Convenience centers
The county has 12 convenience centers located thru out the county. The centers accept
only residential material, all commercial and business waste must be taken to the
Newberry County Transfer Station, 11374 SC Hwy 34, Newberry.
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The following items will be accepted:
Household trash
Furniture
(If you have a truck and trailer load of these items you may be asked to carry to the Transfer
Station, because of the volume. This keeps these sites from filling up so the next citizen will
have a place to place their materials.)
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RECYCLABLE ITEMS:
Glass items - Please separate by color - brown & clear. The County no longer accepts green
or blue glass for recycling. All food residues must be removed and containers rinsed.
Newspapers, Magazines and Office Paper are collected together. Also in this container
you can place any item that can be torn by hand, for example paper egg cartons, school
books (after hard cover has been removed), and soda boxes. If the container has a waxy
coating or is contaminated with food it cannot be taken. NO plastic bags.
Cardboard - no food contaminated cardboard such as pizza boxes. All cardboard has to be
flattened out before placing in the container. If the container has a waxy coating or is
contaminated with food it cannot be taken. The cardboard only consists of the kind that has
the wavy center (corrugated cardboard).
Used motor oil every site has a tank where you can place used oil, Newberry (Dixie Drive)
Site has a gas/oil mixture tank. Beaver dam Site collects oil from farm equipment, limit 55
gallons per visit.
Oil Filters and Oil bottles can be carried to any site, the bottle need to be placed on the
racks to be drained of any excess oil before placing in container for recycling.
Metals - washer/dryers, refrigerators, stoves, etc.
(No automotive parts or materials, for example filters, engines, and engine components)
Any appliance with Freon needs to be placed at a specific site at each center, the Freon will
be collected properly to keep it from escaping into the environment. Freon is in AC’s
refrigerators and freezers.
Tires -4 tires per month, no large tires, this service is for resident’s not businesses.
Batteries – used automotive, marine, and lawn mower batteries only.
Plastic Bottles – soft drink, milk, and other narrow-neck plastic bottles marked by a number
#1 or #2 recycling symbol (usually found on the bottom). NO plastic bags, hard plastic
(toys, kid’s pools), vinyl siding, or food plastic unless it is in bottle form.
Yard debris – tree limbs, leaves, or brush. No building material, railroad ties or large
stumps are accepted to be recycled. No trash or plastic bags. This kind of material is only
accepted at the Transfer Station on Hwy 34.
Computers (e-recycling) – SC passed a legislation which was effective July 1, 2011, this
law states that a resident may not knowingly place or discard a computer, computer monitor,
printer or television in any waste stream that is to be disposed of in a solid waste landfill.
To see more on this new legislation click on
http://www.scdhec.gov/environment/lwm/recycle/e-cycle/index.htm
Aluminum Cans – beverage cans only. No cat food cans, pie plates or aluminum foil.
Used Cooking Oil – is now accepted at the following sites: Newberry Site, Broad River
Site, Little Mountain Site, Whitmire Site, and Chappells Site only.
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Broad River Road Site
10671 Broad River Road
Chappells Site
694 Brannon Road
Kyser - Roth Site
397 Bachman Chapel Road
Little Mountain Site
2788 Holy Trinity Ch Road
Newberry Site
2790 Dixie Drive
Pomaria Site
321 Folk Street
Seibert Road Site
2733 Seibert Road
Silverstreet Site
4094 Werts Road
St Lukes Road Site
4570 St Lukes Ch Road
Transfer Station Site
11382 SC Hwy 34
SITE LOCATIONS
Whitmire Site
2293 SC Hwy 66
CONVENIENCE CENTERS HOURS OF OPERATION
Tuesday 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Thursday 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Saturday 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sunday 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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With the exception of Seibert Site, they are open the same hours and also Friday’s
8:00AM to 7:00PM
And the Transfer Station Site that is open Monday to Friday from 7:30AM to 4:00PM
How can I remember what days most of the centers are open?
Key - If the first letter of the day can be found in the word trash , its open
examples - Saturday starts with the letter "S" and "S" is in the word trash - Center
open
Monday starts with the letter "M" and "M" is not in the word trash - Center closed
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TRANSFER STATION
TRANSFER STATION LOCATION
11374 SC Hwy 34
Newberry, SC 29108
TRANSFER STATION HOURS OF OPERATION
Monday - Friday 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
DRIVING DIRECTIONS
The Transfer Station on SC Hwy 34 approximately 1 mile from I-26. Newberry
County does not operate a C&D landfill. There is a C&D Landfill on Hwy 121 that is
not county operated. Contact the Public Works Department at (803) 321-2180 for
accepted materials.
All Commercial, business, and contractors are required to pay a tipping fee per ton,
which is posted at the scales.
5. The following items will not be accepted at the Recycle Sites:
1. Pressure treated materials
2. Pallets stained with oil or other material
3. Trees larger than 12" in diameter
4. Tree or plant root balls
5. Yard debris must be removed from plastic bags or containers.
6. NO construction material will be accepted (anything that you would us to build
a building, home, and such). This material will have to be carried to the
Transfer Station or the C&D Landfill.
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
Any questions or concerns are to be addressed to the Public Works Department at (803) 321-2180. OR email
the director mpisano@newberrycounty.net or recycling technician
sguy@newberrycounty.net