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Our mission is to serve, maintain, beautify, and enhance the City of Tybee Island’s infrastructure for all citizens in an effective, efficient, and proactive approach.
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Staff:
Joe Wilson - Director
786-4573 x 132
jwilson@cityoftybee.org
Danny Carpenter
786-4573 x 125
dcarpenter@cityoftybee.org
Jackie Cary - Administrative Assistant
786-4573 x 120
jcary@cityoftybee.org
Public Works yard address:
76 Polk Street
Tybee Island, GA 31318
Dump Hours:
7:30am til 3:30pm Monday thru Friday
Noon til 2:00pm Saturday and Sunday
Recycling Center on site for:
Cans
Boxes
Metal
Phone Books
Oyster shells
Public meeting and recreational facilities
The Public Works Department cares for the various buildings and parks on Tybee Island that are available for the public to enjoy. A list of these facilities is on our Parks & Recreation page.
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Frequently asked questions regarding the Historic Butler Ave Pedestrian Safety Project...
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Tybee City government, residents, and business people are cooperative partners in a mutual goal - to provide complete and efficient sanitation services to the community so that the Island's native beauty is preserved, the natural environment is protected, and the Island's ecological heritage is perpetuated for future generations, while providing for the needs of our citizens and of the visiting public who come to enjoy our Island beaches.
Tybee's barrier island environment prevents use of a landfill. However, there is a collection dumpster at Public Works, and recycling and trash pickup is provided for residents according to the schedules below via a contract with WastePro. On August 29, 2011, City Council hosted a review of the current status of Tybee's recycling efforts. City Manager Diane Schleicher gave a presentation with details of existing conditions and some proposals being offered to help improve participation and reduce costs. Download the presentation as a PDF here.
Please review the information below for details on trash pick-up schedules, yard waste and recycling instructions, information about plastics recycling, and the waste dumpster kept in the DPW yard.
FOR THE SAFETY OF COLLECTION STAFF, please make sure that you do NOT use bungee cords, or stretch materials that may break and snap, to secure garbage lids, bundle yard waste, or otherwise hold your trash. Recently one of WastePro's staff was seriously injured when a bungee cord snapped and the end hit him in the eye! If your neighborhood has trouble with racoons, be aware the container lids are designed to be difficult for racoons to open. If dogs are your problem, they recommend splashing a bit of bleach on the sides and top to ward off the sniffers before they cause trouble. Use string or rope when necessary to secure or bundle materials. Thank you!
You can contact WastePro and City staff by calling one of the telephone numbers below or by clicking the appropriate item below:
Telephone numbers:
Waste Pro: 912.965.0777, or 912.786.4573 x131
City Hall extensions: 912.786.4573
City Manager: x109
Administrative Assistant: x137
Public Works: x120
City Marshall: x104
Police: 912.786.5600
Yard Trash:
• Leaves, yard clippings, paper, straw, and loose yard care items shall be placed in water tight bags or other suitable containers which, when full do not exceed fifty (50) pounds in weight. If paper recycling bags are used, please keep them dry until pickup!
• Palm fronds should be stacked and placed adjacent to the street, road or alley for collection.
• Heavy brush and tree branches no longer than three (3) feet in length and six (6) inches in diameter and consisting of a pile no larger than five (5) cubic yards.
• Special collection may be requested for those residents that have a pile larger than the above, by setting up a private contract with WastePro.
Other collection alternatives:
Tybee Island Public Works on Polk Street maintains a collection dumpster for dry trash. Dry trash is considered as any item normally accumulated in the care and maintenance of a residence including, but not limited to, yard trimmings, leaves, paper, cardboard, wood, metal, and rubber. Contractors are not allowed to use the dumpster service!
The Recycling Center, nearby on Polk Street, also has recycle containers for aluminum, newspapers, and cardboard, with an additional area in the yard for large metal items such as appliances. Note that new security gates at DPW have been put in place and the recycling bins are now only accessible during regular public works hours.
Public Works hours are Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 4:30pm, and Saturday - Sunday, 12:00n - 2:00pm.
County residents may also use the Wilmington Island Recycling and Collection Center on Wilmington Island for their dry trash and recyclables. Their hours are Monday - Saturday, 8am - 5:30 pm, and Sunday, 12:00n - 5:30pm.
eRecycling:
Electronic circuit boards contain an abundance of heavy metals - these are both poisonous in the groundwater and rare commodities for the manufacture of future electronic devices. To protect our health today and our economic competitiveness in the future, it is important that electronic waste does not get put into landfills. Older, but working, electronic items such as computers, printers, VCR and DVD players, radios... even analog televisions, can be donated to Goodwill for re-use in the community. Older cell phones should be returned to your service provider, where they can be distributed to members of battered families to protect their privacy. Non-functioning electronics can be take to the erecycling center on Eisenhower in Savannah, which is available with extended hours to take your discarded electronics! For more information about hours, materials accepted, and locations, visit the "Savannah Recycles" web pages by clicking here. You can download a complete list of all sites, hours, materials accepted, and other useful information by clicking this link. Although DPW has previously jointly sponsored erecycling days with Savannah, given the hours of the Eisenhower center, there is no need to wait! Take that old stuff in, and ask your neighbors if they have some old electronics they've been waiting to get rid of! If you still have questions, you can contact the Recycling Coordinator Office at (912) 651-1967.
Recycling information:
Scheduled trash pickup:
Although regularly scheduled collection days are indicated in the map below, you can contact WastePro to schedule pick-up for large amounts of household trash, yard waste, or appliances which would not normally be taken during their regular visit.
The Seven Types of Plastic
Why are most plastics marked with a number inside a recycling symbol? The simple answer is that each number represents the type of resin made to produce the plastic.
Because each resin is different, these numbers affect how and where you can recycle plastics. You don’t have to remember the name. Plastics are identified by numbers 1-7.
Here’s some common products you’ll find of each type:
#1 PET (Polyethylene terephthalate)*: soda bottles, oven-ready meal trays and water bottles
#2 HDPE (High-density polyethylene)*: milk bottles, detergent bottles (Note that while plastic grocery and shopping bags are made of HDPE, they will prevent the operation of recycling machinery, so plastic bags are usually NOT allowed in recycle bins. You must take them to your grocery or retail store to place in their recycling bins.)
#3 PVC (Polyvinyl chloride): plastic food wrap, loose-leaf binders, and plastic pipes
#4 LDPE (Low-density polyethylene): dry cleaning bags, produce bags, and squeezable bottles
#5 PP (Polypropylene): medicine bottles, aerosol caps, and drinking straws
#6 PS (Polystyrene): compact disc jackets, packaging Styrofoam peanuts, and plastic tableware
#7 Other: reusable water bottles, certain kinds of food containers, and Tupperware
*PET and HDPE are the most common forms of plastic, so they are the easiest for which recycling locations are found
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The following rate suggestions from WastePro for garbage and recycling services will be considered by City Council at their February 23rd meeting:
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Garbage & Recycle Proposed Rate Schedule Options |
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| Service |
2009 |
Option 1 |
Option 2 |
Option 3 |
Option 4 |
| Garbage: |
(Monthly) |
(Monthly) |
(Monthly) |
(Monthly) |
(Monthly) |
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Garbage Residential Cart - Twice a Week |
$ 12.03 |
$ 12.03 |
$ 12.03 |
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Garbage Residential Cart - Once a Week |
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$ 10.28 |
$ 10.28 |
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Additional Roll-Out Cart (per kitchen)* |
$ 15.00 |
$ 15.00 |
$ 15.00 |
$ 10.28 |
$ 10.28 |
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Garbage Commercial Cart |
$ 23.45 |
$ 23.45 |
$ 23.45 |
$ 23.45 |
$ 23.45 |
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Commercial Additional Cart |
$ 23.45 |
$ 23.45 |
$ 23.45 |
$ 23.45 |
$ 23.45 |
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Extra Curbside Pick-up (Invoiced Directly by WastePro) |
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$ 15.00 |
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$ 15.00 |
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Extra Side-door Pick-up (Invoiced Directly by WastePro) |
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$ 25.00 |
$ 25.00 |
$ 25.00 |
$ 25.00 |
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Side-Door Service (Invoiced Directly by WastePro) |
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$ 15.00 |
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$ 15.00 |
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Side-Door Service - City Wide |
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$ 4.85 |
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$ 4.85 |
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| Recycling: |
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Commercial 96 Gallon Cart Recycling |
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$ 4.77 |
$ 4.77 |
$ 4.77 |
$ 4.77 |
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Residential Recycle Containers (2012 - 96 Gallon Carts) |
$ 3.02 |
$ 4.77 |
$ 4.77 |
$ 4.77 |
$ 4.77 |
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Additional Recycle Container (2012 - 96 Gallon Carts) |
$ 3.02 |
$ 4.77 |
$ 4.77 |
$ 4.77 |
$ 4.77 |
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Senior Over 62 (Must Complete Form) |
No Charge |
No Charge |
No Charge |
No Charge |
No Charge |
| Compactor Rate: |
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Rate/Cart/Month |
$ 22.28 |
$ 22.28 |
$ 22.28 |
$ 22.28 |
$ 22.28 |
| * The number of units billed is determined by the number of kitchens on premises. |
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Current Utility Rate Schedules for Water, Sewer, and Garbage
| City of Tybee Island Garbage & Recycling Rate Schedule |
| Service: |
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2008 |
2010 |
| Garbage: |
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| Garbage residential cart |
$ 12.03 |
$ 12.03 |
| Additional roll-out cart (per kitchen*) |
$ 23.45 |
$ 15.00 |
| Garbage commercial cart |
$ 23.45 |
$ 23.45 |
| Commercial additional cart |
$ 23.45 |
$ 23.45 |
| Surcharge per cart |
$ 3.95 |
$ - |
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| Recycling: |
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| Recycle contatiners |
$ 3.02 |
$ 3.02 |
| Additional recycle container |
$ 4.25 |
$ 3.02 |
| Senior over 62 (must complete form) |
n/c |
n/c |
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| Compactor rate: |
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| Rate/cart/month |
$ 22.28 |
$ 22.28 |
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| * The number of units billed is determined by the number of kitchens on premises. |
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City of Tybee Island Water & Sewer Rate Schedule
Approved August 26, 2010 |
| Base Charge*: |
| Service |
Customer Class: |
2008 Rate |
01/01/2009 |
09/01/2010 |
| Water: |
Commercial Multi |
$ 11.44 |
$ 10.86 |
$ 10.86 |
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Additional Units (no kitchen) |
$ 4.46 |
$ 6.00 |
$ 7.00 |
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Commercial Single |
$ 6.98 |
$ 10.86 |
$ 10.86 |
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Bed & Breakfast |
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$ 10.86 |
$ 10.86 |
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Municipal |
$ 6.98 |
$ 10.86 |
$ 10.86 |
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Residential – Single Family |
$ 5.49 |
$ 9.55 |
$ 9.55 |
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Residential – Multi-Family (per kitchen) |
$ 5.49 |
$ 9.55 |
$ 9.55 |
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Consumption Only/Sprinkler |
$ 5.49 |
$ 9.55 |
$ 9.55 |
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Residential – Senior |
$ 2.75 |
$ 4.60 |
$ 4.60 |
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| Sewer: |
Commercial Multi |
$ 17.68 |
$ 24.83 |
$ 24.83 |
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Additional Units (no kitchen) |
$ 4.46 |
$ 6.00 |
$ 7.00 |
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Commercial Single |
$ 13.23 |
$ 24.83 |
$ 24.83 |
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Bed & Breakfast |
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$ 24.83 |
$ 24.83 |
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Municipal |
$ 13.23 |
$ 24.83 |
$ 24.83 |
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Residential – Single Family |
$ 10.26 |
$ 21.86 |
$ 21.86 |
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Residential – Multi-Family (per kitchen) |
$ 10.26 |
$ 21.86 |
$ 21.86 |
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Residential – Senior |
$ 5.13 |
$ 11.08 |
$ 11.08 |
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Consumption Rates per 1,000 Gallons:
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| Service: |
Usage Volume: |
2008 Rate: |
01/01/2009 |
09/01/2010 |
| Water: |
0 - 3,000 gallons |
$ 1.72 |
$ - |
$ - |
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3,000 – 5,000 gallons |
$ 1.72 |
$ 2.15 |
$ 3.00 |
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5,000 – 10,000 gallons |
$ 1.72 |
$ 2.23 |
$ 3.25 |
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10,000 – 20,000 gallons |
$ 1.72 |
$ 2.31 |
$ 3.50 |
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20,000 and above |
$ 1.72 |
$ 2.40 |
$ 3.75 |
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| Sewer: |
0 - 3,000 gallons |
$ 1.48 |
$ - |
$ - |
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3,000 – 5,000 gallons |
$ 1.48 |
$ 1.99 |
$ 3.00 |
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5,000 – 10,000 gallons |
$ 1.48 |
$ 2.07 |
$ 3.25 |
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10,000 – 20,000 gallons |
$ 1.48 |
$ 2.15 |
$ 3.50 |
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20,000 and above |
$ 1.48 |
$ 2.24 |
$ 3.75 |
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| Sprinkler/ Consumption Only: |
0 - 3,000 gallons |
$ 1.72 |
$ 3.00 |
$ 3.00 |
| 3,000 – 5,000 gallons |
$ 1.72 |
$ 3.00 |
$ 3.00 |
| 5,000 – 10,000 gallons |
$ 2.14 |
$ 3.25 |
$ 3.25 |
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10,000 – 20,000 gallons |
$ 2.82 |
$ 3.50 |
$ 3.50 |
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20,000 and above |
$ 3.81 |
$ 4.50 |
$ 4.50 |
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* 3,000 gallons of water consumption and sewer disposal are included in the proposed base charge for each customer class except Sprinkler/Consumption Only. |
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