Recycling Market Development Advisory Council

The Governor-appointed Recycling Market Development Advisory Council (RMDAC) helps support the continued growth of South Carolina’s recycling industry by advancing material recovery efforts, strengthening recycling markets and supporting connections across the recycling value chain.

Made up of 14 industry and community leaders, the council provides annual recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly on opportunities that support recycling, sustainability and market development across the state.

RMDAC meetings

2026

May 2026

  • Date: Thursday, March 14th 
  • Time: 10:00am-12:00pm 
  • Location: 1201 Main Street, Columbia, SC 29201

March 2026

  • Date: Thursday, March 12th 
  • Time: 10:00am-11:30am 
  • Location: Virtual 

January 2026

  • Date: Thursday, January 8th 
  • Time: 10:00am-11:00am 
  • Location: Virtual 

July 2026

  • Date: Thursday, July 9th 
  • Time: 10:00am-11:00pm 
  • Location: Virtual
2025

November 2025

  • Date: Thursday, November 13th 
  • Time: 10:00am-12:00pm 
  • Location: Wateree Room, 1201 Main Street Suite 1700, Columbia, SC 29201   

September 2025

  • Date: Thursday, September 25th
  • Time: 10:00am - noon
  • Location: Darla Moore School of Business

July 2025

  • Date: Thursday, July 17th 
  • Time: 10:00am-12:00pm
  • Location: Palmetto Room, 1201 Main Street Suite 1600, Columbia, SC 29201  

May 2025

  • Date: Thursday, May 15th 
  • Time: 10:00am-11:00am 
  • Location: Virtual 

March 2025

  • Date: Thursday, March 13th 
  • Time: 10:00am-11:00am 
  • Location: Virtual 

January 2025

  • Date: Thursday, January 16th 
  • Time: 10:00am-11:00am 
  • Location: Virtual 
2024

September 2024

  • Date: September 19-20, 2024
  • Time: TBD 
  • Location: Horry County Solid Waste Authority

November 2024

  • Date: November 6th, 2024
  • Time: 10:00am-11:00am
  • Location: Virtual

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July 2024

  • Date: July 24, 2024
  • Time: 9:45am-1:00pm
  • Location: United Catalyst Corporation

May 2024

  • Date: May 22, 2024
  • Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
  • Location: Palmetto Room, 1201 Main St. Suite 1600, Columbia, SC 29201

March 2024

  • Date: March 20, 2024
  • Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
  • Location: Palmetto Room, 1201 Main St. Suite 1600, Columbia, SC 29201

January 2024

  • Date: January 24, 2024
  • Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
  • Location: Palmetto Room, 1201 Main St. Suite 1600, Columbia, SC 29201
2023

November 2023

  • Date: November 2, 2023
  • Time: 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
  • Location: Lowcountry Fresh Market & Café, 303 Bleeker Street S., Bluffton, SC 29910

September 2023

  • Date: September 27, 2023
  • Time: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
  • Location: York County Material Recovery Facility, 320 Recycle Center Road, York, SC 29745 

July 2023

  • Date: July 18, 2023
  • Time: 10:00 am - 1:30 pm
  • Location: Continental, 1805 Highway 521 South, Sumter, SC 29153 

May 2023

  • Date: May 16, 2023
  • Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
  • Location: Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research, 1 Research Drive Room 203, Greenville, SC 29607

March 2023

  • Date: March 16, 2023
  • Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
  • Location: Truist Building, 1201 Main Street, Suite 300, Columbia, SC 29201 

January 2023

  • Date: January 17, 2023
  • Time: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
  • Location: Commercial Metals Company (CMC) Steel, 310 New State Road, Cayce, SC 29033 

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Council members

Tina Green

Tina Green, Chair

Mumford Industries
Represents: Recycling Industry

Ed Marr

Ed Marr, Vice Chair

Horry County Solid Waste Authority
Represents: County Government

Morgan Crapps

Redwood Materials
Represents: Division of State Development

Adam Padget

Adam Padget

Green Energy Biofuel
Represents: Petroleum Industry

Angel Lara

Angel Lara

Mid-Carolina Steel
Represents: Scrap Metal Industry

Brad Dutton

Brad Dutton

Dutton Polymer Group
Represents: Plastics Industry

Chris Fisher

Chris Fisher

Fisher Recycling
Represents: Glass Industry

Andrew Spicer

Dr. Andrew Spicer Ph.D.

Darla Moore School of Business
Represents: Higher Education Research Institutions

Becky Berube

Becky Berube

United Catalyst Corporation
Represents: Aluminum Industry

Carol James-Gilchrist

Carol James-Gilchrist

Sonoco
Represents: Paper Industry

N. Tyrone Ellis

Tyrone Ellis

Trane Technologies
Represents: General Public

Jay Spears

Jay Spears

Continental Tire
Represents: Tire Industry

Emeritus members

Glenn Odom

Glenn Odom

Wellman Plastics
Emeritus Recycling Industry

South Carolina Department of Commerce staff

Anna DeLage

Recycling Market Development

Adriana Diotalevi

Recycling Market Development Coordinator

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