State Agencies/Colleges & Universities Recycling & Buy Recycled Annual Report n Fiscal Year 2008

Prepared for Gov. Mark Sanford and the Members of the S.C. Legislature

Prepared by the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control Division of Mining and Solid Waste Management Office of Solid Waste Reduction and Recycling

State Agencies/Colleges & Universities RecyclingOR-0822 & Buy 10/08Recycled Printed Annual on RECYCLED Report n Fiscal Paper Year 2008 1 Introduction

The S.C. Solid Waste Policy and requires the Office to determine what Currently, recycled-content paper and Management Act (Act) was signed percentage of state purchases contain envelopes as well as plastic trash can into law on May 27, 1991. The recycled materials and include this liners and bathroom paper products Act, which is ’s first information in the report. Currently, are available on state-term contract. comprehensive law on solid waste such an effort is not possible because management, set recycling and a system is not in place for tracking In FY08, 75,246 tons of material disposal goals to be achieved at the amount spent on recycled-content was recycled by state agencies and the state level through efforts at products. Therefore, a specific dollar colleges/universities. The significant the local level (i.e. state agencies, amount and percentage of purchases increase over the 17,023 tons recycled colleges and universities, counties cannot be provided. in FY07 is a result of the efforts and businesses). It also requires of two universities – Lander and local governments to keep track The Office, however, has been Winthrop – to avoid landfill disposal of materials recycled and to report meeting with the S.C. Budget after deconstruction projects. annually to the S.C. Department of and Control Board’s Materials To continue promoting recycling Health and Environmental Control’s Management Office (MMO) to (DHEC) Office of Solid Waste and buying recycled as well as to promote increased purchasing of encourage state agencies and colleges Reduction and Recycling (Office). recycled-content products as well and universities to conserve natural The Act was amended on October as other environmentally friendly resources and perhaps save money 3, 2000 requiring state agencies as purchases. Through these discussions, in the process, the S.C. Resource well as state-supported colleges and the state will continue to support Conservation Challenge (S.C. RCC) was universities to: the concept of ‘closing the loop’ developed in 2003. The S.C. RCC was on recycling – that is collecting modeled after the U.S. Environmental  submit to DHEC a report detailing recyclables, processing them and Protection Agency’s (EPA) national their recycling programs; and purchasing recycled-content products. Resource Conservation Challenge.  provide a list of products purchased during the previous To compensate for not having a In FY08, the fifth annual S.C. RCC fiscal year that contain recycled tracking mechanism, the Office Workshop was held. Nearly 100 materials. asks respondents to report what is individuals attended the workshop purchased (instead of how much). that provided information on a The Office is responsible for compiling Not surprisingly, many schools wide range of topics. The workshop and reviewing data from these reports and agencies reported buying began with an overview of climate and publishing the “State Agencies/ recycled-content copy paper, change and how our activities Colleges & Universities Recycling toner/inkjet cartridges as well as impact the environment. Other & Buy Recycled Annual Report” by business cards. Currently, there presentations covered computer November 1 each year. This report are some options available for leasing, the Electronic Product provides information for fiscal year purchasing officials to buy recycled Environmental Assessment Tool (which helps consumers select more (FY) 2008 reflecting activities from content-products on state contract. environmentally friendly computers), July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008. Typically, a state contract is established by MMO when it has energy conservation plans and utility bill analyses. A key presentation on been determined that an item has In addition to summarizing the sustainability tied all of the other widespread use throughout the state. information reported, the Act also topics together. For more information on the S.C. RCC, visit www.scdhec. RecycleMania, organized by university recycling coordinators with the gov/rcc. support of the EPA’s WasteWise program and the National Recycling Coalition, is a national recycling competition in which colleges and Recycling and buying recycled are important issues and have the universities engage in an environmentally friendly rivalry to determine potential to save money, conserve which schools recycle the most and generate the least waste. For the third natural resources and protect the consecutive year, the Office promoted this program in South Carolina. environment. State government and public schools have the opportunity Twelve S.C. colleges and universities participated in the 10-week competition. to serve as a model to the private , Charleston Southern University, , Clemson sector as well as the public on how University, Coker College, , , Lander this can be done. University, the Medical University of South Carolina, USC-Aiken, and were among more than 400 schools from 46 The information for this report was states that participated in the seventh annual RecycleMania competition. compiled from 91 surveys received from state agencies as well as colleges South Carolina had one of the strongest showings in the RecycleMania and universities, up six from FY07. competition, with participating schools recycling more than 1.3 million Both public and private colleges and pounds of material as part of the competition. For more information on univerisities efforts are included in this RecycleMania, visit www.recyclemaniacs.org. report, although only state-supported schools are required to report.

2 State Agencies/Colleges & Universities Recycling & Buy Recycled Annual Report n Fiscal Year 2008 State Agencies COMMODITIES recycled amount (TONS) PAPER Magazines 40.43 Sixty-three state agencies recycled 10,743 tons of material Office paper 2,265.00 in FY08. This reflects a 1 percent increase over FY07. Of that Newspapers and inserts 29.30 amount, the No. 1 item recycled was mixed metal, followed by office paper. Corrugated cardboard 1,382.51 Phone books 18.24 When it comes to buying recycled-content products, 72 percent of respondents reported purchasing recycled- Paperboard 1.92 content copy paper, followed by 54 percent purchasing Other/mixed paper 112.53 recycled-content toner and/or inkjet cartridges. PLASTIC #1 PET 3.08 (Bottles) S.C. State Agencies Reporting for FY08 #2 HDPE 144.23 #3 Vinyl 0.04 n Administrative Law Court n Education Oversight Committee n Arts Commission n Educational Television Network Other mixed/plastic bottles 68.58 n n Election Commission Attorney General PLASTIC (Film) #2 HDPE 0.54 n Budget and Control Board n Emergency Management Division n Commission for the Blind #4 LDPE 0.00 n Employment Security n Commission on Indigent Commission Other/mixed plastic film 8.79 Defense n Forestry Commission n Commission on Prosecution METAL Aluminum (cans, foil) 157.71 Coordination n Governor’s Office Steel cans 46.89 n Comptroller General n Higher Education Tuition Grants Commission n Criminal Justice Academy Other ferrous metals 2,301.07 n Human Affairs Commission n Department of Agriculture n Judicial Department White goods 1.32 n Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services n Legislative Audit Council Other/mixed metal 941.36 n Legislative Printing, Information n Department of Archives and GLASS History and Technology Systems Brown 0.60 (Containers & n Department of Commerce n Lt. Governor’s Office Packaging) Clear 0.86 n Department of Consumer Affairs n Office of the Adjutant General Green 0.28 n Department of Corrections n Office of the State Auditor n Department of Education n Office of the State Treasurer Other/mixed glass 0.45 n Patriots Point Development n Department of Health and WOOD Pallets 142.01 Environmental Control Authority n Department of Health and n Public Service Commission Furniture and cabinets 1.38 Human Services n Santee Cooper Other/mixed wood 1.82 n Department of Insurance n Sea Grant Consortium n Department of Juvenile Justice n Second Injury Fund YARD Grass clippings 781.64 n Department of Labor, Licensing n Secretary of State TRIMMINGS/ and Regulation Food scraps 0.02 n State Accident Fund FOOD SCRAPS n Department of Mental Health n State Board of Technical and OTHER Rechargeable batteries 7.89 n Department of Motor Vehicles Comprehensive Education MATERIALS n Department of Natural n State Ethics Commission Antifreeze 30.35 Resources n State Housing Finance and C&D debris 350.24 n Department of Parks, Recreation Development Authority and Tourism n State Law Enforcement Division Consumer electronics 66.40 n Department of Probation, Parole n State Library and Pardon Services Cooking oil 0.37 n State Museum n Department of Public Safety n State Ports Authority Fluorescent bulbs 12.17 n Department of Revenue n Vocational Rehabilitation Lead-acid batteries 43.47 n Department of Social Services Department n Department of Transportation n Workers’ Compensation Paint (oil or latex) 0.39 n Education Lottery Commission Commission Tires 265.10 Toner cartridges 11.46 MORE TO KNOW: In addition to the 75,246 tons of material recycled by colleges/universities and state agencies, Santee Cooper reported Used motor oil 542.78 recycling 333,545 tons of gypsum and 378,860 tons of fly ash. This Used oil filters 27.58 material is generated from their operations in Berkeley, Georgetown *Other includes and Horry counties and used in concrete, cement, asphalt, road base electric poles. Other* 931.73 stabilization as well as other applications. TOTAL 10,742.53

State Agencies/Colleges & Universities Recycling & Buy Recycled Annual Report n Fiscal Year 2008 3 Colleges & COMMODITIES recycled amount (tons) PAPER Magazines 6.75 Universities Office paper 754.94 Newspapers and inserts 19.32 Twenty-seven colleges and universities reported recycling 64,503 tons of material. In addition, one college reported Corrugated cardboard 1,143.24 no recycling but did report their buy-recycled efforts. Phone books 17.66 Of the amount reported, more than 56,000 tons was construction and demolition (C&D) debris. This is a result Paperboard 0.00 of two deconstruction projects on the campuses of Lander Other/mixed paper 1,611.79 University (50,000 tons) and Winthrop University (6,388 tons) where buildings were torn down and the material PLASTIC #1 PET 4.22 (Bottles) was recycled instead of disposed of in a landfill. While #2 HDPE 10.56 these are one-time projects, the impact on avoided disposal costs and conservation of landfill space is significant. As a #3 Vinyl 0.00 result, the No. 1 item recycled was C&D debris followed by Other mixed/plastic bottles 41.93 mixed paper. Corrugated cardboard was a close third. PLASTIC (Film) #2 HDPE 0.00 When it comes to buying recycled-content products, 68 #4 LDPE 0.00 percent of respondents reported purchasing recycled- content copy paper, followed by 52 percent purchasing Other/mixed plastic film 8.75 recycled-content toner and/or inkjet cartridges. METAL Aluminum (cans, foil) 22.19 Steel cans 14.09 S.C. Colleges & Universities Other ferrous metals 665.18 Reporting for FY08 White goods 1.50 n Aiken Technical College n Northeastern Technical Other/mixed metal 662.47 College n Bob Jones University GLASS Brown 0.00 n Orangeburg-Calhoun n Central Carolina Technical (Containers & Technical College Clear 0.00 College Packaging) n Piedmont Technical College Green 0.00 n The Citadel n Spartanburg Community Other/mixed glass 54.64 n College WOOD Pallets 110.34 n Coastal Carolina University n Technical College of the Furniture and cabinets 10.94 n College of Charleston Lowcountry Other/mixed wood 7.96 n Columbia College n Trident Technical College YARD n University of South Carolina Grass clippings 739.21 n Denmark Technical College TRIMMINGS/ (USC) n Florence-Darlington Technical FOOD SCRAPS Food scraps 14.59 n USC – Aiken College OTHER Rechargeable batteries 1.25 n Furman University n USC – Sumter MATERIALS Antifreeze 0.56 n USC – Upstate n Greenville Technical College C&D debris 58,134.72 n Williamsburg Technical n Consumer electronics 213.15 College n The Medical University of Cooking oil 41.70 South Carolina n Winthrop University Fluorescent bulbs 42.08 n Midlands Technical College n Lead-acid batteries 7.34 Paint (oil or latex) 0.20 MORE TO KNOW: Of the 75,246 tons of material recycled by colleges/ universities and state agencies, 15,163 tons are considered municipal * Other Tires 7.98 solid waste and are included in the state’s measured recycling rate. includes The remaining material that is recycled includes used oil from fleet Toner cartridges 7.88 operations, medical products and C&D debris – none of which can be clothing, included in the state’s measured recycling rate, although they impact carpet, Used motor oil 41.44 the state’s total recycling efforts. The S.C. Solid Waste Management medical Annual Report details the amount of material recycled and disposed of products and Used oil filters 0.85 in each county and for the state. For a copy of last year’s report, visit ballasts. Other* 81.99 www.scdhec.gov/environment/lwm/recycle/resource_center.htm. TOTAL 64,503.41

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