Junk removal costs in Myrtle Beach

Around Myrtle Beach, a dresser in decent shape doesn't have to go in a dumpster. The Horry County Solid Waste Authority runs a resale shop called The Store, at 1874 Highway 90. You can drop good furniture there, or leave it in a "Store Drop Off" shed at select recycling centers.

Broken furniture goes in the bulk waste containers at the authority's 25 Recycling Convenience Centers. Those centers are only for people living in the unincorporated parts of Horry County, so if your house sits inside the Myrtle Beach city limits or another town, they aren't open to you. Each resident can bring up to 4 cubic yards a day in total. Mattresses go in at any center, as do TVs, computer monitors and printers for recycling. A business with old mattresses takes them to the landfill instead.

Remodel leftovers head to the landfill at 1886 Highway 90 in Conway. It takes shingles, clean wood, concrete, asphalt, brick and mixed construction debris, and it asks you to keep those separate. Cardboard, wood, metal, plastic, carpet and carpet padding can go to its construction recycling program. Old paint goes to the authority's household hazardous waste facility, up to 20 gallons a month. That facility is for residents only, with no contractors or contractor vehicles.

Plan the trip around your center's schedule. The centers open 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, and all but two sites, Socastee and the landfill, also close at least one day a week.