DECATUR COUNTY MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE FACILITY

  DECATUR COUNTY SOLID WASTE FACILITY, TALLAHASSEE HIGHWAY, U.S. 27 SOUTH  - MILE MARKER 3  - MINE LOOP ROAD   

Phone (229) 465-3188

Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m. until noon.

Fees: Household garbage in bags: $1 per bag up to five (5) bags; $5 fee for up to 400 pounds. In-county residential garbage disposal fees based on weight over 400 pounds are $24.50 per ton, with a $5 minimum fee charge.  Out-of-county municipal solid waste with spot delivery is $32 per ton. Contract prices for entities outside of Decatur County who wish to dispose of solid waste at this site are negotiated with County Finance Director Carl Rowland, contact number (229) 248-3030 or e-mail at carlrowland@bellsouth.net. For curbside pick-up in county, call Seminole Sanitation Services Inc. at 229-246-0965

Car tire diposal: $2 each -  with rims, add $1 to price for each.  Truck tires, $8 each; truck tires with rims, add $2 for each.  Tractor tires, $30 each. For additional charges on disposal of other items, call (229) 465-3188. A section of the new landfill is now open to receive inert materials, like vegetation and non-toxic building and construction materials.

DECATUR COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER-FOWLSTOWN ROAD, HWY. 309 SOUTH

Phone (229) 246-3448

Hours of Operation: Effective March 1, 2009, the old county landfill/transfer station will be open on Wednesday and Saturday only from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Charges for bagged garbage brought to the site remain the same as for Solid Waste Facility: $1 per bag up to five bags then $5 for up to 400 pounds of bagged garbage. Car tires can be disposed of at a cost of $2 each; with rims, add $1 per tire. Truck tires are $8 each, add $2 each for rims, and tractor tires are $30 each. Citizens may bring recyclable materials like white appliances, metals and electronics to the site, as well, for storage in recyclables shed until other arrangements for disposing of these itmes can be made.

Keep Decatur County Beautiful is working closely with the county in turning this former landfill site into a full-service Recycling Center and Environmental Center. Such plans may include its development as an educational site for nature conservation, a public fishing pond and other community-related uses. Since methane gas is currently being collected and burned-off at the old landfill, the county is also investigating the possibility of selling the gas to commercial providers as a green, or renewable, energy source.

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