Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Composting
DHEC's Office of Solid Waste Reduction and Recycling: A one-stop resource for recycling and waste reduction information, including everything from the Recycling Guys, to Champions of the Environment, with plenty in between.
Online Recycling Directory from SC Department of Commerce: Resource to locate businesses that accept items that are not accepted in curbside recycling programs, such as electronics, etc.
South Carolina Smart Business Recycling Program: The SC Smart Business Recycling Program assists local businesses with free, confidential, non-regulatory services for reusing, waste reduction and recycling opportunities.
SC Recycling Market Development Advisory Council: Check out this Web site to learn more about this SC Department of Commerce program, which encourages markets for new and existing recyclable materials, and provides technical and economic development assistance to recycling businesses and industries.
Carolina Recycling Association: One of the largest state-based recycling associations in the United States, serving North and South Carolina.
America Recycles Day: Renew your commitment to recycling by visiting this Web site today!
USC Recycles: An online guide to recycling at the University of South Carolina.
Cornell Waste Management Institute: Recommended for information on small-scale and/or backyard composting.
Asphalt Rubber Technology Service (ARTS): Learn the mission of the ARTS program and how it utilizes crumb rubber (from recycled tires) in hot mix asphalt to make more durable roads and reduce waste in South Carolina! types and how they affect both your energy bill and the environment.