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SC Code § 44-96-110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 96 - South Carolina Solid Waste Policy And Management Act|Section 44-96-110. Establishment of the Office of Solid Waste Reduction and Recycling.

 (A) Ninety days after this chapter is effective there shall be established within the department an Office of Solid Waste Reduction and Recycling which shall promote and assist in the development of source separation, recovery, and recycling programs for local governments and for private entities under a contractual agreement with local governments or state-supported institutions. The Office of Solid Waste Reduction and Recycling shall be separate from, and shall not participate in, any of the regulatory functions of the department with regard to solid waste management.  (B) The Office of Solid Waste Reduction and Recycling shall have the following duties and responsibilities:  (1) receive funds for and disburse funds from the Solid Waste Management Trust Fund established in Section 44-96-120;  (2) manage the Solid Waste Management Grant Program established in Section 44-96-130;  (3) promote and assist in the development of solid waste reduction, source separation, recycling, household hazardous materials management programs, and resource recovery programs;  (4) maintain a directory of recycling and resource recovery systems in the State and provide assistance in matching recovered materials with markets;  (5) provide for the education of the general public and the training of solid waste management professionals to encourage recycling and solid waste reduction;  (6) develop descriptive literature to educate local governments on solid waste reduction and recycling issues.  (C) The Office of Solid Waste Reduction and Recycling shall develop guidelines for the establishment and implementation of recycling education grants to school districts and public and private schools to establish waste reduction and recycling education programs. The office shall develop guidelines for the establishment and implementation of recycling education grants to public and private colleges and universities to establish waste reduction and recycling education programs and demonstration projects. The office shall notify the superintendent of each school district and each public and private school and public and private college and university of the existence of the grant programs and provide information on how to apply for the program. Upon request of the school, the office shall provide technical assistance. The office shall determine the number of grant projects that may be feasibly initiated in a single calendar year. The office, in consultation with the Department of Education, also shall develop and make available to public and private schools, upon request, curriculum materials and resource guides for recycling awareness programs for instruction at the elementary, middle, and high school levels.  HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 63, Section 1; 2000 Act No. 405, Section 7.
SC Code § 44-96-165 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 96 - South Carolina Solid Waste Policy And Management Act|Section 44-96-165. Independent audits of trust funds.

 The Department of Health and Environmental Control, with the approval of the State Auditor, shall contract with one or more qualified, independent certified public accountants on a one-year basis to audit revenues and disbursements from the Solid Waste Management Trust Fund and the Waste Tire Trust Fund established pursuant to Section 44-96-120 and from the Petroleum Fund established pursuant to Section 44-96-160(V). The auditors may audit relevant records of a public or private entity that has submitted, kept, handled, or tracked monies for any of the three funds. This contract must be funded by the Solid Waste Management Trust Fund, the Petroleum Fund, and the Waste Tire Trust Fund.  HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 405, Section 21; 2005 Act No. 164, Section 22, eff June 10, 2005.
SC Code § 44-96-190 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 96 - South Carolina Solid Waste Policy And Management Act|Section 44-96-190. Yard trash; compost.

 (A) Not later than twelve months after this chapter is effective, the department shall:  (1) promulgate regulations governing the proper management or disposal, or both, of yard trash and land-clearing debris;  (2) promulgate regulations establishing standards for the production of compost, including requirements necessary to produce hygienically safe compost products for varying applications; and  (3) comply with the requirements of the South Carolina Administrative Procedures Act and notify local government officials of the opportunity to provide input prior to issuing proposed regulations for comment under this article.  (B) Twenty-four months after this chapter is effective, no person shall knowingly mix yard trash and land-clearing debris with other municipal solid waste that is intended for collection or disposal at a municipal solid waste landfill or a resource recovery facility.  (C) Twenty-four months after this chapter is effective, no person shall knowingly mix other municipal solid waste with yard trash and land-clearing debris that is intended for collection and disposal at a composting facility. This prohibition does not apply to bags or other containers approved by the operator of the composting facility.  (D) Twenty-four months after this chapter is effective, no owner or operator of a municipal solid waste landfill shall knowingly accept at the gate loads composed primarily of yard trash or land-clearing debris unless the landfill provides and maintains a separate waste composting facility and composts all yard trash or land-clearing debris before disposal in the landfill or contracts for the composting of such waste at the facility.  (E) Any person violating the provisions of subsections (B) or (C) shall be subject to a fine not to exceed two hundred dollars. This provision may be enforced by a state, county, or municipal law enforcement official or by the department.  (F) All state agencies, all political subdivisions using state funds to procure items, and all persons contracting with such agency or political subdivision where such persons procure items with state funds shall procure composted materials and products where practicable, subject to the provisions of Section 44-96-140(D).  HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 63, Section 1; 1992 Act No. 450, Section 6; 1997 Act No. 131, Section 6.
SC Code § 44-96-200 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 96 - South Carolina Solid Waste Policy And Management Act|Section 44-96-200. White goods.

 (A) Not later than eighteen months after this chapter is effective, the department shall promulgate regulations governing the proper management or disposal, or both, of white goods requiring a person selling or offering white goods for sale at retail in this State to post written notice at his place of business informing the purchaser of the proper method of disposal of used white goods. Persons dealing with the disposal of white goods are encouraged to reclaim freon from white goods containing freon before recycling or disposal.  (B) Three years after this chapter is effective, no person shall knowingly include white goods with other municipal solid waste that is intended for collection or disposal at a municipal solid waste landfill.  (C) Three years after this chapter is effective, no owner or operator of a municipal solid waste landfill shall knowingly accept white goods for disposal at such landfill.  (D) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person violating the provisions of subsections (B) and (C) of this section shall be subject to a fine not to exceed two hundred dollars. This provision may be enforced by a state, county, or municipal law enforcement official, or by the department. Each white good improperly disposed of shall constitute a separate violation.  (E) For sales made on or after November 1, 1991, there is imposed a fee of two dollars for each white good delivered by wholesalers to licensed retail merchants, jobbers, dealers, or other wholesalers for resale in this State. Retail merchants, jobbers, dealers, or other wholesalers receiving new white goods from unlicensed wholesalers shall be responsible for the fee imposed by this section. The wholesaler or retailer is to remit the fee to the Department of Revenue on a monthly basis. The Department of Revenue shall administer, collect, and enforce the white good disposal fee in the same manner that the sales and use taxes are collected pursuant to Chapter 36 of Title 12. However, taxpayers are not required to make payments under Section 12-36-2600. In lieu of the discount allowed pursuant to Section 12-36-2610, the taxpayer may retain three percent of the total fees collected as an administrative collection allowance. This allowance applies whether or not the return is timely filed. The department is required to deposit all fees collected to the credit of the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer is required to establish a separate and distinct account from the state general fund. The State Treasurer shall credit the white good disposal fee to the Solid Waste Management Trust Fund.  HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 63, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1158.
SC Code § 44-96-210 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 96 - South Carolina Solid Waste Policy And Management Act|Section 44-96-210. Newsprint.

 (A) Five years after this chapter is effective, the department shall make a determination as to whether newsprint sold within this State is being recycled at a rate of thirty-five percent or more of the quantity sold within the State. If the department determines that newsprint is being recycled at a rate of less than thirty-five percent, the department shall submit a report to the Governor and to the General Assembly making recommendations on incentives or penalties to increase the recycling percentage of newsprint to at least thirty-five percent within a reasonable period of time. The department may, by regulation, establish a program to obtain and verify the information necessary to make the determination and recommendations required by this section.  (B) For the purposes of this section, "newsprint" means uncoated paper, whether supercalendered or machine finished, of the type generally used for, but not limited to, the publication of newspapers, directories, or commercial advertising mailers, which is primarily from mechanical woodpulps combined with some chemical woodpulp.  HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 63, Section 1.
SC Code § 44-96-220 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 96 - South Carolina Solid Waste Policy And Management Act|Section 44-96-220. Uniform Department of Revenue collection and enforcement methods apply.

 The provisions of Chapter 54 of Title 12 apply to the administration, collection, and enforcement of the fees imposed by this chapter as administered by the Department of Revenue.  HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 63, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1159.
SC Code § 44-96-235 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 96 - South Carolina Solid Waste Policy And Management Act|Section 44-96-235. Severability.

 If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this chapter or application thereof to any person or circumstance shall, for any reason, be judged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of this chapter or its application to other persons or circumstances.  HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 63, Section 1.
SC Code § 44-96-240 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 96 - South Carolina Solid Waste Policy And Management Act|Section 44-96-240. Findings; purposes.

 (A) The General Assembly finds that:  (1) South Carolina is generating increasingly large volumes of solid waste which may pose a threat to human health and safety and to the environment if not properly managed or if managed in facilities inadequately designed and operated to ensure protection of human health and safety and the environment.  (2) Many communities are managing solid waste in existing facilities not designed and operated with technology and engineering controls that are adequately protective of the environment.  (3) A number of new solid waste management facilities will have to be established in coming years to replace older facilities as they reach capacity or as they are required to close because they cannot meet new state or federal regulatory requirements.  (4) It is the policy of the State of South Carolina to protect human health and safety and the environment from the effects of improper or inadequate solid waste management.  (5) Legislation is needed to establish an adequate regulatory framework for the siting, design, construction, operation, and closure of solid waste management facilities in order to provide protection for human health and safety and for the environment.  (6) A regional approach to the establishment of solid waste management facilities should be strongly encouraged in order to provide solid waste management services in the most efficient and cost-effective manner and to minimize any threat to human health and safety or to the environment.  (B) It is the purpose of this article to:  (1) regulate solid waste management facilities other than hazardous waste management facilities subject to the South Carolina Hazardous Waste Management Act, infectious waste management facilities subject to the South Carolina Infectious Waste Management Act, and radioactive waste facilities subject to the South Carolina Atomic Energy and Radiation Control Act and other federal and state laws; and  (2) ensure that all solid waste management facilities in this State are sited, designed, constructed, operated, and closed in a manner that protects human health and safety and the environment.  HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 63, Section 1.
SC Code § 44-96-260 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 96 - South Carolina Solid Waste Policy And Management Act|Section 44-96-260. Powers and duties of the department.

 To carry out the purposes and provisions of this article, the department is authorized to:  (1) promulgate such regulations, procedures, or standards as are necessary to protect human health and safety or the environment from the adverse effects of improper, inadequate, or unsound management of solid waste;  (2) issue, deny, revoke, or modify permits, registrations, or orders under such conditions as the department may prescribe, pursuant to procedures consistent with the South Carolina Administrative Procedures Act, for the operation of solid waste management facilities;  (3) establish, by regulation, and collect reasonable registration and permit fees to assist in defraying the costs of the department's solid waste regulatory programs;  (4) conduct inspections, conduct investigations, obtain samples, and conduct research regarding the operation and maintenance of any solid waste management facility;  (5) enter into agreements, contracts, or cooperative arrangements, under such terms and conditions as the department determines appropriate, with other state, federal, or interstate agencies, counties, municipalities, educational institutions, other local governments, and local health departments, consistent with the purposes and provisions of this article;  (6) receive financial and technical assistance from the federal government or private entities;  (7) cooperate with private organizations and with business and industry in carrying out the provisions of this article;  (8) establish qualifications for, and provide certification programs for, operators of landfills and other solid waste management facilities;  (9) establish and carry out an appropriate statewide educational program to inform local governments and private entities of the requirements of this article; and  (10) encourage counties and municipalities to pursue a regional approach to solid waste management within a common geographical area.  HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 63, Section 1.
SC Code § 44-96-270 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 96 - South Carolina Solid Waste Policy And Management Act|Section 44-96-270. Department report on regional solid waste management facilities.

 The department shall conduct a study and shall submit a report to the Governor and to the General Assembly not later than eighteen months after this chapter is effective on ways to encourage counties and municipalities to pursue a regional approach to solid waste management, including incentives to encourage the siting, construction, and operation of regional solid waste management facilities.  HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 63, Section 1.
SC Code § 44-96-280 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 96 - South Carolina Solid Waste Policy And Management Act|Section 44-96-280. Powers of the commissioner.

 The director, upon receipt of information that any aspect of solid waste management within any publicly or privately owned facility, may present an imminent and substantial hazard to human health or safety or to the environment, and may take necessary action to protect human health or safety or the environment which may include, but is not limited to, the following:  (1) entering the solid waste management facility in order to assess what actions may be necessary;  (2) issuing or modifying an order directing the person responsible for facility operations to take appropriate action to prevent or eliminate the practice which is causing the hazard or a violation of any provision of this article or regulation promulgated pursuant to this article;  (3) commencing an action to enjoin any act or practice that is causing the hazard; and  (4) inspecting and obtaining samples from a person owning, operating, or supervising any solid waste management facility. However, the department shall provide, upon request, a sample of equal volume or weight to the person owning, operating, or supervising the facility. The department also shall provide such person with a copy of the results of the analysis of the samples after the results have been properly evaluated by the department to determine their validity.  HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 63, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1161.
SC Code § 44-96-310 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 96 - South Carolina Solid Waste Policy And Management Act|Section 44-96-310. Research, development, and demonstration permits.

 (A) The department may issue a research, development, and demonstration permit for any solid waste management facility proposing to utilize an innovative and experimental solid waste management technology or process. The application for such permit must clearly demonstrate adequate protection of human health and safety and the environment and must be consistent with federal and state laws and regulations and this article. A permit issued under this section must not be for an activity of a continuing nature.  (B) An application for a permit issued under this section must, at a minimum:  (1) describe the proposed activity in detail;  (2) describe how the permit applicant intends to provide for the management of solid waste in order to determine the efficiency and performance capabilities of the technology or process and the effects of such technology or process on human health and safety and the environment, and how the permit applicant intends to protect human health and safety and the environment in the conduct of the project; and  (3) state that the permit applicant will share on a timely basis with the department any information obtained as a result of the activity undertaken under the permit.  (C) Not later than eighteen months after this article is effective, the department shall promulgate the criteria and procedures for the issuance of such permits.  HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 63, Section 1.
SC Code § 44-96-320 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 96 - South Carolina Solid Waste Policy And Management Act|Section 44-96-320. Solid waste landfills.

 (A) Not later than eighteen months after this article is effective, the department shall promulgate, in addition to regulations generally applicable to all solid waste management facilities, regulations governing the siting, design, construction, operation, closure, and postclosure activities of all landfills that dispose of solid waste. The department may, by regulation, exempt certain facilities from all or part of the requirements of this section. In determining if exemptions are warranted from all or part of the regulations applicable to this section and Section 44-96-330, the department must consider in situ soil as a criterion for granting exemptions. These regulations shall not apply to the disposal of solid waste from a single family or household on property where such waste is generated.  (B) The regulations governing solid waste landfills shall, at a minimum, contain the following requirements:  (1) the submission by the permit applicant of the following documents:  (a) a comprehensive engineering report that describes, at a minimum, existing site conditions and construction plans;  (b) a quality assurance and quality control report;  (c) a hydrogeologic report and water quality and air quality monitoring plans;  (d) a contingency plan describing the action to be taken in response to contingencies which may occur during construction and operation of the landfill;  (e) an operational plan describing how the facility will meet all applicable regulatory requirements;  (f) the maximum volume of solid waste the facility is capable of receiving over the operational life of the facility and the maximum rate at which the facility will receive that waste; and  (g) a landscape plan;  (2) locational criteria. However, the department shall grant exemptions from such criteria upon a demonstration by the permit applicant of circumstances which warrant an exemption;  (3) landfill construction requirements;  (4) facility design and operational requirements including, but not limited to, access controls, cover requirements, gas control, leachate control, exclusion of hazardous wastes, liner requirements, litter control, groundwater and surface water monitoring, and air quality monitoring;  (5) closure and postclosure requirements;  (6) financial responsibility requirements; and  (7) corrective action requirements.  HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 63, Section 1.
SC Code § 44-96-325 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 96 - South Carolina Solid Waste Policy And Management Act|Section 44-96-325. Commercial industrial solid waste landfill; location.

 A commercial industrial solid waste landfill or an expansion permitted after the effective date of this section shall not be located within one thousand feet of a residence, hospital, church, or publicly-owned recreational park areas. For the purpose of this section only, the term "commercial industrial solid waste landfill" means an industrial solid waste landfill which accepts industrial solid waste from more than one generator of industrial solid waste.  HISTORY: 1997 Act No. 100, Section 6.