Don’t Waste Food SC: Households
Food is the No.1 item Americans throw away., Most food waste – about 43 percent nationwide – is created at home. Preventing wasted food at home saves money, conserves resources, reduces waste, and can help feed those in need in your community. Download: A Guide for Reducing Food Waste at Home, Ten Easy Actions to Reduce Food Waste at Home, Plan meals for the week. Make a list of what you need. Meal Prep Mate Fillable Weekly Meal Planner - PDF Shop your pantry and refrigerator before going to the grocery store. Once you’re there, stick to the list. Printable Shopping List - PDF Practice FIFO or “First In, First Out.” When returning home from the grocery store, place the newer items behind the older items. This food storage method…Don't Waste Food SC: Resources
SCDES's Quick Guides to Download, General Information, Ambassador Applications, Individual/Household Ambassador Application Community Leaders Ambassador Application, Toolkit Resources, Ambassador Toolkit Ambassador Application South Carolina Produce Availability Chart Giuseppe Arcimboldo Inspired Activity "Eat Me First" Sticker Download Guess That Food! Emoji Game Food Safety Presentation Life of a Strawberry Video , Prevention, DWFSC: A Guide for Reducing Food Waste at Home DWFSC Food Waste Diary Reducing Food Waste: A Guide for K-12 Schools Quick Tips for Reducing Food Waste at Home and Understanding Product Date Labeling Weekly Meal Planning Calendar Simple Storage for Fresh Produce Print a Shopping List Spring Berry Freezer Jam Recipe Card Homemade Vanilla Extract Recipe Card, Donation, SCDES Supports and Encourages Donation Quick Reference Guide for Schools: Share Tables and Donation, Composting, Composting: Recycling Naturally - Simple Steps for Starting at Home Composting: A Guide for SC K-12 Schools, Food Donation Liability Guidance, The Federal Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act was passed to encourage companies and organizations to donate food and groceries to non-profits for distribution to individuals in need. The legislation: Protects donors from civil and criminal liability when donating product in good faith to a non-profit organization, should the product later cause harm to the recipient. Questions about…, S.C. Code of Laws §§ 15-74-10 et seq, . According to the law, "the donor, in good faith, of distressed food apparently fit for human consumption, to a bona fide charitable or nonprofit organization or food bank or prepared and perishable food program for free distribution, is not subject to criminal penalty or civil damages arising from the condition of the food or the nature or condition of the land entered, unless an injury is…, National Food Waste Reduction Resources:, EPA Sustainable Management of Food Save The Food Natural Resources Defense Council: Agriculture and Food ReFED: Rethink Food Waste Feeding America World Wildlife Fund: Food Initiative Food Waste Reduction AllianceDon't Waste Food SC: Restaurants & Hospitality
The U.S. restaurant industry generates about 11.4 million tons of wasted food annually at a cost of roughly $25 billion every year. For every $1 invested in food waste reduction efforts, restaurants can realize about $8 of cost savings., Quick tips to prevent & reduce food waste in restaurants/hospitality:, Download, SCDES's Smart Businesses Don't Waste Food Guide ., Conduct a waste audit. , Determine what you waste and how much it's costing your business., Crop Planning. , Meet with a local farmer to plan your menu around what is in season or available., Buy ugly., Restaurants don’t have a requirement to only purchase perfect produce. Help reduce waste by using odd-looking fruit and veg for value added items, or encourage your customers to stop rejecting those that look different., Use FIFO. , First in, first out., Be creative with kitchen excess., Create new dishes out of repurposed ingredients like broths, stocks, and soups. Use unusual parts of produce like squash blossoms and stems., Donate. , Instead of tossing extra produce, canned goods, or prepared but unserved food, develop relationships with local food banks and shelters. Feeding the Carolinas can help you find neighboring agencies. Feeding the Carolinas Foodbanks , SCDES supports and encourages donation., Is it legal for restaurants and other businesses to donate? YES!, Compost. , Find a compost hauler/vendor or community garden. Find vendors via the SC Recycling Markets Directory ., Benefits: , Potential cost savings. Feeding people, not landfills. An opportunity to enhance reputation with guests, staff, and investors. A study by Unilever revealed that 72 percent of American diners care about how restaurants handle food waste and 47 percent would be willing to spend more to eat at a restaurant with an active food recovery program. Increased job satisfaction through employee engagement…, Other Resources:, SCDES's S.C. Smart Business Recycling Program provides free, confidential technical assistance for recycling and food waste reduction. The S.C. Department of Agriculture offers information about Retail Food Safety and Compliance . ReFed's Restaurant Food Waste Action Guide provides restaurants with measurement and tracking tools, best management practices and more to help prevent wasted food,…Don't Waste Food SC: Schools, Colleges & Universities
Schools generate waste. Lots of it. In fact, SCDES conducted a study to determine the amount and composition of waste that schools generate. The report showed: Schools create – at a minimum – nearly 400,000 pounds of waste every day; Unwanted food is the No. 1 or No. 2 component of a school’s waste stream; and The majority of waste generated at schools could be recovered through prevention,…, Quick tips to prevent & reduce food waste in K-12 schools, Download:, , Reducing Food Waste - A Guide for South Carolina Schools, Measure it., Conduct a food waste audit in your school, then develop and implement appropriate reduction strategies. Have students help. , Guide to Conducting Student Food Waste Audits, Participate in, Smarter Lunchrooms, ., Smarter Lunchrooms is a nationwide movement encouraging students to select and eat the healthiest food. When kids are taught to eat more fruits and vegetables, it leads to healthier eating and less food waste., Use, Offer versus Serve, (OVS, ). The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recommends the OVS strategy, giving students the flexibility to make healthy choices and to decline some of the food offered while assuring the meal is still reimbursable., Set up a, Share Table, . , Students place specific food and beverage items that they choose not to consume on a designated table or cart. This provides an opportunity for other students to take the items at no cost. This strategy,, encouraged by USDA, , helps feed hungry children and prevent wasted food., Donate., No matter how many waste reduction practices are in place, there will still be uneaten food. Since 2012, , USDA has encouraged, food directors to redistribute unopened milk, bags of carrots, whole fruit and other items to community members (often within the school) in need., Compost., Set up a small composting program or school-wide program with an outside vendor., , Composting Guide for Schools, Quick tips to reduce food waste in colleges/universities:, Measure it., Talk with your food service vendor. Conduct a food waste audit or "weigh the waste" event. Have students help develop and implement appropriate reduction strategies in coordination with food services., Reduce plate waste., Work with your food service vendor to shift to trayless dining, smaller plates, and reusable take-out containers., Donate., Start a volunteer food pantry for students - shelf stable items are a good starting point. Donate other items to a local food bank or shelter. Is it legal for a college/university to donate food? YES!, Compost., Contract with a commercial composting vendor or work with facilities/sustainability staff to start an on-site program. , Benefits: , Feeding people, not landfills. Life-long lessons for students. Potential cost savings. Provide quality compost for your school garden. , Other Resources: , Take Action SC: Environmental Education Partnership RecycleU: College/University Recycling SC Department of Education's Office of Health and Nutrition No Kid Hungry SCCounty Responsibilities
County Responsibilities for Waste Tire Management, The, S.C. Solid Waste Policy and Management Act of 1991, requires county governments to manage waste tires. Counties are encouraged to work cooperatively with cities to manage waste tires collected from residents. The Act designates funding to meet these requirements., Funding, For each tire sold in South Carolina, the S.C. Department of Revenue (DOR) provides a portion of the $2 waste tire fee to each county based upon population. The funds must be used for collecting, processing or recycling of waste tires. Counties also may receive Waste Tire Grant Funding from SCDES provided their waste tire management funds allocated by DOR are exhausted. Grant funding is made…, grant application information, ., Local governments may charge tipping fees for tires on which the fee has not been paid., Counties are prohibited from imposing an additional fee on waste tires generated within their jurisdiction. Counties, however, may charge tipping fees on the following tires: heavy equipment tires from farming, logging and mining operations; tires generated outside of South Carolina; fleet tires on which there is no documentation that a fee has been paid; and unsold tires manufactured in South…, Collection Policy, Counties are encouraged to implement tire collection policies that encourage the delivery of waste tires to a county collection site or to an approved recycler. The policies should address fees and waivers for waste tires accepted from residents, retailers of new tires, used tire dealers and automobile dismantlers., Management of illegally dumped or stockpiled waste tires, Each county is required by the Act to participate in ongoing waste tire cleanup enforcement efforts. Counties should contact the local DHEC office when they identify illegally dumped or stockpiled waste tires and engage local code enforcement authorities to ensure responsible parties are held accountable. To, file a pollution complaint, , contact your, local SCDES office, . PalmettoPride provides contact information for local litter enforcement offices. Visit, www.palmettopride.org, and click on Select Your County on the bar at the top of the page. DHEC grant funding can be requested by local governments after appropriate compliance and enforcement efforts have been completed or as dictated by public health risks.Bureau of Air Quality Regulations Update Status
R.61-62: Air Pollution Control Regulations and Standards, The Department proposes amending, R.61-62, Air Pollution Control Regulations and Standards, and the South Carolina Air Quality Implementation Plan (State Implementation Plan or SIP). Amendments are to be made to R.61-62.60, South Carolina Designated Facility Plan and New Source Performance Standards; and R.61-62.63, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Source Categories; to incorporate federal amendments promulgated from January 1, 2020, through December…, Mary Peyton Wall, , Manager, 803-898-4064Macroinvertebrates
Aquatic macroinvertebrates are insects and other invertebrates that live in streams, rivers, lakes, and other waterbodies. Aquatic macroinvertebrate communities are affected by fluctuating environmental conditions and so can be particularly useful indicators of water quality as they respond to integrated stresses over time. The response of the macroinvertebrate community to various pollutants (e.…, Macroinvertebrate 2 , What does the monitoring data show?, Ambient macroinvertebrate monitoring data shows the biological condition of waters of the State. The ASP uses this data to support a variety of state and federal programs. Additionally, special macroinvertebrate studies are conducted at various sites to evaluate specific potential point and non-point source pollution impacts., How to find out more!, Most Recent Water Quality Scores Macroinvertebrate Community Monitoring Sites and Years Sampled Standard Operating Procedures (can be consulted for the details of our sampling and analysis methodology) Recent Developments in the Macroinvertebrate Water Quality Monitoring Program More extensive and/or older data may also be available and can be requested from ASP. Requested data may include…, Contact, Questions about macroinvertebrates can be directed to David Eargle at: 803-898-4145 David.Eargle@des.sc.govBeachfront Jurisdictional Lines Stakeholder Workgroup
Jurisdictional Lines Overview, South Carolina’s beaches are dynamic places, some beachfront areas accrete or gain sand while other shorelines erode. The coastline changes over time due to tides, waves, currents, tropical weather systems, as well as beach use and maintenance activities. South Carolina Code of Laws § 48-39-280 requires SCDES’s Bureau of Coastal Management to establish and periodically review two beachfront…, Beachfront Management Reform Act, On May 3rd, 2018, Act 173, the Beachfront Management Reform Act, was signed by Governor Henry McMaster. This Act established the position of the state’s beachfront jurisdictional baselines and setback lines for the 2018 establishment cycle. Act 173 also included a section that requires DHEC to promulgate regulations to implement provisions of the act, including regulations that DHEC will use to…, Stakeholder Engagement, To initiate input into the regulatory development process, DHEC convened a Beachfront Jurisdictional Line Stakeholder Workgroup (Workgroup) between October 2018 and February 2019. The Workgroup was tasked with providing recommendations to DHEC to: 1) clarify the definition of a primary oceanfront sand dune, and 2) develop strategies to qualify and measure “extraordinary erosion” as referenced in…, Final Report and Recommendations, The Workgroup examined an extensive amount of background information and available data to assist with member participation and discussion. A summary of this information, details of the Workgroup’s discussions, and the group’s final recommendations were documented in the Beachfront Jurisdictional Line Stakeholder Workgroup Final Report (May 2019). The final recommendations assisted DHEC (now…, Recommendation 1, For the purposes of establishing the beachfront jurisdictional baseline within the standard zone and stabilized inlet zone,, primary oceanfront sand dunes, constitute the most seaward dune ridge adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean that is nearly continuous for 500 linear feet*; typically exhibits the presence of stable, native vegetation; and has a dune height of 3 feet as measured from the seaward toe to the crest of the dune. The primary oceanfront sand dune is typically not scarped, eroded, or overtopped by the highest predicted astronomical tides but…, Emergency berms, that have been created as temporary barriers do not constitute a primary oceanfront sand dune unless the berm is situated along the historical footprint of the natural dune system and exhibits the characteristics of the defined primary oceanfront sand dune., *Nearly continuous sand dunes, are defined as generally undissected dune ridges but may exhibit minimal breaks such as those resulting from pedestrian and/or emergency vehicle access points., Recommendation 2, In standard and stabilized inlet zones, if the primary oceanfront sand dune is located more than 200 feet landward of the current line of stable vegetation, the jurisdictional baseline should be established seaward of the primary dune a distance equal to 30% of the measured distance from the primary dune to the current line of stable vegetation., Recommendation 3, In standard and stabilized inlet zones on developed beachfronts, if no primary oceanfront sand dune exists, the upland location of the crest of the primary dune should be located by using the ideal dune analysis* of a volumetric calculation for a 3-foot-high reference dune. After this analysis is completed, the baseline should be established at the crest of the ideal dune. If the ideal dune…, In standard and stabilized inlet zones on essentially undeveloped beachfronts, if no primary oceanfront sand dune exists, the baseline should be established at the current line of stable vegetation., *The ideal dune analysis is currently in regulation (S.C. Code Ann. Regs. 30-21(H)(2)) and has been used in previous line review processes. Recommendation 4, At the initiation of a jurisdictional line review cycle, communities may submit a request for an extension of the jurisdictional line review for their community if they have an issued DHEC OCRM Critical Area Permit that is in effect for a renourishment project, or a federal renourishment project with an associated state-issued Coastal Zone Consistency Certification. The purpose of the extension…, Recommendation 5, DHEC OCRM should evaluate and implement provisions for extraordinary erosion on an island or beach geographic scale. DHEC OCRM should implement a framework to coordinate with local governments and other government entities to obtain pre- and post-storm data to assist with 1) establishing typical erosion along an island or beach, and 2) determining when extraordinary erosion events have occurred…, The final recommendations of this workgroup will assist the Department with formulating regulations to implement the provisions of the Beachfront Management Reform Act. The Department will provide notice to the public of the formal regulatory development process including opportunities for public input. , Regulatory Changes, In 2020, DHEC amended R.30-1.D(43) and R.30-14.E., F., and G. to incorporate state statutory changes. The amendments provided clarity and standards to be utilized in the establishment of the state’s beachfront jurisdictional lines. The amendments also modified specific procedures related to appeals and movement of the jurisdictional lines to comply with Act 173 and Coastal Zone Critical Areas,…, Meeting Agendas and Notes, Tuesday, February 26, 2019, Agenda - Stakeholder Meeting - Feb 26, 2019 Notes - Stakeholder Meeting - Feb 26, 2019 , Monday, February 4, 2019, Agenda - Stakeholder Meeting - Feb 4, 2019 Notes - Stakeholder Meeting - Feb 4, 2019 , Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019, Agenda - Stakeholder Meeting - Jan 23, 2018 Notes - Stakeholder Meeting - Jan 23, 2018 , Friday, January 11, 2019, Agenda - Stakeholder Meeting - Jan 11, 2018 Notes - Stakeholder Meeting - Jan 11, 2018 , Wednesday, December 5, 2018, Agenda - Stakeholder Meeting - Dec 5, 2018 Notes - Stakeholder Meeting - Dec 5, 2018 , Wednesday, November 14, 2018, Agenda - Stakeholder Meeting - Nov 14, 2018 Notes - Stakeholder Meeting - Nov 14, 2018 , Wednesday, November 7, 2018, Agenda - Stakeholder Meeting - Nov 7, 2018 Notes - Stakeholder Meeting - Nov 7, 2018 , Wednesday, October 24, 2018, Agenda - Stakeholder Meeting - Oct 24, 2018 Notes - Stakeholder Meeting - Oct 24, 2018 , Historic Workgroups and Committees, Beachfront Preservation Stakeholder Workgroup Blue Ribbon Committee on Shoreline Management Shoreline Change Advisory Committee Council on Coastal Futures Blue Ribbon Committee on Beachfront Management , Resources, South Carolina Code of Laws, Chapter 39, Coastal Tidelands and Wetlands South Carolina Code of Regulations, Chapter 30, Department of Health and Environmental Control – Coastal DivisionHurricane Florence Coastal Recovery & Requirements
Emergency Orders, DHEC-OCRM conducted aerial reconnaissance and field visits, and coordinated with local governments to assess impacts from Hurricane Florence. Based on the information collected and the beach conditions observed,, DHEC OCRM is cancelling the state-wide blanket emergency orders noticed on September 11, 2018 for activities to conduct minor renourishment, sand scraping or installation of sandbags for all counties except Georgetown and Horry Counties, . Other counties, local governments, or individual property owners experiencing an emergency situation due to the impacts of Hurricane Florence may still request an individual emergency order by contacting Blair Williams, OCRM Critical Area Permitting Manager, at 843-953-0200 or via email at Blair.Williams@des.sc.gov ., Emergency General Permits, The Hurricane Florence Emergency General Permits (EGPs) will remain in effect for Georgetown and Horry Counties. Property owners in these counties needing repairs to in-water structures due to impacts from Hurricane Florence may apply for individual coverage under these general permits. The Hurricane Florence EGPs are being rescinded in Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester, Colleton, Beaufort and…, Report Erosion and Damage, DHEC OCRM encourages residents and officials to report damage to beachfront structures, including seawalls, revetments, walkovers and erosion using DHEC OCRM's MyCoast web and mobile application. This information will assist DHEC OCRM in prioritizing post-disaster damage assessment and coordination with coastal counties and municipalities. Property owners should also report damage to structures,…Coastal Zone Consistency - Federal
Because South Carolina's Coastal Zone Management Program (CZMP) is federally-approved, a number of Federal Agency activities and permits are required to comply with the enforceable policies of the state's approved coastal management program. This "Federal Consistency" authority resides under the Federal Coastal Zone Management Act (FCZMA) which was enacted on October 27, 1972, to encourage…, Submittal Requirements, For Consistency for Federal Agency Activities (Subpart C, 15 CFR 930.30), the applicant Agency (or designated representative) must submit a Consistency Determination (letter) that contains a statement of consistency and an analysis that demonstrates the project is “Consistent to the maximum extent practicable” with applicable (project specific) CZMP Enforceable Policies. The statement must be…, How a Federal Coastal Zone Consistency Determination is made, As part of these review processes, the proposed project is circulated to the public and a variety of State agencies for comment. When the public review period is completed, the staff will consider all relevant Department Geographic Information data, the enforceable policies, and any comments received. The Federal Consistency determination (letter) is provided to the appropriate Federal Agency,…, Permit Requests of Interest, Federal Permit Request to Conduct Seismic Surveying in the Atlantic Ocean, Resources, State Coastal Zone Consistency Process Guidelines for Evaluation of All Projects Mitigation Guidelines Interaction of Coastal Zone Consistency Process and Geographic Areas of Particular Concern (GAPC) State Permitting Authorities Operating in the Coastal Zone, SC Department of Archives and History, SC State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) Project Review at SHPO SHPO ArcSite/GIS, Threatened and Endangered Species, US Fish and Wildlife SC Department of Natural Resources