1. A. Applicability.

   This regulation applies to the proper management and recycling or disposal of inoperative or discarded white goods.

2. B. Definitions.

   1. 1. “Department” means the South Carolina Department of Environmental Services.
   2. 2. “Person” means an individual, corporation, company, association, partnership, unit of local government, state agency, federal agency, or other legal entity.
   3. 3. “White goods” include refrigerators, ranges, water heaters, freezers, dishwashers, trash compactors, washers, dryers, air conditioners, and commercial large appliances.

3. C. General Provisions.

   1. 1. Effective May 27, 1994, no person shall knowingly include white goods with other municipal solid waste that is intended for collection or disposal at a municipal solid waste landfill.
   2. 2. Effective May 27, 1994, no owner or operator of a municipal solid waste landfill shall knowingly accept white goods for disposal at such landfill. An owner or operator of a municipal solid waste landfill may accept white goods for temporary storage prior to shipment of such white goods to a recycling facility.

   3. 3. Prior to the recycling or disposal of white goods:

      1. a. all ozone depleting compounds (e.g. chlorofluorocarbons) used as refrigerants shall be recovered in accordance with applicable Federal, State and local regulations.
      2. b. all electrical components shall be removed and disposed in a manner consistent with Federal, State and local regulations.
   4. 4. White goods shall be stored in a manner to protect human health, safety and the environment and in accordance with Federal, State and local regulations.

4. D. Retailer Requirements.

   All persons selling or offering white goods for sale at retail in South Carolina shall post written notice, at their place of business, notifying all customers that white goods may not be disposed by landfilling after May 27, 1994. The notice, either issued by or approved by the Department, shall be at least eight and one-half inches by eleven inches (8 ¹⁄₂ × 11) in size.

5. E. Violations and Penalties.

   Any person violating the provisions of Sections C. 1. and 2., shall be subject to a fine not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00). Each white good improperly disposed shall constitute a separate violation.

6. F. Severability.

   Should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this regulation be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, the remainder of this regulation shall not be affected thereby.

Statutory Authority

1976 Code Sections 44-96-200, 48-6-10 et seq., and 2023 Act No. 60, effective July 1, 2024

HISTORY: Amended by SCSR 49-5 Doc. No. 5328, eff May 23, 2025.