Myrtle Beach Dump — Transfer Station, Landfill & Drop-Off Rules
Where you can dump in Myrtle Beach depends on which side of the city line you live on. City residents use the City's Jake Abraham Transfer Station on Mr. Joe White Avenue. Horry County's convenience centers are only for residents of unincorporated Horry County — city residents can't use them. The county landfill in Conway charges $47.50 a ton at the scale.
The transfer station charges $77.68 a ton for garbage and bulk waste, with a $5 minimum on every load — City residents included — and takes no cash.
Disposal sites in Myrtle Beach
Jake Abraham Transfer Station
Transfer Station
City of Myrtle Beach Solid Waste & Recycling Division
3221 Mr. Joe White Avenue, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577 Directions ↗
Clean wood, recyclables, electronics and up to 4 car or light-truck tires a day (off the rim): no charge
$5 minimum on every load, City residents and businesses included; no cash
Accepts: Household garbage, bulk waste, yard waste, recyclables, clean wood, scrap metal, electronics, car and light-truck tires
The residential drop-off (self-load containers for garbage, recycling, clean wood, scrap metal, electronics and tires) is for City residents only. Bring a current utility bill, driver's license or City parking decal.
Garbage, mixed construction debris and shingles: $47.50 a ton
Yard waste, clean wood and land-clearing debris: $22 a ton
Concrete, brick, dirt and asphalt: $15 a ton (concrete pieces under 4 by 6 feet)
Tires: $150 a ton
Rates effective July 1, 2026
Household hazardous waste is taken free from Horry County residents at the landfill's HHW facility, Tuesday and Thursday 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Saturday 7 a.m. to noon — residential only, up to 20 gallons of paint a month.
Not for City of Myrtle Beach residents. County ordinance limits the convenience centers to residents of unincorporated Horry County, up to 4 cubic yards a day.
Not for City of Myrtle Beach residents. County ordinance limits the convenience centers to residents of unincorporated Horry County, up to 4 cubic yards a day.
Not for City of Myrtle Beach residents. County ordinance limits the convenience centers to residents of unincorporated Horry County, up to 4 cubic yards a day.
Not for City of Myrtle Beach residents. County ordinance limits the convenience centers to residents of unincorporated Horry County, up to 4 cubic yards a day.
City of Myrtle Beach curbside pickup and bulk items
City residential service is $33.93 a month for one garbage cart, one recycling cart, and up to 2 cubic yards of bulk waste and yard waste, all picked up on the same weekday (Monday to Thursday, by zone). An extra garbage cart is $12.87 a month; an extra recycling cart is free.
Bulk waste goes out with your regular garbage: appliances, furniture and boxes or bags of household items in a neat pile 3 to 5 feet from anything else. No construction materials and no toilets.Yard waste must go in paper bags, and limbs cut to 4 feet long and 4 inches across; no land-clearing debris, and landscapers must haul their own. Need something picked up off-schedule? A call-back for bulk or yard waste is $127.51 plus $9.10 a cubic yard of bulk or $5.44 a cubic yard of yard waste.
TVs and computers can't go in the cart: call the Solid Waste & Recycling Division at (843) 918-2160 for a pickup, or drop them at the transfer station.
If you live outside the city limits
Residents of unincorporated Horry County can use the Solid Waste Authority's 25 recycling and convenience centers, open 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Saturday and 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday, each closed one or two days a week. The four nearest Myrtle Beach are Socastee (open every day), Carolina Forest and Scipio Lane (closed Thursday) and Lake Arrowhead (closed Monday and Tuesday). The Landfill Recycling & Convenience Center at 1886 Hwy 90 in Conway is open every day, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. All centers close on New Year's Day, July 4, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
City of Myrtle Beach residents and businesses use the City's Jake Abraham Transfer Station, 3221 Mr. Joe White Avenue, open Monday to Thursday 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Horry County landfill is at 1886 Highway 90 in Conway, open weekdays 6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday 6 a.m. to noon.
How much does the Myrtle Beach transfer station charge?
$77.68 a ton for garbage and bulk waste and $53.68 a ton for yard waste, with a $5 minimum on every load, City residents included. Clean wood, recyclables, electronics and up to four tires a day are free. No cash.
Can Myrtle Beach residents use Horry County convenience centers?
No. Horry County ordinance limits the 25 convenience centers to residents of unincorporated Horry County. City residents use the City's curbside service and the Jake Abraham Transfer Station, which has a residents-only drop-off Tuesday to Friday 3 to 5 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Does Myrtle Beach pick up furniture?
Yes, as part of weekly City service: set appliances, furniture and boxes or bags of household items out with your regular garbage, in a neat pile 3 to 5 feet from anything else. Construction materials and toilets aren't accepted.
How much is the Horry County landfill?
$47.50 a ton for garbage, mixed construction debris and shingles from July 1, 2026; $22 for yard waste, clean wood and land-clearing debris; $15 for concrete, brick, dirt and asphalt; and $150 a ton for tires.
