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Mission
Our mission is to serve, maintain, beautify, and enhance the City of Tybee Island’s infrastructure for all citizensin an effective, efficient, and proactive approach.
Public Meeting & Recreational Facilities
A list of these facilities is on our Parks and Recreation page.
Recycling Center
Recycling center on site accepts:- Glass*
- Cans
- Boxes
- Metal
- Phone Books
- Oyster shells
Drive-Through Recycling
The City offers drive through recycling at the DPW main yard, located at 76 Polk Street.
When recycling, Tybee Island residents will enter and exit through the scale gate at the DPW main yard.Once inside, residents should inform the DPW employees that they are dropping off recyclables.
Please follow instructions on where to properly dispose of these materials.
DPW Main Yard Hours:
Monday through Friday from 7:30AM to 3:30PM.
Saturday & Sunday from 12:00PM to 2:00PM
The drive through recycling will be closed on major holidays.
The following items are accepted at NO charge:
Cardboard
Mixed paper
#1 and #2 plastics
Aluminum cans
Tin and Metal (White goods), i.e. washers dryers, old metal furniture, etc.
The following items will be accepted for a charge of $0.05/pound
Construction debris
Landscaping brush
Furniture and other household items
The following items are NOT accepted:
Electronics
Old paint and varnish
Pesticides
Project Updates
Infrastructure Committee Project Reports
- January 2023 Report
- December 2022 - No Meeting
- November 2022 Report
- October 2022 Report
- September 2022 Report
- August 2022 Report
- July 2022 - No Meeting
- June 2022 Report
- May 2022 Report
On Monday June 6 paving begins on 17th Street from Strand Avenue to Butler Avenue.
This should take a couple of days.
Speed Hump Update (June 2023)
DPW recently sent out surveys for the installation of temporary speed humps at various locations throughout the city.
The voting results are posted below.
Please note that the speed humps will be scheduled for installation in the order they were requested once they are delivered.
The location of the installation will be determined at a future date.
The voting was as follows:
Location #1:
Miller Avenue – USH 80 to Solomon Avenue
16 Letters mailed with 10 responses (62.5 % response rate)
80% of residents in favor of installation
8 - For the installation
2 - Against the installation
Temporary Speed Hump will be installed
Location #2:
Lovell Avenue – 15th Street to Tybrisa Street
12 Letters mailed with 7 responses (58% responses rate)
100% of residents in favor of installation
7 - For the installation
0 - Against the installation
Temporary Speed Hump will be installed
Location #3:
Solomon Avenue – North Campbell Avenue and Carpenter Road
28 Letters mailed with 9 responses (32% responses rate)
44% of residents in favor of installation
4 - For the installation
5 -Against the installation
Temporary Speed Hump will NOT be installed
Location #4:
Lovell Avenue – 10th Street to 11th Street
15 Letters mailed with 10 responses (67% responses rate)
70% of residents in favor of installation
7 - For the installation
3 - Against the installation
Temporary Speed Hump will be installed
Location #5:
Naylor Avenue – North Campbell Avenue to Carpenter Road
50 Letters mailed with 21 responses (42% responses rate)
57% of residents in favor of installation
12 - For the installation
9 - Against the installation
Temporary Speed Hump will be installed
Location #6:
Solomon Avenue – McKenzie Avenue to Byers Street
12 Letters mailed with 0 responses (0% responses rate)
0% of residents in favor of installation
0 - For the installation
0 - Against the installation
Temporary Speed Hump will NOT be installed
Location #7:
Solomon Avenue – 2nd Avenue to 6th Avenue
7 Letters mailed with 2 responses (29% responses rate)
100% of residents in favor of installation
2 - For the installation
0 - Against the installation
Temporary Speed Hump will be installed
Location #8:
2nd Avenue – 15th Street to Tybrisa Street
16 Letters mailed with 6 responses (38% responses rate)
83% of residents in favor of installation
5 - For the installation
1 - Against the installation
Temporary Speed Hump will be installed
Location #9:
12th Street – Jones Avenue to Venetian Drive
12 Letters mailed with 5 responses (42% responses rate)
20% of residents in favor of installation
1 - For the installation
4 - Against the installation
Temporary Speed Hump will NOT be installed
Proposed Speed Humps
To improve accessibility for all, the city will construct a walkway from the Marine Science Center to the North Beach restrooms.
You can review the site plan presented at the 5-12-22 Infrastructure Committee here
View the 2021 DPW Presentation to City Council
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Public Works
Physical Address
76 Polk Street
Tybee Island, GA 31328
Mailing Address
PO Box 2749
76 Polk St
Tybee Island, GA 31328
Phone: 912-472-5043Fax: 912-786-9907
Dump Hours
Monday - Friday
7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday
Noon - 2 p.m.