
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.
Here you go:
- All of the following items can be recycled: cartons for milk, juice, ice cream, and soup and paper cartons for eggs. ( ) TRUE ( ) FALSE
- Aluminum, steel, tin cans and empty aerosol cans will NOT be accepted. ( ) TRUE ( ) FALSE
- Hazardous waste such as old paint cans, electronics, batteries, fluorescent lights, oil, and old yard or household chemicals can be taken to the Maintenance area (adjacent to the Community Garden) the first Friday of the month between 9:00 am and 2:00 pm. Hazardous materials must be handed directly to the attendant on duty. The materials cannot be left on the ground. ( ) TRUE ( ) FALSE

- TRUE – Cartons for milk, juice, ice cream, and soup and paper cartons for eggs all can be recycled.
- FALSE –Aluminum, steel, and tin cans and even empty aerosol cans WILL BE ACCEPTED and SHOULD be recycled.
- TRUE – Hazardous waste such as old paint cans, electronics, batteries, fluorescent lights, oil, and old yard or household chemicals can MUST be taken to the Maintenance area (adjacent to the Community Garden) the first Friday of the month between 9:00 am and 2:00 pm. Hazardous materials must be handed directly to the attendant on duty. The materials cannot be left on the ground.
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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