Waste and Recycling Workers Week

2025-2026 Bill 5608: Waste and Recycling Workers Week - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 5608
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House Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Bailey, Alexander, Anderson, Atkinson, 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, Schuessler, 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
Document Path: LC-0574CM-GT26.docx
Introduced in the House on April 29, 2026
Adopted by the House on April 29, 2026
Summary: Waste and Recycling Workers Week
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

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4/29/2026

House

Introduced and adopted (
House Journal-page 8
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
04/29/2026

A
house
RESOLUTION

To recognize June 15-21, 2026, as "Waste and
Recycling Workers Week" in South Carolina.

W
hereas, South Carolina
prides itself on its environmental stewardship efforts to protect its land,
water, and air for the residents and businesses of this State; and

W
hereas, the local
governments and private sector companies that provide collection, hauling,
processing, and disposal services go largely unnoticed throughout the year; and

W
hereas, South Carolina
produces more than five million tons of waste each year. This waste must be
collected, hauled, processed, or disposed of in some way by these
organizations; and

W
hereas, the work that
is done to manage the state's waste materials is done by and large by the men
and women who collect these materials from residential, commercial,
institutional, and industrial sectors; and

W
hereas, the waste and
recycling industry employs thousands of people and has a multibillion-dollar
economic impact on our state's economy every year; and

W
hereas, local
governments and private entities provide safe and efficient solid waste and
recycling systems that protect our environment for future generations; and

W
hereas, sanitation
professionals begin work early each day and continue until their work is
completed, persisting in all kinds of weather: heat, cold, rain, humidity, and
even ice and snow; and

W
hereas, their jobs are
physically demanding, requiring speed, strength, and stamina to serve thousands
of customers every day and every week; and

W
hereas, solid waste
and recycling collectors are frequently among the unsung heroes of any
organization; and

W
hereas, the members of
the South Carolina House recognize the work that solid waste and recycling
workers do on a day in and day out basis to keep South Carolina communities
sanitary and to make sure that our homes and neighborhoods are livable. Now, therefore,

B
e it resolved by the
House of Representatives
:

T
hat the members of the
South Carolina
House of Representatives
,
by this resolution, recognize June 15-21, 2026, as "Waste and Recycling Workers
Week" in honor of solid waste and recycling collectors' hard work and
dependability as they provide an invaluable service to communities across South
Carolina.

B
e it further resolved
that a copy of this resolution be presented to the Solid Waste Association of
North America SC Palmetto Chapter.

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