South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Subchapter 61-107 - Solid Waste Management
Subchapter 61-107.1 - Solid Waste Management: Solid Waste Management Grants, Recycling Education Grants, and Waste Tire Grants
Section 61-107.1.G - Eligibility Requirements

a. A description of the solid waste management project or public education recycling project for which grant funds are requested, including any business and accounting plans for such projects;

b. An estimate of the quantity, source and type of materials to be collected and recycled under the proposed program, including an explanation of the methods used to estimate this quantity. The quantity shall include the volume of out-of-state waste coming into the service area, but records of out-of-state waste volume shall be shown as a separate item on each quarterly report;

c. A description of all existing or proposed recycling facilities, collection centers or other related service centers located within the county, including ownership, capacity, type of facility and approximate service area of such facilities;

d. Evidence that the grant is needed to achieve the goals set forth in the Solid Waste Policy and Management Act of 1991. This information will require an explanation of how the existing private and public sector recycling programs and efforts will be incorporated into the recycling and education program;

e. A summary of all costs incurred, or to be incurred, in planning or implementing the recycling and solid waste management and recycling education projects;

f. A copy of any regional agreement into which local governments have entered to accomplish the purposes of this rule;

g. Any written contracts, written bids or written agreements which were entered to develop and implement the solid waste management and recycling program;

h. The measurable objectives of the recycling education program, and an explanation of how the education program will directly promote the use of existing or planned local recycling projects; and,

i. A description of the methods to be used in evaluating the success of the solid waste management and recycling education programs. Progress reports and methods used to measure the progress shall be included in the quarterly reports.

a. An explanation of the manner in which the recycling program will be implemented;

b. A timetable for the continued development and implementation of the recycling program;

c. The estimated percentage of the population participating in various types of recycling activities;

d. The estimated percent reduction each year in municipal solid waste disposed at solid waste disposal facilities as a result of public and private recycling programs, including the estimated success rates, perceived reasons for the estimated success or failure, and the public and private sector recycling activities which are ongoing and most successful;

e. An identification and description of the facilities where solid waste is being disposed or processed, the remaining available permitted capacity of such facilities, any planned increases in the capacity of such facilities, and the anticipated effect of recycling programs on the type and size of such facilities;

f. A description and evaluation of solid waste that is being recycled including, but not limited to, glass, aluminum, steel, bimetallic materials, office paper, yard trash, newsprint, corrugated paper, plastics, white goods, waste tires and yard trash;

g. The anticipated and available markets or uses for materials collected through recycling programs;

h. The estimated costs of and revenue from operating and maintaining existing and proposed recycling programs. This does not include specific costs and revenues from privately operated recycling programs, but a summary of such costs and revenues is required if the applicant intends to provide funding for such programs;

i. A description of any recycling activities implemented or existing prior to the effective date of the grant regulations;

j. For those local governments whose comprehensive plans required under the Solid Waste Policy and Management Act of 1991 have been submitted at the time of application, an explanation of how the recycling programs relate to the future land use elements; sanitary sewer, solid waste, drainage, potable water, and natural groundwater aquifer properties; and capital improvements; and,

k. A description of how all special wastes will be managed.