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<p><strong>From staff reports&nbsp;</strong></p>
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<p>Beaufort County Solid Waste &amp; Recycle held an art contest in recognition of America Recycles Day and have announced that Beaufort Elementary School 5th grader Vivian Dang is the winner.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Her winning design will be displayed on a billboard in Beaufort County and will help promote the three Rs of recycling: reduce, reuse and recycle.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>The contest was open to students of Beaufort County Schools, Grades 2 through 8. Students were asked to submit artwork that displayed a clear message to recycle in Beaufort County. Other entries can be found at https:// bit.ly/3Ez1VDG.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>SC DHEC established a goal to reach a 40 percent recycle rate by 2020. As of 2020 the rate was 25.5 percent. We encourage residents and visitors of Beaufort County to know the facts and recycle correctly.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>For more information, visit Solid Waste &amp; Recycle at https://bit.ly/335J7hI or contact the Recycling Coordinator Victoria Hoffman at victoria.hoffman@bcgov. net.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Funding for the billboard was provided by a grant through SC DHEC.&nbsp;</p>
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