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The following items may be placed together in the same Blue Bag and then placed in the roll cart for recycling:
Paper Products
Newspaper (with inserts), magazines, phone books, cardboard, paperboard such as cereal and gift boxes, white and sorted office paper and shredded paper.
Note: Cardboard too large for Blue Bags should be broken down to the extent possible and placed at the curbside on collection day.
Glass and Small Metal Containers
Aluminum and steel cans, and clear, brown, green, and blue glass bottles and jars.
Plastic Containers
Plastic bottles and jugs with a #1 or #2 recycling symbol on the bottom; plastic milk jugs, plastic soda bottles and plastic detergent bottles.
After pickup, the Blue Bags are separated from the household garbage, sorted at the City's Material Recovery Facility (MRF), and sold to reprocessing companies.
For more information about North Augusta's Blue Bag Recycling Program, please call 803-441-4331 or 803-441-4245. If additional bags are needed or you accumulate excess bags, please call 803-441-4223.
Additional Recycling Services
In addition to Blue Bag recycling, the City recycles a number of items that can not or should not be placed in the roll carts with regular household garbage or Blue Bags.
Electronics Recycling (e-cycling)
Computers, printers, keyboards, small appliances, VCRs, microwaves and more are all recyclable and should be kept out of the waste stream. North Augusta's Sanitation Department will hold several public Electronics Recycling events each year and encourages its customers to collect and dispose of these items responsibly. For more information about North Augusta's e-cycling effforts, call 803-441-4245 or 803-441-4331.
Learn more about electronics recycling from the Environmental Protection Agency.
Next Electronics Recycling Event Info
Scrap Metal / Large Household Appliances
Household refrigerators and similar large metal household items should be placed at the curb on the regular collection day. Large, bulky items should not exceed four (4) feet in diameter, ten (10) feet in length, or 200 pounds.
Used Motor Oil & Automotive Batteries
Used motor oil and automotive batteries may be dropped off at the North Augusta Regional Material Recovery Facility at 61 Clay Pit Road Monday-Thursday from 7:00am-5:30pm. These materials may also be saved for a Household Hazardous Waste Collection event. For additional information, please call 803-441-4245 or 803-441-4246.
Household Hazardous Waste Collection
North Augusta's Stormwater Management Department holds several collection events annually to provide North Augusta residents an opportunity to properly and safely dispose of a variety of common household products and materials that require special disposal to prevent contamination of our natural water resources. For additional information, please call 803-441-4246.
Compact Flourescent Bulb (CFL) Recycling
View information here about CFL recycling at The Home Depot.
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