Here's what you can and cannot recycle in Beaufort County

Throughout Beaufort county, there are about half a dozen hauling companies that pick up residential trash and recycling and 11 convenience centers where individuals can drop off and sort their waste and recycling.

Each entity has its own list of items it will accept for recycling.

For instance, Waste Management no longer accepts glass and the county's convenience centers only take plastic items with a No. 1 or 2 on it.

Here's a full list of what various companies across the county accept as recyclables.

Beaufort County Convenience centers

Beaufort county's convenience centers (except for the Big Estate, Sheldon, Lobeco, Cuffy centers) collect the following residential recycling items.

Accepts: No. 1 and 2 plastics, glass, cardboard, mixed paper, magazines, aluminum and steel cans

Does not accept: No. 3-7 plastics, plastic bags, Styrofoam, food waste

For the full list of what is accepted at each convenience center, click here.

Port Royal and Beaufort curbside pickup programs

WastePro

Accepts: 1-7 plastics, glass, cardboard, paper, aluminum cans

Does not accept: plastic bags, Styrofoam and food waste

Bluffton curbside pickup program

Waste Management

Accepts: plastics 1-7, glass, cardboard, paper, aluminum cans

Does not accept: plastic bags, Styrofoam, food waste

Other private hauling companies

This story was originally published June 29, 2018 at 10:51 AM.