The following are items that you may wish to recycle, but can't find a place. The Solid Waste Authority strives to find solutions for these types of items. For items not found on this list, please contact the SC Department of Health and Environment Control's Recycling Office at (800) 768-7348 or visit www.scdhec.gov/environment/lwm/recycle/
Car, truck and marine (lead-acid), alkaline, non-alkaline and rechargeable (Ni-Cad) batteries are accepted at all of the SWA Recycling Centers. Rechargeable batteries can also be recycled at many local retail stores including Batteries Plus, Radio Shack, Target, Ace Hardware, Best Buy, Sears, The Home Depot and Cellular One. Alkaline batteries, which are regular household batteries, (for example, CD players, radios, television remotes and toy batteries) can be disposed of with your household garbage. Alkaline batteries were of particular environmental concern because they contained mercury. In the past decade or so, the batteries have been redesigned and no mercury added. The only mercury found in an alkaline battery is what naturally occurs as a trace element in other metals. In addition, many manufacturers are designing batteries for a longer life. You can also be a more selective and environmentally friendly consumer. Consider buying rechargeable batteries. Please check SCDHEC's website for more information about battery recycling.
WHERE: SWA Recycling Center - give to the site attendant.
If the bicycle is in good working order, sell it at a yard sale, consignment shop or donate it to charity.
WHERE: SWA Recycling Center - put it in the Scrap Metal Container
Shingles; clean wood; concrete and brick; mixed construction debris (insulation and wood); and land clearing debris. Please separate each material and bring separately to the landfill. Tip: separated materials will incur a less expensive tipping fee.
WHERE: SWA Landfill, 1886 Highway 90, Conway, SC. Call the SWA (843) 347-1651 for details or visit the Landfill Operations page.
If the music CD is playable, sell it at a yard sale, consignment shop or donate it to charity. CDs are not valuable and companies will not pay you to recycle them.
WHERE: The SWA does not have a CD recycling program, however, you can pay postage and mail your CDs to be recycled to one of the following companies:
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The Compact Disc Recycling Center of America 68H Stiles Road Salem, NH 03079 www.cdrecyclingcenter.com |
Sony DADC Attn: DADC Recycling Program 1800 Fruitridge Ave. Terre Haute, IN 47804-1788 (812) 462-8323 www.sonydadc.com |
MRC Polymers (accepts CDs, DVDs and Jewel Cases) c/o DADC Recycling Program 3307 South Lawndale Avenue Chicago, IL 60623-5007 www.mrcpolymers.com |
Check with your cell phone provider's local store for recycling services or setup a recycling program as a fundraiser for your school or business.
WHERE: Best Buy - free drop-off at any store location.
Residents may bring paint and household chemicals to the Household Hazardous Waste Facility on the third Saturday of every month from 8 AM to 3 PM. or call for an appointment. This program does not include explosives, medical or radioactive wastes.
WHERE: SWA House Hazardous Waste Facility, 1886 Highway 90, Conway, SC. Please call (843) 347-1651 for details on business disposal.
Televisions, computer CPUs and monitors, telephones, fax machines
WHERE: If the item still works, donate it to a local charity or recycle at any SWA Recycling Center.
Clean each item. Items do not have to work, but make sure you have both lenses.
WHERE: The Lions Club collects eyeglasses and donates them to those who need them. Visit www.ConwayLions.org for details.
Compact fluorescent bulbs (CFL) and fluorescent tube lighting contain mercury and are harmful to people and the environment.
WHERE: Home Depot - CFLs are recycled at customer service desk.
SWA HHW Facility - drop off any CFL or fluorescent bulbs.
WHERE: Take good condition items to Swap Shops at specific SWA Recycling Convenience Centers, which include Loris, Homewood, Jackson Bluff, and Dorman's Crossroads. You can also hold a yard sale, donate to a charity. If the furniture is broken or not in good condition, please place them in the Bulk Waste bins at any SWA Recycling Convenience Center.
Check to see if your office at work has prepaid mail-in bags to recycle empty printer cartridges. You can also setup a recycling program as a fundraiser for your school or business.
WHERE: Best Buy - free drop-off at any store location.
Packaging peanuts are made of Styrofoam, which is not recyclable in Horry County. Tip: soak the peanut in water. If it melts in water, it is biodegradable and you can throw it away.
WHERE: Ask a local mailing/shipping company if they could use packaging peanuts.
Residents may bring paint and household chemicals to the Household Hazardous Waste Facility on the third Saturday of every month from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. or call for an appointment. This program does not include explosives, medical or radioactive wastes. WHERE: SWA House Hazardous Waste Facility, 1886 Highway 90, Conway, SC. Please call (843) 347-1651 for details on business disposal.
The Horry County Solid Waste Authority does not have a collection for plastic grocery bags WHERE: Recycle these bags at your local grocery store or Wal-Mart.
Styrofoam - Styrofoam (or EPS, also known as the foam version of #6 plastic) is NOT recyclable in Horry County. You can donate your packaging peanuts to a local shipping company or call the Peanut Hotline at (800) 828-2214. You can also contact the Alliance of Foam Packaging for more information about recycling and check out the drop-off locations list.
PLEASE NOTE: The No. 6 plastic also comes in the solid version plastic usually as drinking cups, which are recyclable in Horry County.
The SWA accepts wood pallets at the landfill for a tipping fee. Call (843) 347-1651 for more information. Other local companies that take wood pallets include: G & G Mining Company, (843) 397-5900, in Conway, SC and The Grate Group, (843) 543-2154, in Georgetown, SC.
