Happy America Recycles Day

Charleston County’s Environmental Management Department (CCEM) is celebrating America Recycles Day by hosting Community Collection Day, an event that will provide residents a location to drop off unwanted items that are not collected as part of the County’s residential curbside recycling program. The event will be held Saturday, Nov. 14, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the JC Penny’s parking lot in the Citadel Mall, located at 2060 Sam Rittenberg Boulevard in West Ashley.
America Recycles Day is a nationally-recognized day dedicated to promoting recycling. Sponsored by Keep America Beautiful, the day aims to promote events across the country that educate and encourage citizens to work together to increase recycling in their communities. Last year’s event in Mount Pleasant served nearly 250 people and collected more than 5,000 items.
Locally, the Nov. 14 event will help divert recyclable material from the Bees Ferry Landfill, will highlight the benefits of reuse and will remind Charleston County residents of other options for disposal. Goodwill Industries will have staff at the event to collect certain materials for their organization. Cintas will also be on site to shred and recycle confidential documents.
CCEM will accept recyclable material that is normally collected curbside, as well as other recyclable items such as paint and electronic waste that will be recycled or reused by community partners. County staff will also be on hand to answer recycling questions and provide information to citizens.
Below is the full list of items that will be accepted at the Nov. 14 event:
• Paint
• Household chemicals
• Motor oil and cooking oil
(in disposable container)
• E-waste: printers, TVs, computers,
fax machines, etc.
• CDs/DVDs/CD cases
• VHS tapes/cassette tapes
• Extension cords/holiday lights
• All paper products (i.e. cardboard, books, magazines, newspaper,
gift wrap, junk mail)
• Batteries
• Light bulbs
• Clean plastic grocery bags and
plastic film (i.e. dry cleaning bags)
• Confidential documents for
onsite shredding
• Goodwill would like to receive clothing, shoes, furniture, functioning appliances, tools and home décor.
Items not collected include garbage, yard waste, needles, ammunition, medication, and non-functioning appliances.
 For more information on recycling, contact Charleston County’s Environmental Management Department at 720-7111 or visit recycle.charlestoncounty.org.