Horry County Solid Waste Authority

Horry County Solid Waste Authority is a waste management service in Myrtle Beach, SC. It provides Horry County with a fully integrated solid waste management plan covering landfill management, education, recycling, and related technology, and it serves residents, businesses, schools, and local governments. Its landfill property is monitored and regulated for safety, and a public education department works to conserve resources and save landfill space through recycling programs. The authority holds a rating of 4.30 based on 120 reviews.

The authority operates a landfill, a materials recycling facility, and recycling and convenience centers, and it accepts proposals from local governments, K-12 and higher learning institutions, private industries, homeowner associations, private businesses, and non-profits for waste reduction and recycling projects. Its Spotlight on Environmental Awareness program recognizes agencies and companies that reduce, reuse, and recycle in daily operations and promote conservation. Free facility tours of the landfill, materials recycling facility, and recycling and convenience center are offered Monday through Friday, and a virtual tour is also available.

The authority runs a free food waste drop-off pilot that diverts food scraps to a composting facility, and an oyster shell recycling pilot whose shells rebuild oyster reefs along the SC coast, with every three bushels making ten square feet of reef. Yard waste, land clearing debris, and clean wood are ground into compost or mulch sold back to the community, and the annual Grinding of the Greens project collects Christmas trees countywide and turns them into mulch. Household hazardous waste is accepted at the authority's HHW facility on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8AM to 1PM and Saturdays from 7AM to 12PM, for residential material only, with a maximum of twenty gallons of paint per month per resident. The authority also maintains a 40,000 square-foot LEED certified recycling facility and a Green Power Program.

The Scipio Lane location sits about 0.1 miles from Horry County Fire & Rescue Station 20 and 0.2 miles from the Horry County South Strand Complex. South Strand Park is roughly 0.3 miles away, and the South Strand Recreation Center is about 0.4 miles from the site.

The authority has built a solid reputation among the customers it has served, with an established track record reflected in a large base of customer reviews. For Horry County residents, that means a waste management operation with a long-standing presence and a broad base of public feedback behind it.