Cigarette Litter Prevention Program

Nothing “butt” litter Through our partnership with Keep America Beautiful, South Carolinians have an opportunity to participate in the nation’s largest program aimed at reducing cigarette litter. Community members can start making a…

Clean$weep

A second chance to win Since 2003, Clean$weep the South Carolina Education Lottery and PalmettoPride have partnered up to encourage players to properly dispose of non-winning lottery tickets. Clean$weep…

Grab A Bag SC

“Litter prevention is about citizens taking ownership of their neighborhoods and making sure that trash is put in its place before it can become litter. But while there is still…

Litter Journal

Litter prevention through community science The South Carolina Aquarium encourages citizens to track and remove plastics and other debris from both land and water. Litter data are critical in identifying…

Recycle Right SC

Do your part and Recycle Right The Recycle Right SC campaign – a partnership between DHEC’s Office of Solid Waste Reduction and PalmettoPride – is designed to inform residents on how…

Secure Your Load

Though more than 80% of littering is intentional, an estimated 20% of litter is unintentional and ends up on our roadways. Operating a vehicle without properly securing its load is…

See It, Report It

The dangers of tire dumping Illegally dumped tires create health and environmental risks in communities. Tires collect rainwater and provide a breeding ground for mosquitoes that transmit illnesses. These piles also are…

Zero Tolerance for Litter

The month of April is South Carolina’s Zero Tolerance for Litter Month, which is a joint initiative of the South Carolina Litter Control Association, statewide law enforcement agencies and PalmettoPride to…