County offering electronics recycling
The Beaufort County Department of Solid Waste and Recycling will host two free electronics recycling events for County residents Saturday, May 20. They will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the following locations:
Beaufort County Public Works, 9 Benton Field Road, Bluffton
Beaufort County Public Works, 140 Shanklin Road, Beaufort
*Please note adjusted event hours.
Residents are asked to please stay in your car during the event. Staff will unload electronics. Residential only.
Any personal computers, laptops, CRT monitors, LCD monitors, CRT televisions, non-CRT televisions, printers, hard drives, and miscellaneous electronics (cell phones, radios, and fax machines) will be accepted.
Household items NOT accepted at this event include microwaves, vacuums, stereos, speakers, tuners, VCRs, DVDs, lamps, etc.
These can be taken to the Convenience Centers for disposal and will not be unloaded at the event.
If you have questions about Beaufort County recycling events, please call the Solid Waste and Recycling Office at 843-255-2736.
SCDNR to work at boat ramps
The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) will be conducting its annual shellfish ground management efforts (oyster shell reseeding) at several Beaufort County boat landings next week.
The boat landings will remain open to the public, however there will be increased truck and barge activity throughout each day while SCDNR reseeds the oyster beds at each location.
The schedule is as follows:
Monday, May 22-Tuesday, May 23 – Broad River Landing, Beaufort
Wednesday, May 24-Friday, May 26 & Tuesday, May 30 – Station Creek Landing
Friday, May 26 & Tuesday, May 30 – Russ Point Landing, Beaufort
Monday, June 5-Friday, June 9 & Monday, June 12 – The Sands, Port Royal
The barge will occupy one ramp while it is being loaded. Loading will take approximately two hours. At least one ramp will be available for public use while the barge is being loaded.
– Compiled from staff reports
