Horry County allows backyard composting and offers residents subsidized compost bins and rain barrels through the Solid Waste Authority. A home compost pile must not become a nuisance under Chapter 10, meaning no odors, vermin, or unsightly debris that would draw enforcement.
There is no Horry County ordinance prohibiting home composting. The Horry County Solid Waste Authority actively supports it, historically selling discounted backyard compost bins and rain barrels to residents and running yard-waste diversion at its recycling centers. Residents may compost food scraps and yard trimmings on their own property. The limit is the Junk, Debris and Common Nuisance Ordinance (Chapter 10): a pile cannot be maintained so as to create odors, harbor rats or vermin, or become unsightly debris, and decayed vegetation that harbors pests can be treated the same as other nuisance conditions. Keeping the pile contained, turned, and free of meat or greasy food reduces odor and pest risk. Yard debris should not be dumped in ditches or
Composting is not itself an offense. A pile that produces odors, attracts vermin, or becomes an unsightly nuisance can be cited and abated under Chapter 10, with abatement costs billed and, if unpaid, liened. Dumping yard waste in ditches is
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