People in Horry County are many electronic - waste of 85 tonnes so far this month, said the solid waste authority.
But starting next summer, every bit of it will be recycled, the SWA Board learned of meeting Tuesday night.
The S.C. Department of health and environmental control regulations now works for mandatory recycle TVs, printers, computers and other electronic items because they can no longer go to landfill sites.
People in the County of Horry which now take their items to recycling centres will notice not a big difference, unincorporated areas said Esther Murphy, Director of business recycling schedules and conditions.
The County was electronic recycling since December and will continue to do so.
But cities where people are not now electronic recycling will be a difference.
What that change will consider, as she says, is still to be determined, as are other details, such as who will pay for the program.
"The State told we collect more than any other County," said Mike Bessant, special projects and governmental Affairs Manager for schedules and conditions. "But we already have an established program.?
He and Murphy to speculate on where all electronics.
"We have what new Wal-Mart in Horry County?"Murphy said. "They sell lots of electronics.?
Most of the items delivered lately have been older televisions are replaced with new units, of the high said définition.Bessant TVs likely also finish with hotel or motel hotels change stock flea markets employees.
Murphy said schedules and conditions have been invited to participate in the development of the new regulation with DHEC, and people will probably informed about the changes at the end of the year, State agency begins a grandeur of the State of education and awareness program.
The Environment Agency will have more say in the future the SWA discharge on 90 l.c. toward the beginning of the new year .c ' is then the agency strives to take a decision on the piggyback proposed landfill expansion.
Director of operations Bill Hilling told the Board SWA Tuesday night as following a public hearing on the expansion project last week, project engineers DHEC said they work through the last details before making a final decision on the permit application.
Opposed to expanding residents say they worry about groundwater, wetlands and surrounding wetlands and river nearby Waccamaw, as well as the proposed 250 feet in height "Trash mountain" that would fill space between three mounds discharge already established.
But the piggyback said Bessant has been planned since 2000 and DHEC has encouraged the authority for this waste rather than find another site, saying that expansion has been more environmentally friendly option to extend the landfill.
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