H 5238

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
Bill 5238
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
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Recalled
April 22, 2026
H. 5238
Introduced by Reps. Schuessler, Alexander,
Anderson, Atkinson, Bailey, Ballentine, Bamberg, Bannister, Bauer, Beach,
Bernstein, Bowers, Bradley, Brewer, Brittain, Burns, Bustos, Calhoon, Caskey,
Chapman, Chumley, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Collins, Cox, Crawford, Cromer, Davis, Dillard,
Duncan, Edgerton, Erickson, Ford, Forrest, Frank, Gagnon, Garvin, Gatch,
Gibson, Gilliam, Gilliard, Gilreath, Govan, Grant, Guest, Guffey, Haddon,
Hager, Hardee, Harris, Hart, Hartnett, Hartz, Hayes, Henderson-Myers,
Herbkersman, Hewitt, Hiott, Hixon, Holman, Hosey, Howard, Huff, J. E. Johnson,
J. L. Johnson, Jones, Jordan, Kilmartin, King, Kirby, Landing, Lastinger,
Lawson, Ligon, Long, Lowe, Luck, Magnuson, Martin, McCabe, McCravy, McDaniel,
McGinnis, C. Mitchell, D. Mitchell, Montgomery, J. Moore, T. Moore, Morgan,
Moss, Neese, B. Newton, W. Newton, Oremus, Pace, Pedalino, Pope, Rankin, Reese,
Rivers, Robbins, Rose, Rutherford, Sanders, Scott, Sessions, G. M. Smith, M. M.
Smith, Spann-Wilder, Stavrinakis, Taylor, Teeple, Terribile, Vaughan, Waters,
Weeks, Wetmore, White, Whitmire, Wickensimer, Williams, Willis, Wooten and Yow
S. Printed 4/22/26--S.
Read the first time February 25, 2026
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A concurrent RESOLUTION
TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE ALL EFFORTS TO REDUCE WASTE
GENERATION AND INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR WASTE DIVERSION THROUGH RECYCLING
INITIATIVES IN ORDER TO ADDRESS DECREASING DISPOSAL CAPACITY.
Whereas, the South
Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce reports that in 2024 South
Carolina's population grew by nearly 2% to approximately 5.5 million people,
representing the fifth-fastest-growing State in the nation; and
Whereas, as the
population continues to grow, so, too, does the amount of waste needing
disposal in one of the state's seventeen remaining Class III Municipal Solid
Waste (MSW) landfills; and
Whereas, more than 13.3
million tons of waste was disposed of in these facilities in 2024; and
Whereas, the finite
amount of disposal capacity that remains is being consumed at such a rate that
without expansion or replacement of this disposal capacity, four of the
seventeen remaining landfills could be closed within the next fifteen years,
placing additional strain on the remaining facilities; and
Whereas, because waste
generation rates have continued to grow and finite disposal capacity has continued
to erode, South Carolina has reached a critical juncture that makes managing
waste generation more crucial than ever; and
Whereas, South Carolina
has stated goals of reducing waste generation to less than 3.25 pounds per
person per day and a recycling goal of 50% of the MSW generated in the State by
2030; and
Whereas, in line with
these goals, opportunities to participate in recycling and waste diversion
programs should be sought out and supported on every suitable occasion as the
primary means to reduce waste disposal rates and to reach South Carolina's
stated goals by 2030. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House
of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
That
the members of the South Carolina General Assembly, by this resolution, support
and encourage all efforts to reduce waste generation and increase opportunities
for waste diversion through recycling initiatives in order to address
decreasing disposal capacity.
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