The Recycle Guys

Environmental Posters l Environmental Activity Books l Public Service Announcements
Environmental Education & Recycling Videos l School Recycling Guide l Composting Publications
For Your Information (FYI) Fact Sheets I Technical Assistance Sheets
'Making Sense of Mercury' Fact Sheets l Waste Reduction and Recycling Annual Reports

 

Publications and Materials

Welcome to the Office's on-line Resource Center! Here you will find many of the Office's posters, fact sheets, activity books, brochures, videos, annual reports, public service announcements (PSAs) and more. Most of these documents are PDF files, so you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view them.

Printed versions of these documents are available from the Office's Resource Center located at 8911 Farrow Road in Columbia, SC or by calling the Recycling Hot Line at 1-800-768-7348. You also may request printed copies by clicking here.

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Environmental Posters

Below are posters created by the Office. You can click on a poster to print it out. The posters are good teaching tools and complement lessons from "Action for a cleaner tomorrow: A South Carolina Environmental Curriculum Supplement." You also can call 1-800-768-7348 to order and receive printed copies of the posters by mail but not all may be available.

Scroll through the poster gallery and click on the image to view a PDF of each poster.


NEW! The Green Driver Project: Roads Scholar Poster is now available.
Click here to view the poster as a PDF. To request a printed copy, call 1-800-768-7348.

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Environmental Activity Books

These activity books are a fun way to learn more about recycling in South Carolina. Click on the title in the list below to view a PDF of each activity book.

ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITY BOOKS

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Public Service Announcements (PSAs)

Check out the Recycle Guys PSAs. They SHOULD NOT be copied or reprinted without prior permission from the Office. Please call DHEC’s Office of Solid Waste Reduction and Recycling at 1-800-768-7348 or click here for more information regarding the PSAs.

To view a PSA, click on the links below.


At the Supermarket (8MB) l In the Backyard (8MB) l Buy Recycled (4MB) 
At the Convenience Store (4MB) l In the Roll-cart (8MB) l Holiday Recycling (4MB)
In the Classroom (8MB) l On the River (8MB)

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Environmental Education & Recycling Videos

"Eco-Jeopardy," "Earth Today," "Trashumentary" and "DHEC1: Behind the Oil Change" are DVD programs developed by the Office and other DHEC Environmental Outreach Programs. The four half-hour programs are available together as a set on DVD.
  • "Eco-Jeopardy" is  based on one of the most popular and successful quiz game shows in television history - "Jeopardy!" Using the unique "Jeopardy!" format, "Eco-Jeopardy" features three student contestants who are given an environmental answer and compete to be the first to come up with the appropriate question. The half-hour program, which targets fourth to eighth-grade students, covers a wide variety of environmental topics such as recycling and energy conservation as well as air and water quality in 12 "Eco-Jeopardy" categories. Additional information on each of the answers and questions discussed in "Eco-Jeopardy" is provided (click here).  "Eco-Jeopardy" is available as part of the set of DHEC programs available on DVD.
  • In addition, "Eco-Jeopardy" also is included in an hour-long program that includes a question and answer session with students from six South Carolina schools and DHEC staff including Commissioner C. Earl Hunter. This hour-long program, which premiered on Earth Day 2008 on SC ETV stations throughout the state, is available on DVD. This version is provided on a separate DVD.
  • "Earth Today" is a half-hour program that features student anchors and reporters in a network morning news format. The program, based on the "Today Show," NBC's popular morning news program, provides segments on a variety of environmental issues including air and water quality, energy conservation, recycling and litter prevention. "Earth Today" is available as part of the set of DHEC programs available on DVD.
  • Ever visit a landfill? Or a recycling or composting facility? An incinerator? Elementary and middle school students can visit all of these solid waste management facilities without leaving the classroom. "Trashumentary" is a 20-minute program that features visits to each of these facilities with students asking questions to the people who work there. "Trashumentary" is available as part of the set of DHEC programs available on DVD.
  • DHEC1: Behind the Oil Change" chronicles the rise, fall and redemption of Dawson Leary, an environmentally conscious high school student, who is caught illegally dumping used motor oil into a storm drain. This 14-minute program mimics the popular teen television programs "VH1: Behind the Music" and "Dawson's Creek." The program is the centerpiece for the "Green Driver Project." "DHEC1: Behind the Oil Change " is available as part of the set of DHEC programs available on DVD.

To receive a copy of the DVD set, contact the Office's Resource Center by calling 1-800-768-7348 or click here.

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For Your Information (FYI) Fact Sheets

A list of For Your Information (FYI) Fact Sheets are provided below. To view a fact sheet, click on the title.

WASTE REDUCTION & RECYCLING
WASTE DISPOSAL S
FOR SCHOOLS
USED OIL RECYCLING
COMPOSTING
Used Motor Oil Recycling
For more information, click here.
Backyard Composting
For more information, click here.
Changing your oil?

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Technical Assistance Sheets

A list of Technical Assistance Sheets are provided below. To view a technical assistance sheet, click on the title.

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SHEETS

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'Making Sense of Mercury' Fact Sheets

The fact sheets below provide general information about mercury, how it affects human health and the environment as well as how to clean up spills and broken compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs). For additional information, click here.
'MAKING SENSE OF MERCURY' FACT SHEETS

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School Recycling Guide

Click here for "Starting a School Recycling Program: A Step-by-step Guide to Help You Begin Recycling at Your School." This guide offers information on starting and expanding school recycling programs. From determining what items to recycle to tracking your progress, this guide will provide the information you need.

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Composting Publications

Our composting page provides basic and in-depth composting materials -- including our centerpiece project, Smart Gardener. Click here to view the composting page.

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Waste Reduction and Recycling Annual Reports

South Carolina Solid Waste Management Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2008

This report is published annually by DHEC's Division of Mining and Solid Waste Management. It provides an overview of recycling and disposal efforts in South Carolina during fiscal year (FY) 2008 (July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008). The on-line report is divided into the following sections:
  • INTRODUCTION: This page outlines the purpose of the report as well as the table of contents.
  • SECTION 1: This section provides a statistical summary of recycling and disposal figures for South Carolina in FY08.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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. Finally, full-cost disclosure also is discussed.
  • SECTION 7: The sections contains disposal and generation data on construction and demolition debris landfills, listed by county and facility as well as a recycling rate and amount for the entire state.
  • SECTION 8: 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.
  • SECTION 9: This section summarizes information about solid waste planning and demonstration of need. 
  • SECTION 10: 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. 
  • SECTION 11: The Index references key words in the solid waste report listed alphabetically and details the pages(s) where those key words can be found.  
To view a full copy (10.1 MB) - including interactive links - of the S.C. Solid Waste Management Annual Report for FY08, click here. If that file is too large, the following version of the report (5.02 MB) also is available but without hyperlinks. Click here to view the smaller file.

Previous Solid Waste Management Annual Reports

Below are annual reports from previous fiscal years. Click on the links below to view the PDFs.

PREVIOUS ANNUAL REPORTS

State Agencies, Colleges and Universities Waste Reduction, Recycling and Buy Recycled for Fiscal Year 2008

The "State Agencies, Colleges and Universities Waste Reduction, Recycling and Buy Recycled Annual Report for FY08" details the recycling and buying recycled efforts of state agencies, college and universities. Click here for the latest copy of the report.

S.C. Waste Tire Management Report

The "S.C. Waste Tire Management Report" provides information about waste tire activity in South Carolina.

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This Web page was last modified on June 16, 2009.