The city of North Myrtle Beach believes in
residential recycling, and its public works department intends to exceed
South Carolina’s statewide goal of 40% participation. Toward that end,
the department will enclose a brochure outlining its residential
recycling program opportunities in with the city’s April water bill.
The
city provides weekly curbside collection of residential recyclables,
and will provide each customer with a recycling bin or recycling
roll-cart container (based on availability). There is no cost for the
initial bin or roll-cart, however, a replacement fee is charged for lost
or stolen roll-carts. Recycling roll-carts are available in 64 gallon
or 48 gallon sizes at the customer's option. Residents can acquire a
recycling bin or roll-cart by contacting the public works department at
(843) 280-5500.
The
following materials may be included in North Myrtle Beach residential
curbside recycling: Newspapers; magazines; catalogs; junk mail (first
dispose of any personal information via shredding); phone books with
hard cover removed; cereal, snack and cracker cardboard boxes; shoe
boxes; corrugated cardboard boxes that have been emptied and flattened;
aluminum and metal cans, including aerosol cans; plastic jugs and
bottles marked with No. 1-7; glass jars and bottles.
Participants
are asked to place recyclables at curbside only on their recycling
collection day. Materials left at curbside for prolonged periods of time
can be blown away by wind or swept away by rainfall, leading to clogged
storm water drains.
The
city also operates a recycling drop-off site on Bay Street at 6th
Avenue South and a cardboard collection site at its solid waste transfer
station at 1220 Second Avenue South. E-Waste can
also be taken to this location.
The
city offers a special cardboard collection service for anyone moving in
or out of a home, and immediately following the Christmas holidays.
During those times, place your flattened cardboard boxes at curbside on
your scheduled recycling pick up day. You must call
(843) 280-5500 in advance to receive this limited service.
The
following materials are not accepted for curbside recycling but may be
recycled at the Horry County Solid Waste Authority’s Convenience
Centers: Batteries, cooking oil, household electronics, scrap metal,
tires, shoes, textiles, used motor oil, used filters, and yard waste. A
list of Convenience Center locations is available at
www.solidwasteauthority.org.
Chemicals, paints, and cleaners may be recycled at the Horry County Solid Waste Authority location on Highway 90 on the third Saturday of each month from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
