Take it to the limit in your recycling efforts. You can recycle these "hard to recycle items" and odd items at the following locations (including some local organizations):
Car (And Other Vehicles)
Goodwill Car Donations, South Carolina division
Donated vehicles are auctioned for sale and the resulting funds are invested directly into local community programs.
https://www.goodwillcardonation.org/
Kars 4 Kids
Your donation supports the youth and educational programs of national nonprofit Kars4Kids.
https://www.kars4kids.org/
Kids Car Donations
Funds raised for every donated vehicle will go toward programs and services to benefit children and teens who are confronted with physical, mental, and emotional challenges.
https://kidscardonations.org/
Veteran Car Donations
Nonprofit benefiting Veterans
https://www.veterancardonations.org/
Wheels For Wishes
Nonprofit benefiting Make-A-Wish South Carolina
http://southcarolina.wheelsforwishes.org/
Carpet
Atlanta Foam Recycle
105 McDougal Court, Mauldin SC
713.201.0068
CD's
Stone Avenue Recycling Center
864.467.8300
CD and DVD Cases
GreenDisk
800.305.3475
www.greendisk.com
Computer Disks
GreenDisk
800.305.3475
www.greendisk.com
E-Waste
Cell Phones, Computers & Computer Accessories, Printing Devices, TVs, Monitors, Laptops, Telephones of any type, Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), Global Positioning System (GPS)
Residential Waste and Recycling Centers, Twin Chimneys Landfill
Refer to Recycling brochure
Eyeglasses
Hillcrest Eyecare
309 SE Main Street, Simpsonville, SC 29681
Lions Club, LensCrafters
Local
Residential Waste and Recycling Centers, Twin Chimneys Landfill
Refer to Recycling brochure
Stone Avenue Recycling Center
467.8300
FedEx Tyvek Envelopes
Dupont
800.8.DUPONT
Greeting Cards
Residential Waste and Recycling Centers, Twin Chimneys Landfill
Refer to Recycling brochure
Honeywell Mercury Thermostats
Honeywell
800.468.1502
Household Batteries
Residential Waste and Recycling Centers, Twin Chimneys Landfill
Refer to Recycling brochure
Metal Hangers
Your Dry Cleaner
Local Locations
Ni-Cad Batteries
Radio Shack, Circuit City, Walmart, Black & Decker
Local Locations
Overhead Transparencies
3M Recycle Program
c/o Gemark
99 Stevens Lane
Exeter, PA 18643
Packing Peanuts
UPS Stores, mail service (if peanuts don’t bounce back after squeezing, they are probably made from cornstarch, run them under water and they will disappear)
Local
Plastic Grocery Bags
Your Grocery Store
Local Locations
Printer Cartridges
Residential Waste and Recycling Centers, Twin Chimneys Landfill
Refer to Recycling brochure
Scrap Metal - All Types
CMC Recycling
7931 Valley Falls Road, Spartanburg, SC 29303
864.503.3202
www.cmc.com/
Smoke Detectors
First Alert (send by surface mail, radioactive)
800.392.1395
Styrofoam Trays & Egg Cartons
Publix Grocery Store
Local Locations
Text/Library Books (hardback only)
Diversified Book (minimum pick-up 4,000 books)
800.624.8612
Stone Avenue Recycling Center
864.467.8300
Used Automotive Fluid (UAF)
Various
See PDF
