One day after council made an initial decision about waste people continue to talk trash in Horry County.
Tuesday, Horry County Council members passed the first reading of an ordinance giving the county the right to tell independent hauling companies where they can dump trash generated in Horry County.
John Abercrombie, general manager of Sandlands C&D Landfill said if the county does that, business like his could suffer.
Mike Bessant, manger of the Horry County Solid Waste Authority said since Tuesday’s council meeting, he's spent all day on the phone trying to explain SWA's stance on flow control.
Bessant said the issue over flow control, or the restrictions on where trash generated in Horry County goes, is very simple, the money the County makes from dumping helps to pay for 911 and the County's recycling program. And having control over where trash is dumped can help insure the future of the recycling program. Bessant said SWA is losing money in dumping fees because millions of dollars of the county's trash is being taken somewhere else.
Bessant said, "The less volume we have the less money we have to support the recycling program so it's a choice of county council of how they want to support those programs, you know if our volume goes down, then we got to figure out how to support recycling programs or either reduce them."
Abercrombie said the county should not be able to tell independent haulers where they can dump. He said since council passed first reading of an ordinance that if passed would give them the right to have that say so, he just wants to make sure he and other independent haulers get a chance to give their side.
Abercrombie said, "All that we're asking at that point in time is that uh there be a possibility that we'd have fair chance at input uh and it wouldn't be in a situation where we're up against the county council and the solid waste authority."
Bessant said he does not want to have an adversarial relationship with independent haulers, and whatever happens with the ordinance, he hopes they will still be able to work together.
The independent haulers will have an opportunity to hear more about the county's plan for flow control.
After passing the first reading of the ordinance, council scheduled a workshop for Jan. 20 to talk more in depth about the issue.
The ordinance needs three reading before it becomes law.
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