlands Beautiful.

·         For additional information about Recycling Drop-off Events, go to the Lexington County Solid Waste Management website at www.lex-co.sc.gov/solidwaste or contact Lexington County’s Recycling Coordinator Traude Sander at (803) 785-3340, or tsander@lex-co.com.