HISTORY OF SWANA

SWANA was originally founded in 1962. The South Carolina Chapter received its charter at the 1990 Annual Business Meeting on August 23, 1990 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 


The SC Chapter now has over 250 members! The membership is a diverse group of public and private sector professionals in the solid waste industry. The Chapter is focused on providing training and annually presenting conferences to support professionals in all aspects of solid waste including waste collection, disposal, gas collection, permitting, design, and operations. We hope you will join us at one of our upcoming events.


Please contact us at info@scswana.org



Letter from the President of SC SWANA


Thinking about joining SC SWANA? Click here to read letter from 2025 President J Morgan to learn more about what SWANA has to offer and get important information about the current state of the Solid Waste Industry in South Carolina.



SAFETY


Congratulations to the City of Myrtle Beach for being our 2025 Safety Day Winner! Below is a photo of Board Members Ed Marr and Debbie Langley presenting a $500 gift certificate to the City of Myrtle Beach. The City plans to use their winnings to host a nice picnic/grilled lunch for the whole gang in their department who have worked so hard this year. Congrats and thank you for making our industry safer






 


Check out this WCNC News Report explaining the

importance of safe battery disposal:

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIHAF_gRZMg


 

 








Upcoming Events

May 13, 2026 11:00 AM • Ballroom of Doubletree Hilton
May 13, 2026 12:00 PM • DoubleTree Hilton at Myrtle Beach, SC
May 14, 2026 12:00 PM • Blackmoor Golf Club
May 14, 2026 2:00 PM • Shipwreck Island Adventure Golf
September 29, 2026 • St. Louis, Missouri

Career and Project Opportunities

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HOT TOPICS


                            RCon RECAP


      In November, nearly 1,700 waste and resource

     management professionals attended SWANA’s

     inaugural RCon™ in Columbus, OH, to shape the

     future of waste as a resource. Mr. Chris Carney

     with SC DES was the winner of the SC Palmetto

     Chapter's RCon Scholarship. Congratulations

     Chris! We hope you had a great time at RCon!



SC SWANA CALENDAR

    • May 13, 2026
    • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • Ballroom of Doubletree Hilton
    Register


    SC SWANA Young Professionals

    Pre-2026 Spring Conference Luncheon


    May 13th - 11 am

    Ballroom

    Doubletree by Hilton Myrtle Beach

    3200 South Ocean Boulevard,

    Myrtle Beach, SC 29577



    Are you a YP and want to meet your peers before the start of the 2026 Spring Conference?



    The SC SWANA YP Committee is sponsoring a FREE luncheon right before the conference begins for professionals under the age of 35.



    • May 14, 2026
    • 12:00 PM
    • Blackmoor Golf Club
    Register



    2026 SC SWANA Golf Outing




    Blackmoor Golf Club

    6100 Longwood Drive

    Murrells Inlet, South Carolina 29576

    https://blackmoor.com/home-1


    Sponsorships Available!


    Purchase up to 8 Mulligans Per Team Here.

     Awards:

    • Longest Drive
    • Closest to the Pin
    • 1st, 2nd, 3rd place


     SC SWANA SPRING CONFERENCE REGISTRATION PAGE is here.


    THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!


    LONGEST DRIVE SPONSOR



    CLOSEST TO THE PIN SPONSOR




    BEVERAGE HOLE SPONSOR



    HOLE SPONSORS



     

    If you would like to be a sponsor or have questions, contact Kyle Mertens   at kmertens@wm.com or Jessie King at jking@williamsmullen.com


    • May 14, 2026
    • 2:00 PM
    • Shipwreck Island Adventure Golf
    Register



    Not a golfer but wanting to get connected to other conference attendees?



    Join us for mini-golf at  Shipwreck Island Adventure Golf

    3301 South Ocean Blvd

    Myrtle Beach, SC


    Thursday, May 14th at 2:00 PM


    This event is sponsored by the SWANA Young Professionals. It’s open to all conference attendees! Drinks and snacks will be provided.


    Shipwreck Island Adventure is a 10 minute walk from the Doubletree.


    We hope you join us for this fun event!!





    • September 29, 2026
    • October 02, 2026
    • St. Louis, Missouri

    RCon SWANA Conference*

    September 29 - October 2, 2026

    St. Louis, Missouri

    *In 2025, RCon replaced the legacy events of SOAR and WASTECON



     

    RCon™ 2026

     

    Event Dates:   September 29 – October 2, 2026

    Location: St. Louis, Missouri 



    Take advantage of our Early Bird registration, available from March 9 – May 15, with discounted rates available to SWANA members only. Non-members can also register during this period at the standard registration rates.*


    View the 2026 RCon rates to see registration options as you make your plan to join thousands of waste and resource management professionals.


    *Group registration will be available soon. Those registering for a team should wait for further information.




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