TV Recycling in Lexington, SC
TVs are not collected curbside in the Town of Lexington; take up to 5 electronics a day to Lexington County's Edmund Landfill.
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Checked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check
Before you go
- Note whether it’s a flat screen or an older CRT (tube) set; many programs price them differently.
- Ask whether a cracked screen or broken glass changes the price or handling.
- Confirm the total cost, including any visit fee, before you load it.
South Carolina rules
- SCDES: residents must recycle televisions; they may not knowingly put them in waste going to a landfill. Source: SCDES: Electronics Recycling: Residents (opens in new tab)
- Covered televisions are consumer devices with a CRT or flat-panel screen larger than 4 inches diagonally that receive video programming. Source: SCDES: Electronics Recycling: Haulers and Landfills (opens in new tab)
More South Carolina rules (15)
- Since program year 2023, TV and computer monitor makers must run a manufacturer e-waste program that transports and recycles TVs and monitors collected at participating counties' program sites and one-day events. Source: S.C. Code of Laws Title 48 Chapter 60: Manufacturer Responsibility and Consumer Convenience Information Technology Equipment Collection and Recovery Act (opens in new tab)
- Counties (or solid waste authorities) choose whether to opt in to the manufacturer-funded TV and monitor program; manufacturers then pay to transport and recycle those devices. Source: SCDES: Electronics Recycling: Local Governments (opens in new tab)
- For each participating county, the manufacturer program must offer one collection site (population under 100,000), two (100,000 to 199,999) or three (200,000 or more), unless the county agrees otherwise. Source: S.C. Code of Laws Title 48 Chapter 60: Manufacturer Responsibility and Consumer Convenience Information Technology Equipment Collection and Recovery Act (opens in new tab)
- Registered collectors in county-supervised programs may charge a fee for each desktop computer monitor or television they accept. Source: S.C. Code of Laws Title 48 Chapter 60: Manufacturer Responsibility and Consumer Convenience Information Technology Equipment Collection and Recovery Act (opens in new tab)
- Retail collection sites are allowed to charge a fee for each covered device they collect. Source: S.C. Code of Laws Title 48 Chapter 60: Manufacturer Responsibility and Consumer Convenience Information Technology Equipment Collection and Recovery Act (opens in new tab)
- A city of more than 17,000 people in a county that does not participate may join another participating county's program and use its sites. Source: S.C. Code of Laws Title 48 Chapter 60: Manufacturer Responsibility and Consumer Convenience Information Technology Equipment Collection and Recovery Act (opens in new tab)
- Under the 2022 revisions, manufacturers pay to transport and recycle all TVs and monitors collected from agreed program collection points, and participating counties are guaranteed a minimum number of sites or one-day events. Source: SCDES: Electronics Recycling (opens in new tab)
- Since July 1, 2011, consumers in South Carolina may not knowingly put a covered device (computer, computer monitor, printer or television) in waste headed for a solid waste landfill. Source: S.C. Code of Laws Title 48 Chapter 60: Manufacturer Responsibility and Consumer Convenience Information Technology Equipment Collection and Recovery Act (opens in new tab)
- The landfill ban (Section 48-60-90) stays in force even though the rest of the Act has sunset dates; the rest now runs to December 31, 2029. Source: SCDES: Electronics Recycling: Residents (opens in new tab)
- Apart from the landfill ban, the Act's provisions are repealed December 31, 2029. Source: S.C. Code of Laws Title 48 Chapter 60: Manufacturer Responsibility and Consumer Convenience Information Technology Equipment Collection and Recovery Act (opens in new tab)
- Landfills may not knowingly accept loads with more than an incidental amount of covered devices, and must post signs and notify haulers. Source: S.C. Code of Laws Title 48 Chapter 60: Manufacturer Responsibility and Consumer Convenience Information Technology Equipment Collection and Recovery Act (opens in new tab)
- Each covered-device manufacturer pays the state an annual registration fee of $3,500. Source: S.C. Code of Laws Title 48 Chapter 60: Manufacturer Responsibility and Consumer Convenience Information Technology Equipment Collection and Recovery Act (opens in new tab)
- Some county programs accept household hazardous waste, either through regular collection or single-day events; check RecycleHereSC. Source: SCDES: What Can I Recycle? (hard-to-manage items) (opens in new tab)
- Do not pour household hazardous products down the drain, on the ground or into a storm sewer. Source: SCDES: What Can I Recycle? (hard-to-manage items) (opens in new tab)
- SCDES asks residents to use only the drop-off locations of their own county of residence. Source: SCDES: Where to Recycle (county recycling locations) (opens in new tab)
Where this information comes from (24)
Where this information comes from
Checked October 26, 2026
- Trash and Recycling Pickup Regulations (opens in new tab) · Town of Lexington
- Electronic waste, including TVs and microwaves, is not collected curbside; take it to the landfill or a county electronics recycling event. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Sanitation: Garbage & Recycling Information (opens in new tab) · Town of Lexington
- The Town of Lexington provides residential garbage collection; no recycling or yard debris pickup for commercial establishments. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Lexington County Collection and Recycling Centers (opens in new tab) · County of Lexington
- The centers are for Lexington County residents only (from a primary residence); ID may be required. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Electronics are not accepted at the centers; take up to 5 a day to Edmund Landfill or HHW events. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Lexington County Recycling Locations (opens in new tab) · South Carolina Department of Environmental Services
- SCDES: Edmund Landfill takes electronics (computers, monitors, printers/copiers, televisions; limit 5 items), refrigeration units (fee may apply) and tires over 4 (fee may apply). Checked October 26, 2026.
- Solid Waste FAQ (opens in new tab) · County of Lexington
- TVs, computers and monitors are accepted at the Edmund Landfill and HHW events. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Fees (opens in new tab) · County of Lexington
- Residents must be present and show ID; business, landscaper, contractor and rental-property waste must go to the landfill and pays fees. Checked October 26, 2026.
- S.C. Code of Laws Title 48 Chapter 60: Manufacturer Responsibility and Consumer Convenience Information Technology Equipment Collection and Recovery Act (opens in new tab) · South Carolina General Assembly
- Since July 1, 2011, consumers in South Carolina may not knowingly put a covered device (computer, computer monitor, printer or television) in waste headed for a solid waste landfill. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Apart from the landfill ban, the Act's provisions are repealed December 31, 2029. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Landfills may not knowingly accept loads with more than an incidental amount of covered devices, and must post signs and notify haulers. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Since program year 2023, TV and computer monitor makers must run a manufacturer e-waste program that transports and recycles TVs and monitors collected at participating counties' program sites and one-day events. Checked October 26, 2026.
- For each participating county, the manufacturer program must offer one collection site (population under 100,000), two (100,000 to 199,999) or three (200,000 or more), unless the county agrees otherwise. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Registered collectors in county-supervised programs may charge a fee for each desktop computer monitor or television they accept. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Retail collection sites are allowed to charge a fee for each covered device they collect. Checked October 26, 2026.
- A city of more than 17,000 people in a county that does not participate may join another participating county's program and use its sites. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Each covered-device manufacturer pays the state an annual registration fee of $3,500. Checked October 26, 2026.
- SCDES: Electronics Recycling: Residents (opens in new tab) · South Carolina Department of Environmental Services
- SCDES: residents must recycle televisions; they may not knowingly put them in waste going to a landfill. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The landfill ban (Section 48-60-90) stays in force even though the rest of the Act has sunset dates; the rest now runs to December 31, 2029. Checked October 26, 2026.
- SCDES: Electronics Recycling: Haulers and Landfills (opens in new tab) · South Carolina Department of Environmental Services
- Covered televisions are consumer devices with a CRT or flat-panel screen larger than 4 inches diagonally that receive video programming. Checked October 26, 2026.
- SCDES: Electronics Recycling: Local Governments (opens in new tab) · South Carolina Department of Environmental Services
- Counties (or solid waste authorities) choose whether to opt in to the manufacturer-funded TV and monitor program; manufacturers then pay to transport and recycle those devices. Checked October 26, 2026.
- SCDES: Electronics Recycling (opens in new tab) · South Carolina Department of Environmental Services
- Under the 2022 revisions, manufacturers pay to transport and recycle all TVs and monitors collected from agreed program collection points, and participating counties are guaranteed a minimum number of sites or one-day events. Checked October 26, 2026.
- SCDES: What Can I Recycle? (hard-to-manage items) (opens in new tab) · South Carolina Department of Environmental Services
- Some county programs accept household hazardous waste, either through regular collection or single-day events; check RecycleHereSC. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Do not pour household hazardous products down the drain, on the ground or into a storm sewer. Checked October 26, 2026.
- SCDES: Where to Recycle (county recycling locations) (opens in new tab) · South Carolina Department of Environmental Services
- SCDES asks residents to use only the drop-off locations of their own county of residence. Checked October 26, 2026.
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