
Recycling on Seabrook Island
How well do you think you know the dos and don’ts, the ins and outs, the who, what, when, and where of life on Seabrook Island?
Here’s a chance to test your knowledge and expand your understanding of the rules and regulations on Seabrook Island. Every other Sunday Tidelines will send out a short quiz called Tidelines Quiz Time covering a variety of topics relevant to living on Seabrook.
Sharpen your pencils and see how you do! Answers will appear at the bottom of each post but don’t peek before you’ve answered the questions.
We’ll start off with some easy ones:
- Items for recycling should NOT be enclosed in any type of bag; they should be loose and free in the bin. ( ) TRUE ( ) FALSE
- Recycled items do NOT need to be sorted; cardboard, paper, glass and aluminum can all be together in the bin. ( ) TRUE ( ) FALSE
- It is not necessary to flatten cardboard and paper boxes or to remove plastic packaging. ( ) TRUE ( ) FALSE

- TRUE – You should not bag (in either plastic or paper) the recyclables you put in your recycling bin. Instead, keep them loose and free.
- TRUE – Items do not need to be sorted.
- FALSE – Cardboard and paperboard boxes SHOULD be flattened and plastic packaging removed before recycling.
Got all three correct? Woo hoo! Two out of three right? Not bad. Only one out of three? All three wrong? You might want to study up! Click here to find all you need to know about recycling on Seabrook Island.
–Tidelines Editors
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