Press Releases

“CAUGHT GREEN HANDED”

“The ‘Caught Green Handed’ recognition is presented monthly to a Horry County resident caught in the act of recycling” stated Esther Murphy, Director of Recycling and Corporate Affairs for the Solid Waste Authority.  “It’s the Solid Waste Authority’s way of recognizing and thanking citizens who have made the effort to recycle.  Through their recycling efforts, natural resources are saved and the amount of waste being landfilled is reduced.” For more information on recycling, please contact the Solid Waste Authority at 843.347.1651.

Red Bluff area resident Floyd Hemingway as the “Caught Green Handed” recipient for the month of March.

Boyd Ford III, “Caught Green Handed” recipient, February 2021

Carlton Little as the “Caught Green Handed” recipient, January 2021.

Cheryl Sweatman as the “Caught Green Handed” recipient, December 2020.

Robert Days, November 2020 Caught Green Handed Recipient.

Billy Harrison, October 2020 Caught Green Handed Recipient.

Shelley Crawford, September 2020 Caught Green Handed Recipient.

Chris Buffkin as the “Caught Green Handed” recipient for the month of August 2020.

Conway area resident Ana Hernandez as the “Caught Green Handed” recipient for the month of July 2020.

Longs area resident William Robert Poelker as the “Caught Green Handed” recipient for the month of June 2020.

Reynaldo Perez, May 2020 Caught Green Handed Recipient

Loris area resident Cathy Smith as the “Caught Green Handed” recipient for the month of April.

Links of Interest

The Horry County Solid Waste Authority and SCDHEC have collaborated to reduce food waste in Horry County. Please consider clicking here for more information or to download a printable version, click here.

South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle License Plate

The Reduce Reuse Recycle license plate is available to all South Carolina Residents.  The cost of the plate is $30 every two years in addition to the regular registration fee.  A portion of the fees collected for this plate will support the SC Recycling Industry, provide education and increase awareness of recycling in the state.  Visit http://www.scdmvonline.com/vehicle-owners/license-plates/plate-gallery for more information on acquiring this license plate.

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

Discover more ways to conserve, protect and go green at www.scdhec.gov.

United States Environmental Protection Agency

Find out the latest that our government is doing to protect our environment epa.gov.

South Carolina Department of Commerce

Provides information on the economic impact of recycling in the state. Visit them at www.recyclinginsc.com.