The Natural Beauty of Dewees Island will endure for generations.

The Natural Beauty of Dewees Island will endure for generations.

1. Trash – must be properly bagged in heavy black trash bags and must be brought to the Public Works disposal area located on Old House Lane. PLEASE CLOSE THE SLIDING DOOR to keep rodents out.

2. Recyclables - Please recycle to reduce trash on the Island. Recycle items must be properly bagged in heavy black trash bags and must be brought to the Public Works disposal area and placed in the blue wheelie bins. Following is a summary of items collected as recyclable on Dewees Island in coordination with Charleston County:

- Mixed: 3 colors of glass containers unbroken (clear, brown, and green) - metal lids also - Steel food cans - Aluminum cans, aluminum foil, aluminum pie pans - Plastics #1 (PET) soda bottles, etc. - Plastics #2 (HDPE) milk jugs,etc. (rinse & remove lids) - empty oil bottles (drained, with cap screwed on)

- Paper: Newspaper - Magazines - Junk Mail - Office Paper - Books (hard-cover and soft-back) - Glossy Paper (fax, magazines or inserts). No food contaminated paper, metal fasteners, Kleenex, paper towels or napkins.

- Cardboard: Corrugated Cardboard boxes (boxes must be broken down)

- Paperboard: items such as cereal boxes, soda can boxes, laundry detergent boxes, cracker boxes, cake mix boxes, tissue boxes

3. Compost – bins are located at the Public Works, Huyler House, and on the corner of Pelican Flight Drive and Lake Timicau Lane. Dispose of any biodegradable fruits and vegetables, scraps - but NOT fish or fish products, meat or meat products, or high fat items that take a long time to break down). Bio-bags (decomposable compost bags) are available for sale at the Nature Center.

Please close all containers properly to discourage animals from getting into the bins.

Please use the trash dumpster for bagged trash only and the wheelie bins for bagged recyclables only. There are wooden trash receptacles located throughout the common areas of the Island for any loose trash.

Fish and shell fish:

Please keep all bones and fish refuse separate from your trash. Do not put any fish or shellfish remains into the compost bins. Returning fish to the ocean at the main ferry dock is the best way to dispose of the remains. If you are unable to do this right away, place remains in a bag and freeze until a later time when you can dispose of them properly (this eliminates odor).