Where Do You Recycle in Lexington?

Want to start recycling in the Lexington, but don't know how?

Patch has put together a list of things you need to know about recycling in the Lexington area from the Keep the Midlands Beautiful website.

What can you put in your curbside containers?

• Aluminum cans
• Steel cans and lids (please place lids inside cans)
• Plastic bottles, jugs and jars (leave caps on)
• Plastic trays
• Plastic baskets
• Frozen dinner trays
• Yogurt and butter containers
• Orange juice and milk cartons (rinse and leave cap off)
• Empty aerosol cans
• Glass bottles, jugs and jars
• Magazines
• Newspapers and inserts
• Office paper and junk mail
• Envelopes with plastic windows
• Cardboard boxes (flattened)
• Paperboard boxes (flattened)
• Paper bags
• Pizza boxes
• Phone books

Have other things you would like to recycle, but that don't fit the curbside criteria?

Lexington County offers several locations where you can drop-off your items.

Find a recycling center near you.

The recycling centers are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays, Wednesday, Fridays and Saturdays. The locations also are open from 3 to 7 p.m. Sundays.

Items accepted:

• Household garbage
• Yard Debris (leaves, limbs, scrap lumber, etc.)
• Recyclables

Recyclables accepted:

• Newspaper and inserts
• Magazines
• Phone books (place in Newspaper/Magazine Container) 
• Corrugated cardboard and paperboard (cereal, shoe boxes, etc)
• Office paper
• Junk mail
• Glass Bottles and Jars  (clear, brown, green)
• Aluminum cans
• Steel cans (place in scrap metal container)
• Plastic bottles, jugs and jars
• Plastic trays and baskets
• Frozen dinner trays
• Yogurt and butter containers
• Orange juice and milk cartons (please rinse, leave cap off and place in plastic container)
• Batteries (vehicle & small lead acid)
• Foam rubber/carpet padding (no waffle pad)
• Metals (stoves, grills, etc.)
• Used motor oil (five gallon limit), gasoline mixtures accepted at some sites
• Oil filters and oil bottles
• Textiles (clothing, shoes, sheets, etc.).