Decatur Co-US Hwy 27 Municipal Solid Waste Landfill
Attapulgas, GA
Facility details
- Address
- US Highway 27
Attapulgas, GA 39815 - Phone
- (229) 248-3030
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- decaturcountyga.org
- Facility type
- Landfill
- County
- Decatur County
- EPA Region
- 4
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
EPA LMOP landfill data
- Status
- Open
- Opened / Projected closure
- 2006 / 2050 (projected)
- Ownership
- Public · Decatur County Board of Commissioners, GA
- Waste in place
- 1,494,918 tons (as of 2022)
- Design capacity
- 4,737,860 tons
- Annual acceptance
- 68,641 tons per year
- Landfill gas collection
- No
Source: EPA LMOP, Sep 2024
About this facility
A municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill is an engineered disposal site where household, commercial and some construction waste is weighed in at a scale house, tipped, compacted and covered with soil or an approved alternative at the end of each operating day. Modern landfills are lined and monitored, and many capture landfill gas. Some landfills accept self-haul loads from residents and small businesses; others take only contracted hauler or commercial loads. Fees are usually charged by the ton or by the load. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead.
Typically accepted at landfills
- Household trash
- Bulky items and furniture
- Construction and demolition debris
- Yard waste (at many sites)
- Tires (often by appointment or for a fee)
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
Nearby facilities
- Tallahassee Scrap Metals Inc Metals 4.4 mi · Havana, FL
- Waste Pro - Quincy Transfer Station Transfer Station 11.5 mi · Quincy, FL
- Quincy Transfer Station Transfer Station 11.7 mi · Quincy, FL
- Highway 309 Landfill Landfill 12.4 mi · Bainbridge, GA
- Schnitzer Southeast LLC-Bainbridge Metals 17.1 mi · Bainbridge, GA
- A&R Metals Inc Metals 17.3 mi · Cairo, GA
- Leon County Solid Waste Transfer Station Transfer Station 18.6 mi · Tallahassee, FL
- Leon Iron & Metal Recycling 18.9 mi · Tallahassee, FL
- Greif Recycling Tallahassee Recycling 22.4 mi · Tallahassee, FL
- Leon Iron & Metal Inc South Metals 23.8 mi · Tallahassee, FL
Nearest other landfill: Highway 309 Landfill, Bainbridge — 12.4 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- R Byrd Land Clearing7.5 mi · Havana, FL · 1 driver
- Peak's Septic Tank Service LLC12.3 mi · Climax, GA · 4 drivers
- Cox Septic Service12.6 mi · Cairo, GA · 1 driver
- Burks Recycling12.6 mi · Cairo, GA · 2 drivers
- Taylor Waste Service Inc12.6 mi · Cairo, GA · 2 drivers
Area served
Serves Attapulgus, Havana, FL, Quincy, FL, Climax, Cairo, Tallahassee, FL, Whigham, Bainbridge.
County context
One of 2 landfills in Decatur County, GA.
6 waste haulers in Decatur County, GA.
ZIP 39815 at a glance
- Population
- 1,637 (12 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 45
- Households
- Median income $45,800 · 23% earn six figures
- Housing
- 83% owner-occupied · median home value $61,324 · median rent $931
- Workforce
- 55% labor-force participation · 5.2% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Georgia solid-waste agency: Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD)