Reduce Contamination.
Recycle Right SC.
Participate in South Carolina’s statewide anti-contamination campaign ─ a partnership between SC DHEC and PalmettoPride.
Learn more. Do more.
“Wishful recycling” happens when you put items in the recycling bin that you hope will be recycled or you think should be recycled. This leads to recycling contamination. Learn more at the Resources tab at the top.
Recycling contamination occurs when the wrong items are placed in the recycling bin (ex. garden hose) OR items accepted for recycling are prepared incorrectly (ex. food/liquid left in containers).
It’s important to know what is accepted in your area. Visit scdhec.gov/recycleheresc to know where and what to recycle. An interaction map is also available to use.
South Carolina Recycling
By the Numbers for Fiscal Year 2020
25.5%
state recycling rate
501,689
tons of residential recycling
41.4%
residential percentage of all recycled material
114
recycling programs
Source: “Solid Waste Management Annual Report” at www.scdhec.gov/datareports. The fiscal year is from July 1 to June 30 of the next year.
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