The Office is required by the S.C. Solid Waste Policy and Management Act of 1991 to produce three reports annually that focus on solid waste management activities in the state. A description of each of these reports is provided below.
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Recycling By the Numbers ...
This quick-and-easy reference card provides information about South Carolina's recycling efforts for fiscal year (FY) 2009 (July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009).
It is provided in two formats: one for easy viewing; and another with two cards per page for printing. |
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S.C. Solid Waste Management Annual Report
for Fiscal Year 2009
This annual report includes a comprehensive overview of the amount and/or composition of waste that is recycled, disposed of and incinerated and the progress of the state and each county toward meeting the state's recycling and disposal goals. The latest report covers fiscal year (FY) 2009 (July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009).
The report is divided into the following sections.
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INTRODUCTION: This page outlines the purpose of the report as well as the table of contents. |
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SECTION 1: This section provides a statistical summary of recycling and disposal figures for South Carolina in FY08. |
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SECTION 2: This section provides an executive summary of municipal solid waste (MSW) including a definition, how much MSW was recycled, how much total solid waste (TSW) was recycled and recommendations for meeting the state's MSW recycling goal. |
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SECTION 3: This section highlights the commodities that make up MSW as defined by South Carolina. For each commodity, a definition and description are given, the recycling tonnages are provided for the past five years as well as, a breakdown of the amount of material collected in each county. |
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SECTION 4: This section contains the Used Motor Oil Recycling Report which includes the amount of used motor oil collected and the number of collection sites in each county. |
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SECTION 5: This section summarizes the efforts of state agencies as well as state-supported colleges and universities and their waste reduction, recycling and buy recycled efforts. |
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SECTION 6: This section details the recycling efforts of the entire state and each of its 46 counties. In addition, recycling and disposal rates -- as measured by the state -- is included for all counties. |
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SECTION 7: This section summarizes disposal data including remaining capacities for South Carolina's MSW landfills and generation rates for MSW, TSW and industrial solid waste as well as import and export data. |
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SECTION 8: This section summarizes information about solid waste planning. |
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SECTION 9: This section addresses Demonstration of Need (DON). DON refers to the criteria established for the geographical placement and allowable annual disposal rate of new and expanding solid waste management facilities. |
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SECTION 10: This section provides information about full-cost disclosure. It is defined as the local government’s total cost for operating a solid waste program. Each county's costs are included as well as expenditures for all activities related to collecting, disposing of and recycling solid waste. |
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SECTION 11: This section contains a listing of permitted solid waste facilities (including but not limited to landfills, transfer stations and processing facilities). The facilities are listed by the county in which it is located, the facility name, the previous landfill designation (if applicable) and the corresponding permit number. |
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SECTION 12: The Index references key words in the solid waste report listed alphabetically and details the pages(s) where those key words can be found. |
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In addition to viewing the report in sections, two full copy versions also are available including a 11.2 MB copy (S.C. Solid Waste Management Annual Report for FY09), and a smaller (3.1 MB) version that does not include hyperlinks.
Solid waste management annual reports for fiscal years 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 also are available as PDF files. Please note that some of the PDFs are rather large and may require a few minutes to download.
Printed versions of the most current reports also are available in limited quantities. To request a copy, please call 1-800-768-7348.
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State Agencies, Colleges and Universities
Waste Reduction, Recycling and Buy Recycled
Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2009
The "State Agencies, Colleges and Universities Waste Reduction, Recycling and Buy Recycled Annual Report for FY09" (SACU Annual Report) details the recycling and buying recycled efforts of state agencies, college and universities. This publication includes a agency-by-agency and college-by-college breakdown of the individual materials collected for recycling as well as the total amount recycled by each institution that reported.
This report, while compiled separately, also is included in the "S.C. Solid Waste Management Annual Report."
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The S.C. Used Motor Oil Recycling Report
for Calendar Year 2008
The S.C. Used Motor Oil Recycling Report for Calendar Year 2008 compiles information on the amount of used motor oil collected, the number of used motor oil collection sites and a summary of local governments receiving grant funding from the Office.
It includes a county-by-county breakdown of the amount of used motor oil collected, the number of used motor oil drop-off locations in each county and the amount of grant funding provided to the county to set up, maintain and expand used oil collection sites.
This report, while compiled separately, also is included in the "S.C. Solid Waste Management Annual Report."
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For more information about recycling in South Carolina, please call 1-800-768-7348.
This Web page was last updated on April 30, 2010.
