West Columbia (Lexington County) transfer station

Hours, sticker price, who can use it, item fees, hazardous waste options, and holiday notes for Lexington County Sandhills Collection and Recycling Center.

Facility: Lexington County Sandhills Collection and Recycling Center Address: 3241 Charleston Hwy, West Columbia, SC 29172 Phone: 803-785-3325

Last verified from official sources: 2026-11-09

Who can use it

Lexington County residents only, from their primary residence; proof of residency (ID) may be required. Material must be generated at the resident's home; business waste goes to the Edmund Landfill (fees apply).

Hours

Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
Sunday 3-7 p.m.
Closed Tuesday and Thursday

Sticker or permit

Required: No (see notes)

Price: No separate sticker price was established on the linked page; the eligibility and item fees below still apply.

Where to buy: Contact the facility about access requirements before loading.

Per-item fees

Item	Fee
Household trash and recyclables	No fee listed for residents

Hazardous waste

Household hazardous waste is not accepted at the centers; bring it to the county's monthly HHW events. Accepted at centers: antifreeze (limit 5 gallons), lead-acid batteries, used motor oil, oil bottles and filters, oil/gasoline mixtures (limit 5 gallons), and vehicle fluids (gear oil, diesel, fuel oil, gasoline, kerosene, motor oil, antifreeze; no brake fluid).

Holiday closures

Closed New Year's Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day, and for weather or emergencies (check the Solid Waste Management Facebook page or the Lexington County Solid Waste app).

Holiday schedule last verified 2026-11-09 from official sources .

Other notes

Recyclables accepted at the centers (county brochure): aluminum cans; cardboard; cooking oil in its original container; glass jars and bottles; scrap metal such as washers, dryers, stoves, grills and bicycles; paper larger than 2 x 2 inches; paperboard; plastic bags and film; plastic containers; shredded paper (in the office paper container); steel cans, spiral cans and Tetra Paks (in the scrap metal container). Some centers take fluorescent and CFL bulbs.
Landmark: Near Bray Park.
Tires: residents may bring up to four per household per day. Tires are accepted here.
Clean wood waste (branches, stumps, pallets, leaves, pine straw, Christmas trees) is accepted here.
Not accepted at centers: electronics (take up to 5 items a day to the Edmund Landfill or HHW events), pressurized tanks (Edmund Landfill, no charge for residents), Freon appliances (Edmund Landfill, fees apply), business waste and out-of-county waste. The brochure also lists mattresses as landfill-only.
The current county page lists 11 centers including Augusta Road; the older brochure (12/22) lists River Chase instead of Augusta Road. This page follows the current county list.
Source note: the county page lists the Solid Waste Management contact as (803) 755-3325 and the "Questions or Issues?" line as (803) 785-3325; the brochure uses both numbers too.
Place recyclables loose, not in plastic bags.

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Sources

Every fee and hour above was taken from these official pages or PDFs on 2026-11-09. If something conflicts, trust the town.