How much do you know about trash in the Palmetto State?
How much garbage was buried in solid waste (Class III) landfills last year?
Almost 5.5 million tons.
What percent of solid waste in SC goes to private landfills owned by out-of-state waste corporations?
75 percent.
How many tons of garbage comes from out-of-state each year?
Almost 700,000 tons.
How much trash did New York send to South Carolina last year?
215,248 tons. North Carolina, Georgia and Virginia also sent our state hundreds of thousands of tons of their trash.
Which state sends de-watered human sewage to SC?
New York.
Which landfill in SC buries de-watered human sewage?
Republic?s Lee County ?Trash Mountain.?
How much of SC?s solid waste stream is controlled by two out-of-state waste corporations?
Waste Management & Republic control 70 percent of the solid waste stream in South Carolina.
What percentage of trash does SC aim to recycle by 2020?
40 percent = Reducing the average disposal to 3.25 pounds per person per day.
Which county had a recycling rate above 40 percent?
Greenville.
How many lobbyists were working in South Carolina for ?big trash? last year?
18+.
At the current rate of disposal, how long will the currently permitted trash landfills last?
30 years.
According to a recent poll, what percentage of voters opposes out-of-state waste?
88 percent of South Carolina Voters oppose additional out of state waste.
What percentage of households in SC has access to curbside recycling?
Less than 30.