Beaufort County
County Recycling Coordinator: Chloee McGuigan
Physical Address: 120 Shanklin Road, Beaufort, SC 29906
Mailing Address: 120 Shanklin Road, Beaufort, SC 29906
Phone: (843) 255-2823
Fax: (843) 255-9480
Website: Beaufort County Solid Recycling
Brochure: Beaufort County Recycles! The brochure includes a detailed list of items collected for recycling as well as other program-specific recycling information.
*Electronics are collected at Collection Events held quarterly.
Staffed County Convenience Centers
1. Bluffton Center, 104 Simmonsville Road, Bluffton 29910
Phone: (843) 815-1520
2. Hilton Head Center, 26 Summit Drive, Hilton Head Island 29926
Phone: (843) 681-3731
3. Shanklin Center, 80 Shanklin Road, Beaufort 29906
Phone: (843) 255-2776
4. St. Helena Island Center, 639 Sea Island Parkway, St. Helena Island 29920
Phone: (843) 838-7277
Hours for Centers 1-4:
Sunday - Tuesday, Thursday - Saturday, 7:3AM - 6PM
CLOSED Wednesday
CENTERS 1 - 4 COLLECT:
- Aluminum cans
- Appliances, large (refrigerators, washers, dryers; ONLY ACCEPTED at Bluffton, Hilton Head, Shanklin, & St. Helena Centers)
- Antifreeze
- Batteries, lead-acid (car, truck, boat)
- Batteries, rechargeable
- Bulbs, fluorescent
- Cardboard
- Cooking oil
- Furniture (sofas, tables, dressers; ONLY ACCEPTED at Bluffton, Hilton Head, Shanklin, and St. Helena Centers)
- Glass (clear, brown, green)
- Herbicides and pesticides
- Mattresses (ONLY ACCEPTED at Bluffton, Hilton Head, Shanklin, and St. Helena Centers)
- Mixed paper (office paper, magazines, newspaper, inserts)
- Oil/gasoline mixtures (ONLY ACCEPTED at Bluffton, Shanklin, Sheldon, and St. Helena Centers)
- Paint, stains and varnishes
- Plastic bottles and jugs (#1 and #2)
- Plastic film (air pillows, bubble wrap, dry-cleaning bags, food storage bags, napkins/paper towel packaging, newspaper bags, plastic shopping bags, produce bags; ONLY ACCEPTED at Bluffton, Hilton Head, Shanklin & St. Helena Centers)
- Scrap metal (ONLY ACCEPTED at Bluffton, Shanklin, St. Helena, and Hilton Head Centers)
- Steel and tin cans
- Telephone books
- Tires (limit four per day; car, motorcycle, truck)
- Used motor oil, filters, and bottles
The following drop-off sites DO NOT accept: cans, cardboard, magazines, mixed paper, telephone books, glass, newspaper, or plastic.
5. Cuffy Center, 152 Cuffy Road, St. Helena Island 29920
Phone: (843) 838-8310
Hours:
Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday, 7:30AM - 6PM
CLOSED Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
6. Big Estate Center, 63 Big Estate Road, Yemassee 29945
Phone: (843) 846-4293
Hours:
Monday, Thursday, and Saturday, 7:30AM - 6PM
CLOSED Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
7. Lobeco Center, 6 Keans Neck Road, Lobeco 29940
Phone: (843) 846-3968
Hours:
Monday, Thursday, and Saturday, 7:30AM - 6PM
CLOSED Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
8. Sheldon Center, 208 Johnson Road, Seabrook 29940
Phone: (843) 846-4731
Hours:
Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday, 7:30AM - 6PM
CLOSED Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
9. Coffin Point Center, 10 Cee Cee Road, St. Helena Island 29920
Phone: (843) 838-8309
Hours:
Monday, Thursday, and Saturday, 7:30AM - 6PM
CLOSED Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
CENTERS 5-9 COLLECT:
- Batteries, lead-acid (car, truck, boat)
- Batteries, rechargeable
- Cooking oil
- Farmer oil (ONLY ACCEPTED at Lobeco Center)
- Oil/gasoline mixture (ONLY ACCEPTED at Bluffton, Shanklin, St. Helena & Sheldon Centers)
- Tires (limit four per day)
- Used motor oil, filters, and bottles
Oyster shells can be dropped off for recycling at the following locations:
- Beaufort County Public Works
- Trask Landing
- Coastal Discovery Museum
- Sands Beach Boat Landing
- Edgar Glenn Boat Landing
- Hunting Island
- St. Helena Island
City of Beaufort
Contact: Nate Farrow Public Works Director
Physical Address: 16 Burton Hill Road, Beaufort 29906
Phone: (843) 525-7054
Fax: (843) 525-7095
Website: City of Beaufort Recycling Web Page
The city of Beaufort offers curbside solid waste and recycling collection to residents. Residents are charged monthly for solid waste that is included on their water bill to participate in the program. The initial recycling bins are free and can be obtained by calling the telephone number above.
Curbside Collection
- Aluminum cans
- Glass (brown, green, clear)
- Paper (newspaper and inserts)
- Plastic bottles and jugs (#1 and clear #2)
- Steel cans
Contact: Capital Waste Services
Phone: (843) 757-2722
Town of Bluffton
Contact: Ron Olson
Physical Address: 20 Bridge Street, Bluffton 29910
Mailing Address: PO Box 386, Bluffton, SC 29910
Phone: (843) 706-4500
Fax: (843) 757-6720
Website: Town of Bluffton - Trash/Recycling Services
Bluffton offers curbside solid waste and recycling collection to residents. For more information call the number for the Town of Bluffton above. The cost of recycling is paid for through property taxes.
Curbside Collection
- Aluminum cans
- Cardboard
- Glass bottles and jars (brown, green, clear)
- Paper (magazines, newspaper and inserts and catalogs)
- Paperboard (cereal boxes, shoe boxes)
- Plastic bottles, jars and jugs (#1 - #7)
- Steel cans
Contact: Waste Management, Customer Service Center
Phone: (888) 964-9730
Fire Department Collection Site
Hilton Head Fire and Rescue, 70 Cordillo Pkwy., Hilton Head, SC 29928
Hours: 24 hours
SITE COLLECTS:
- Aluminum cans
Town of Port Royal
Contact: Jeff Coppinger
Physical Address: 700 Paris Avenue, Port Royal 29935
Mailing Address: PO Drawer 9, Port Royal 29935
Phone: (843) 986-2215
Website: Town of Port Royal - Public Works
Port Royal offers curbside solid waste and recycling collection to residents. For more information call the number for the Town of Port Royal above.
Curbside Collection
- Aluminum (cans, foil, pie pans)
- Cardboard
- Glass bottles and jars (brown, green, clear, blue)
- Mixed paper (magazines, newspaper and inserts and catalogs, brown bags, unwanted mail, office/notebook paper)
- Paperboard (cereal boxes, shoe boxes)
- Plastic bottles, jars and jugs (#1 - #7)
- Steel cans
- Telephone books
Retailer-Operated Used Motor Oil Collection Sites
Beaufort
- Auto Zone, 2602 Boundary Street, Beaufort 29906
- Advance Auto, 54 Robert Smalls Pkwy., Beaufort 29906
- Walmart Tire and Lube Express Center, 350 Robert Smalls Pkwy., Beaufort 29906
Bluffton
- Advance Auto, 1180 Fording Island Road, Bluffton 29910
- Auto Zone, 1005 Fording Island Road, Bluffton 29910
Hilton Head
- Palmetto Electric Co-op Market Place Substation, 6 Dunnagan's Alley, Hilton Head Island 29928
- Palmetto Electric Co-op Indigo Run Substation, 2 Augusta Lane, Hilton Head Island 29928
- Walmart Tire and Lube Express Center, 25 Pembroke Drive, Hilton Head Island 29928
Port Royal
- Advance Auto, 1501 S. Ribaut Road, Port Royal 29935