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Welcome to SCEEP
  The South Carolina Environmental Excellence Program (SCEEP) is a voluntary program for companies committed to continuous environmental improvement in order to protect and preserve South Carolina's environment.
       
  Purpose:    
  To encourage companies to become environmental leaders by making a voluntary commitment to promote and practice pollution prevention, energy and other resource conservation, and to strive for continuous environmental improvement.
       
  Eligibility:    
  Any South Carolina organization, company or facility committed to reducing its waste streams through pollution prevention activities, and/or through reducing energy or other resource consumption with the goal of improving South Carolina's environment is eligible to
participate
  A "facility" is defined to mean any site, manufacturing or natural resource management operation, or any business or municipal activity that is regulated under any provision of the state's environmental laws.
       
  Benefits:    
  Participation in the Environmental Excellence Program provides the following benefits:
 
  • Public recognition among customers, business associates, the community and the state's regulatory agencies that your company or facility is committed to environmental leadership;
  • Participation in and membership on the Environmental Excellence Council which provides networking opportunities with other members and forums to discuss regulatory issues and to exchange ideas;
  • Opportunities for regulatory flexibility on identified issues;
  • Eligibility for awards such as the SC Energy Office special energy conservation awards and the Governor's Pollution Prevention Awards; and
  • Opportunities for other environmental activities including corporate mentoring, technology transfer assistance and information exchanges
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Christine Steagall, REM
SCEEP Program Coordinator
Center For Waste Minimization
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 896-8986
e-mail: steagacl@dhec.sc.gov