Food Waste Composting Horry County Solid Waste Authority

Food Waste Composting

Food Waste Pilot Program

The Solid Waste Authority is conducting a pilot program for residents to compost your food scraps. The purpose of the pilot program is to divert food scraps from landfill disposal to the composting facility and to determine the receptiveness and feasibilty of offering food scrap collection to residents through the County's 25 Recycling Convenience Centers.  This program is currently only offered at the Landfill Recycling Convenience Center located at 1886 Hwy 90 in Conway, the Carolina Forest Recycling Center located at 800 International Drive in Myrtle Beach, the Loris Recycling Convenience Center located at 1485 Business Hwy 9 East in Loris, the Jackson Bluff Recycling Convenience Center located at 175 Jackson Bluff Road in Conway, and the McDowell Shortcut Recycling Convenience Center located at 10622 McDowell Shortcut Road in Murrells Inlet. This is a free service and all food waste will be diverted from the landfill and made into compost. For more information on this program, click here to view flyer to get information such as what is accepted/not accepted: Food Waste Flyer Information Sheet

Food Waste Recycling

The Food Waste composting Program encourages wholesale and retail food establishments as well as governmental agencies such as municipalities and schools to compost food waste materials. It helps to save landfill space and create a valuable product for the community.