Charleston Compost Facility: Community Tour & Compost Giveaway Event

Sat May 16 2026 at 09:00 am to 01:00 pm UTC-04:00

McGill-Bees Ferry Composting Facility | McGill Environmental Systems | Charleston

Charleston County & McGill
Publisher/HostCharleston County & McGill
Charleston Compost Facility: Community Tour & Compost Giveaway Event
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Experience firsthand the local transformation of Charleston's food scraps and yard waste into premium compost!
About this Event

McGill Compost will lead a series of identical free community tours at Charleston County’s Bees Ferry Composting Facility on May 16, 2026. Choose from tour times at 9am, 10:30am, and 12pm. Each tour lasts approximately 45 minutes and is a family friendly event open to the public.

RSVP for your preferred time slot.
Closed toes shoes are required, you will be walking around the facility. Personal protective equipment (PPE) will be provided. McGill will also provide cold drinks on site.

FREE COMPOST! Don't miss the chance to take home FREE McGill Bees Best Premium Compost! BYOB – Bring Your Own Bucket and fill up to two 5-gallon buckets after the tour. There will be extra buckets available on a first come first serve basis.

BRING

  • Closed-toe shoes
  • 5 gal bucket(s) if you would like to take compost home.

Special thanks to all hosts and partners for making this event possible: McGill Compost, Charleston County, and the City of Charleston. In addition to all Charleston Compost partners who are collaboratively leading a free residential food scrap drop off program open to all residents in the region.

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The facility address is: 1344 Bees Ferry Road, Charleston, SC 29414.

McGill Compost manages the Bees Ferry Compost Facility in a public-private partnership with facility owner, Charleston County.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

McGill-Bees Ferry Composting Facility | McGill Environmental Systems, 1344 Bees Ferry Road, Charleston, United States

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