Category: SIPOA

The August 2026 issue of Currents is now available. Click on the cover above or visit the SIPOA website and access it through the News dropdown menu.

The dog days of summer are here, and there’s no better time to slow down, relax, and catch up on the latest happenings around Seabrook Island.

Take a few minutes to explore community news, revisit the fun of this year’s Fourth of July celebration, meet this month’s Saltwater Stories contributor, learn about opportunities to help shape Seabrook Island’s future, and stay up to date on projects happening around the island.

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Email your comments and feedback to publiccomment@sipoa.org

-Submitted by SIPOA

Steve Hirsch (SIPOA) and Patrick Barrineau (Coastal Science & Engineering) will present the planned sand scraping project that will take place in October 2026. They will also provide an update on the status of the future Captain Sams Inlet Relocation project.

When: Tuesday, September 14, 2026
Where: New Location: Oyster Catcher Community Center
Time: 3:00 pm
Click here for Zoom link

According to John Lassiter, President of Seabrook Island Property Owners Association (SIPOA), in the August issue of Currents:

Sand Recycling along Boardwalks 7, 8 and 9: Our engineering team and consultants have been closely monitoring the status on the beach along this area and paying careful attention to the integrity of the dunes and impact on nearby villas and Club properties.

Erosion has continued to limit access and require regular repairs to the boardwalks and stairs to the beach. Beginning in October, SIPOA will resume scraping sand north of Boardwalk 1 and bringing sand to the area in front of Beach Club Villas and Pelican Watch Villas.

This is the same process we used in late 2024 to add sand along most of our beaches to retain broader strands for each of us to enjoy. Though this process is expensive, dredging like the project underway at Isle of Palms runs more than twenty times this project’s cost.

–Tidelines Editors

The next monthly Brown and White pickup is Friday, August 7, 2026.

Bulk items can be left curbside by 7:00 am.  Place items, including furniture, appliances, grills, lawn furniture, or other similar household items, where you would normally leave your trash and recycling.

Hazardous waste such as old paint cans, electronics, batteries, fluorescent lights, and old yard or household chemicals can be taken to the Maintenance area (adjacent to the Community Garden at 2902B Seabrook Island Road) that morning between 9:00 am and 2:00 pm.  Please hand hazardous materials directly to the attendant on duty. 

Before you put your used furniture or other items on the curb for Brown and White Pickup on Friday, consider recycling them with Sea Island Habitat for Humanity. Contact the store at 843-559-4009 for more information and to arrange for free pickup of large items.

Click here for the SIPOA Garbage, Recycling, and Yard Debris Pickup Schedule for 2026.

–Tidelines Editors

Whether at home or out enjoying an activity on the island, if a cardiac arrest occurs, call 9-1-1 first. Every emergency vehicle is equipped with an AED (Automated External Defibrillator), and they will likely arrive before you locate an available AED.

The 29 AEDs on Seabrook Island can be found at the following locations:

Amenity Office Building – 1101 Landfall Way
Ground Floor Foyer

Camp St. Christopher
Welcome Center
Susanna’s House, Main Hall

Club Engineering Building
Main Office Hallway – garden area

Club Laundry
Staff Room – garden area

Equestrian Center
Main Barn – center aisle hallway

Golf Course
Crooked Oaks Course – hole #4 restroom
Crooked Oaks Course – tee box #10 restroom
Crooked Oaks Course – hole #14 restroom
Ocean Winds Course – hole #4 restroom
Ocean Winds Course – between hole #14 and tee box #15 restroom
Driving Range Restroom

Island House
First Floor – across from Carolina Room

Lake House
Lobby
Fitness Hallway
Meeting Room Hallway – by back door

Ocean Terrace
Front Entrance – Seabrook Island Road

Oyster Catcher Community Center
Front Porch – to the left of the front door
Pool Side Porch – by the restroom

Pelican’s Nest
Front Entry – left of Seabrook Shoppe

Racquet Club
Outside – to the left of the front entrance
Inside – back office

Real Estate Office
Center of the Building – next to the center door

SIPOA Office Building – 1202 Landfall Way
Reception Area

SIPOA Security
Truck – 135
Truck – 139
Truck – 140

Town Hall
Front Hall
Summer Beach Patrol Vehicle

–Tidelines Editors

Updated May 2026

Do you know… how you can collect items to compost on Seabrook Island?

SIPOA has established a compost collection site at the existing trash and recycling center at 2902 Seabrook Island Road near the Maintenance Shed and the Community Garden. Special compostable bags are available at the site for you to use to collect compostable material at home.

Compostable items can be brought there and deposited in one of the two collection containers found adjacent to the Club laundry facility as seen below.

The containers are emptied every Tuesday and Friday and the material is hauled to the Charleston County compost facility to be processed as compost. Details on what is and not compostable can be found in the image below or on Charleston County’s website.

Let’s do what we can to contribute to a more sustainable environment.

To review this entire series, go to tidelinesblog.com and click “Do You Know” at the top of the page.

–Tidelines Editors

(Image credit: smartrecyclingus.com)

Updated June 2026

Do you know… there are several ways to dispose of rubbish on the island?

SIPOA provides a refuse collection, recycling center and trash compactor at the SIPOA Maintenance area adjacent to the Community Garden at 2902 Seabrook Island Road.

• Garbage, household trash and recycling from single-family homes should be placed curbside no earlier than noon on the day prior to the scheduled pick-up day and no later than 7:00 am on the scheduled pickup day. Garbage and trash shall be placed in covered containers provided by SIPOA. Garbage, trash and recycling containers must be removed from the curb and stored where not visible from the street by the end of the day of pick up.

• Garbage and trash containers for single family and multifamily dwelling units, must be made wildlife-proof. Property owners/tenants must clean up any of their garbage or trash that has been scattered by wildlife or the elements. 

• The procedure for reporting any missed collection or requesting a new roll cart is to send an email to trash@sipoa.org.

• A garbage compactor is only available at the SIPOA Maintenance Facility/Recycling Center for the convenience of property owners and residents who will not be on Seabrook Island on refuse collection days and need to dispose of their kitchen garbage and inside house trash only. Trash and recycling should be put in the compactor or recycling bins and not left on the ground.

• SIPOA provides bulk item collection on monthly Brown and White Pickup days, usually the first Friday of the month. Bulk items may be left curbside no earlier than noon on the day prior and no later than 7:00 am on the pickup day.

• Hazardous waste such as old paint cans, electronics, batteries, fluorescent lights, and old yard or household chemicals may be taken to the Maintenance area on Brown and White Pickup days between 7:00 am and 2:00 pm. Hazardous materials must be handed directly to the attendant on duty. The materials may not be left on the ground.

• Yard debris is to be placed curbside between dawn Saturday and no later than 7:00 am on the scheduled day for collection and may not exceed four feet in length or four inches in diameter. All loose debris such as leaves and twigs are to be put into sturdy paper bags (not plastic bags) or placed in open-topped containers. Limbs and palm fronds must be neatly stacked. Yard debris may not be deposited on undeveloped lots or near storm water catch basins. For information about trash, recycling and yard debris collection click here. 

• Yard debris generated by contractors is not included for pick up by SIPOA.

• The compactor and recycling facility is not for use by contractors or commercial enterprises and is not for the disposal of construction trash, paint, harmful chemicals, or bulk trash items.

• Burning of trash, scrap lumber, debris, etc., is prohibited.

These are taken from SIPOA Rules and Regulations, Section VI. B and D.

Property owners should share this information with visitors and rental guests.

To review this entire series, go to tidelinesblog.com and click “Do You Know” at the top of the page.

–Tidelines Editors

Updated June 2026