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GREENVILLE, S.C. — WYFF News 4 Investigates learned out-­of-­state trash is coming to a
South Carolina landfill for a huge amount of cash. WYFF NE WS 4
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Raley. Upstate lawmakers have signed off on a bill that some critics say
would bring even more out of state trash to South Carolina. 2. Man who died burning leaves in yard identified 2hr
"It smells. It smells very badly," said Bishopville resident Brooke
The Lee County Landfill is owned by a company called Republic Services, based out of Arizona. Republic Services wouldn't confirm that human waste is sent to the landfill, and wouldn't answer
any questions about the landfill. 3. Family member finds 2 dead;; missing truck
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WYFF News 4 Investigates learned the Lee County Landfill took in almost 225,000 tons of trash
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from other states in 2012. According to the South Carolina Solid Waste Management Annual
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WYFF News 4 Investigates learned that New York City's Department of Sanitation pays an
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average of $112 a ton to dispose of trash at the Lee County Landfill. In 2012, that added up to
about $24 million. A group called the Coalition Against Dumping on South Carolina is against a bill that would make it
tougher for counties to keep out other states' trash. The bill passed in the House last session. The group has launched a TV ad against the bill. WYFF News 4
"Leave the waste management decision-­making where it belongs -­-­ in the hands of the citizens
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WYFF News 4 Investigates learned some Upstate lawmakers took campaign money from private
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waste companies that bring out-­of-­state trash to South Carolina.
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According to South Carolina's State Ethics Commission, Seneca Rep. Bill Sandifer received
$2,750 from Waste Management since 2010 and $250 from Republic Services since 2010. According to South Carolina's State Ethics Commission, Honea Path Rep. Mike Gambrell received
$1,500 from Waste Management since 2010 and $250 from Republic Services since 2010. Local lawmakers cannot accept more than $1,000 in contributions from people or companies
during each term of office. Sandifer asked WYFF News 4 Investigates to stop calling him. Gambrell did not return phone
calls. House Majority Leader Bruce Bannister, who represents Greenville County, also signed the bill. Records show he did not accept campaign money from private waste companies. "I don't want any New Jersey trash here. I don't want any New York trash here," Bannister said. WYFF News 4 Investigates asked Bannister why his name is on the bill. He said he was told the
bill would impact an isolated issue in Horry County and was unaware of statewide implications. "I read it and I did not understand all of the complicated issues between public and private
landfills," Bannister said. "I don't know, if that same bill came back, if it would pass the House. I don't think it would pass the
House a second time because now all of the landfills that are going to be affected or would be are
aware and are saying, 'This is not a good idea,'" Bannister said.
The bill now goes to South Carolina's Senate when the legislative session begins in January. To read the bill go here.
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Christopher Hall
• 19 hours ago
As a resident of this state and Sierra Club member, I'm opposed to taking away
county rights to manage the flow of their own trash. The passing of this bill would
open up our state to being one major waste site. With rules in their favor, national
waste companies would have no incentive to recycle. You could also expect to see
existing landfills expanded, after all, they get paid by the tonnage. To our
legislators, I'd say: Don't let these people turn our state in a wasteland!
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Further Out
• 18 hours ago
They should take care of their own trash.
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Ryan
• 17 hours ago
No one who lives in and loves this state would want more landfills in South Carolina!
Why should we be the nations dump?
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Jeff
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• 17 hours ago
Oh,looking at the headline, I thought it referred to trashy people moving south. It
applies .
applies .
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scoop
• 14 hours ago
We should in the next election trash any representatives who voted for this bill!!
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Lazy Jack
• 7 hours ago
Sounds familiar. I read it, didn't understand it, but signed it anyway.
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the looper family
• 3 hours ago
it is all about the money. the trash companies are buy votes and our elected
officials
are selling as hard as they can. time to kick them out of office.
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rjb_sc
• 6 hours ago
This needs to stop immediately. Our landfills will soon fill up, then what? Twin
Chimneys already accepts all of Greenville County and to my knowledge is the only
place you can dump more than a couple of trashbags. After reading this, it's no
wonder that the local 'convenience centers' have capped residents' loads to less
than a pick up bed.
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DrLeadBasedPaint
• 6 hours ago
we need to keep northerners AND their trash out of this state.
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Matt Sickles
DrLeadBasedPaint • 4 hours ago
I am guessing all the Northern jobs (not created by the south) should hire
only northerners instead of inbread like you??
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riverchick
DrLeadBasedPaint • an hour ago
The SC reps who approved this are born and bred SC natives.
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riverchick
• 42 minutes ago
The headline should read, "Trash from NYC, New Jersey accepted by South
Carolina". They couldn't be sending it here if our SC native, Republican reps hadn't
agreed to accept it
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Duel Perry Damesworth
• 2 hours ago
Well, That's one person targeted for part of the problem. Signing bills he doesn't
read OR understand. HE doesn't need to be reelected......
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rico
• 3 hours ago
While Lee County seems to have a problem given the poverty in the area the added
income might be worth it to a majority living in the county. Mt question and concern
is finding out Greenville is accepting out of state waste at Twin Chimneys. Those of
us who live in Greenville County are more than trashy enough on our own and the
county wealthy enough that we just do not need income from this source. Greenville
landfills for Greenville trash only, please.
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Sandy Lynn
• 3 hours ago
Seneca Rep. Bill Sandifer maybe you should move from your nice lake front home
to a nice lot across from our local dump.
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kickit
• 5 hours ago
Article should mention Rep. Gambrell owns his own sanitation business too. Seems
like a conflict of interest to me! Residents who live miles from Twin Chimneys have
to put up with the huge numbers of nasty buzzards that roost on their property due
to the landfill. Twin Chimneys doesn't monitor all of the out of county people that
dump their trash out of Laurens, Anderson and Abbeville counties either. To make
matters worse, Greenville County doesn't provide schools for this area of southern
Greenville county. They allocate 73% of all taxes collected in this area to Anderson
County for providing schools. What a great deal for Anderson County!!
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