Lexington and Richland County residents are invited to a special recycling event being held on Saturday, October 16, 2021 at Irmo High School, located at 6671 St. Andrews Road in Columbia. The event is being held in the Student Parking Lot which can be accessed using the entrance on Wescott Road, across from Irmo Middle School.
Residents will be able to recycle specific items including cooking oil, electronics, scrap metal and tires. They will also be able to shred papers on-site free of charge. More details about what items will be accepted at this event are as follows:

• Cooking Oil – No limits. Cannot be contaminated with soap, water, etc. 
• Tires – Limit of 8 tires per household. Small car and truck tires, wheelbarrow, ATV and bicycle tires will be accepted. Rims do NOT need to be removed.
• Electronics (E-Waste) – Limit of 8 items per household. Computer components and small items will be bundled to count as one item. Electronics accepted include computers, monitors, printers, copiers, scanners, televisions, cell phones, VCR and DVD players, fax machines, stereo equipment, gaming systems, household batteries and other household electronics. Appliances are NOT accepted. Electronics are also accepted at no charge at Lexington and Richland County’s C&D Landfills.
• Scrap Metal - Appliances, bicycles, metal shelving and chairs, lawn mowers (free of fluids) and other items made mostly of metal. NO refrigerators, freezers, AC units or other items with Freon.
• Paper Shredding – Limit of 4 boxes or paper bags per household. Shredding is performed immediately on site. Paper clips and staples are acceptable. Paper shredding will be available first come first serve until the trucks fill up.

Material generated by businesses, including non-profit organizations, rental properties, schools, and churches, is NOT accepted at drop-off events.
Household Hazardous Waste will NOT be collected at this event. Instead, residents of Lexington County have drop-off opportunities on October 23rd and November 20th. Richland County residents will have a household hazardous waste event drop off on November 13th. See each county’s website for more information.
For more information and future recycling event dates, please visit the Lexington County Solid Waste Management website at https://lex-co.sc.gov/departments/solid-waste-management or contact us at (803) 755-3325 EXT #6. This event is being co-hosted by Richland County’s Division of Solid Waste and Recycling and the County of Lexington’s Solid Waste Management department with assistance from the City of Columbia, Keep the Midlands Beautiful, the Town of Irmo, and Irmo High School.