City of Conway Expands Recycling Program with DHEC
Contact: Taylor Newell
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City of Conway Expands Recycling Program with DHEC
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE –
CONWAY, SC (July 19, 2019) – In 2018, the City of Conway, thanks to grant funding from DHEC and the Horry County Solid Waste Authority, purchased 1,200 recycling carts to offer to City residents on a first-come, first-served basis.
The response to the program was overwhelming, and the City is now seeing it pay off, as we have diverted more than 85 tons of recyclable materials from going to the landfill.
Since the program has been so successful, the City has applied for another round of funding from DHEC and has just been approved to purchase another 500 carts.
The carts are being ordered and will be available in the coming weeks.
Residents should look for more information on the release of those carts on the City of Conway’s social media pages and on the City’s website at www.cityofconway.com.
Not only does this program help to save the environment, it also saves taxpayer dollars.
The City of Conway pays no fees to drop off recycling at the landfill. However, each time garbage from a garbage truck is dropped off at the landfill, it costs the City $36 per ton.
The numbers below outline the success of the recycling program by showing how many tons the City of Conway recycled in 2018 versus how many tons were recycled each month in 2019.
2018 2019
94.64 Jan. 109.90 Jan. increase of 15.26
83.05 Feb 96.89 Feb increase of 13.84
92.81 March 102.46 March increase of 9.65
97.80 April 111.78 April increase of 13.98
105.97 May 121.30 May Increase of 15.33
89.01 June 106.41 June increase of 17.40
Total 85.46 tons (170,920 lbs)
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