SC Department of Environmental Services (SCDES)’s Smart Business Recycling Program Report Survey and Awards Application are being accepted now through October 15, 2026.

The Smart Business Recycling Program is a free, confidential initiative for businesses designed to:

• Help reduce their environmental impact;
• Provide technical assistance to begin or expand waste reduction and recycling programs; and
• Recognize recycling and sustainability efforts with an annual awards program.

Data provided by businesses about their recycling efforts done during July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026, will be anonymously used in SCDES’s Solid Waste Management Annual Report.

Currently, this is South Carolina’s only way of collecting data on business recycling. This data helps SCDES and local governments better understand recycling needs and resources across the state and is used to inform county recycling budgets for next year.

Companies who provide data are eligible to become a Smart Business Award Winner. Learn more and take the survey at https://des.sc.gov/smartbiz. Businesses needing assistance filling out the reporting survey may send questions to Environmental Education Coordinator Libby Bergmann at elizabeth.bergmann@bcgov.net.