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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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