Three centers with Westminster addresses
Oconee County runs 11 staffed recycling centers, and three of them have Westminster addresses:
| Center | Address |
|---|---|
| Richland | 230 Richland Rd |
| Toccoa | 4167 Toccoa Hwy |
| Long Creek | 186 Old Unity Rd |
Like every Oconee center, they’re for county residents only. They open at 7am and close at 7pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and they’re shut on Wednesday and Sunday.
What do the centers take and refuse?
They take metal, appliances and recyclables. They refuse tube TVs, mattresses and building debris.
| Item | At these centers? |
|---|---|
| Large appliances and scrap metal | Yes |
| Used oil, filters, antifreeze, car batteries | Yes |
| Passenger tires | Yes, 4 per person per year |
| Flat-screen TVs and monitors | Yes, in the donation boxes |
| Tube (CRT) TVs | No |
| Mattresses | No, Strawberry Farm in Seneca only |
| Construction debris | No, C&D landfill in Seneca |
The tube TV row is the tricky one. South Carolina banned TVs and computer monitors from its landfills starting July 1, 2011, and Oconee’s centers don’t accept CRTs at all. Our TV disposal guide covers where they can go. If you’d rather hand it off, we haul tube TVs for a $20–$35 fee per set, since recyclers charge to take them.
Where does construction debris go?
To the county’s C&D landfill on Wells Highway in Seneca, not to the recycling centers. It’s Oconee’s only landfill, and the Visit Oconee website warns that it’s filling up. It takes building debris, yard and land-clearing debris, furniture, pool liners, and even fiberglass boats cut into 4-foot sections. It refuses household trash, electronics, cardboard, metal and liquid paint.
If you’re tearing out a deck or a bathroom, tile, brick and concrete fill our trailer by weight before they fill it by space, so we load them only about a foot deep.
Brush, fence wire and farm leftovers
On farm and rural land, the junk tends to sit outside: limbs from the last storm, a rotted hay feeder, coils of barbed wire, a stack of old tin roofing behind the barn. We load it where it lies. Metal goes to recycling, and brush and debris go to the proper county facility. See yard debris removal for brush piles, and garage cleanouts for the shop or carport that filled up over the years.
What will a Westminster pickup cost?
It depends on how much of our 15-cubic-yard trailer the job fills. The minimum is $75–$95 for about 2 cubic yards, half a trailer runs $250–$320, and a full trailer $450–$550. Mattresses, refrigerant appliances, tires and tube TVs each add a small fee, and stairs add $25–$50. Every step is on our pricing page, and we confirm the price from a photo or a quick look before we load.
To try it on your own pile, the estimator gives a ballpark range before you send a photo.
