Electronics Recycling in Mount Pleasant, SC
Mount Pleasant Goodwill stores accept cell phones, stereos and computer accessories; monitors and printers go to county convenience centers.
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Before you go
- List each device; operators often price printers, phones and audio equipment differently.
- Erase phones and remove memory cards before you drop them off.
- Ask whether there’s a per-pound or per-item fee.
South Carolina rules
- Some other electronics can still legally go to Class 3 landfills, but SCDES encourages recycling all electronics. Source: SCDES: Electronics Recycling: Haulers and Landfills (opens in new tab)
- All 46 counties and some cities run electronics collection programs or one-day events; SCDES points residents to RecycleHereSC to see what is accepted locally. Source: SCDES: Electronics Recycling: Residents (opens in new tab)
More South Carolina rules (10)
- SCDES says many retailers and most manufacturers offer collection or take-back programs, which vary in how they work and what they accept. Source: SCDES: Electronics Recycling: Residents (opens in new tab)
- SCDES: delete personal data first, and donate working electronics to a nonprofit if possible. Source: SCDES: Electronics Recycling: Residents (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- Apart from the landfill ban, the Act's provisions are repealed December 31, 2029.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 (28)
Where this information comes from
Checked October 26, 2026
- Charleston County: New Convenience Center Rules (effective November 1, 2024) (opens in new tab) · Charleston County Environmental Management
- Proof of Charleston County residency is required at the convenience centers. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Commercial customers may use only the single-stream recycling part of a convenience center. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Charleston County Environmental Management: Recycling, Convenience Centers & Drop Sites (opens in new tab) · Charleston County Environmental Management
- Staffed convenience centers accept the listed items from residents only; commercial businesses may drop off household recyclables only. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Electronics accepted are household computers, monitors, printers and TVs only. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Charleston County: Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Recycling (opens in new tab) · Charleston County Environmental Management
- Telephones, cell phones, computer accessories, stereos, chargers, radios and small appliances are examples of electronics not accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Town of Mount Pleasant: Trash (opens in new tab) · Town of Mount Pleasant
- The town does not collect e-waste; residents can take it to County drop-off sites or big box electronics stores. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Palmetto Goodwill: Donation Criteria & FAQs (opens in new tab) · Palmetto Goodwill
- Palmetto Goodwill accepts computers (working or not), tablets, gaming systems, computer accessories, cell phones, DVD players, stereos and speakers. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Palmetto Goodwill lists furniture among items it accepts. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Palmetto Goodwill partners with Dell Reconnect to recycle electronics. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Palmetto Goodwill store: Ben Sawyer (opens in new tab) · Palmetto Goodwill
- Palmetto Goodwill store at 1220-A Ben Sawyer Boulevard, ZIP 29464. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Palmetto Goodwill store: Six Mile (opens in new tab) · Palmetto Goodwill
- Palmetto Goodwill store at 1141 6 Mile Road, ZIP 29466. 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.
- Each covered-device manufacturer pays the state an annual registration fee of $3,500. Checked October 26, 2026.
- A computer maker may not sell covered computers in South Carolina unless it provides a recovery program at no charge. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The recovery program must offer to collect covered computer devices bearing the maker's label (its own brand). Checked October 26, 2026.
- Covered computer devices: desktop, laptop or notebook computers and consumer printing devices; TVs and computer monitors are covered by a separate program. Checked October 26, 2026.
- A consumer is a household occupant who used the device mainly for personal or home business use. Checked October 26, 2026.
- SCDES: Electronics Recycling: Residents (opens in new tab) · South Carolina Department of Environmental Services
- SCDES: residents must recycle computers, computer monitors and printers rather than landfill them. 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.
- All 46 counties and some cities run electronics collection programs or one-day events; SCDES points residents to RecycleHereSC to see what is accepted locally. Checked October 26, 2026.
- SCDES says many retailers and most manufacturers offer collection or take-back programs, which vary in how they work and what they accept. Checked October 26, 2026.
- SCDES: delete personal data first, and donate working electronics to a nonprofit if possible. Checked October 26, 2026.
- SCDES: Electronics Recycling: Haulers and Landfills (opens in new tab) · South Carolina Department of Environmental Services
- Some other electronics can still legally go to Class 3 landfills, but SCDES encourages recycling all electronics. 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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