Walker Mountain Landfill

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The Rome-Floyd Solid Waste Commission governs both the Walker Mountain Landfill, managed by the City's Solid Waste Processing and Disposal Department, and the Rome-Floyd Recycling Center, managed by Floyd County's Public Works Department. For more information about recycling see Recycling Center.

Regular Hours of Operation

  • Monday: Friday: 8 AM - 4 PM
  • Saturday: 8 AM - 2 PM
  • Sunday: Closed

Landfill Closed - Holidays

  • Martin Luther King Day
  • Good Friday
  • Memorial Day
  • Junteenth
  • July 4th
  • Labor Day
  • Veteran's Day
  • Thanksgiving Day
  • Christmas Eve
  • Christmas Day
  • New Year's Day

Items Accepted at Walker Mountain

  • Household garbage: furniture, clothing, toys, etc.
  • Construction Debris: wood, shingles, sheetrock, carpet, etc.
  • Inert Material: leaves, limbs, sticks

Items Not Accepted at Walker Mountain

Walker Mountain Landfill does not serve as a remote site for free bagged garbage. 
Items not accepted include: 

  • Hazardous waste, asbestos
  • Tires on rim 
  • Liquid waste
  • Mixed garbage with yard trimmings
  • Batteries
  • Appliances containing freon
  • Waste from outside Floyd County

Remote Site Locations

Get more remote site information at Floyd County Solid Waste.

Residents may utilize one of the six remote site locations around Floyd County for dumping household bagged garbage:  

Cave Spring                                                    Hatfield, Potts, Shannon and Berryhill
Tuesday & Thursday: 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM              Tuesday – Saturday: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM 
Saturday: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM                                 Sunday: 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM 
Sunday: 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM                                  Monday: CLOSED 
Monday, Wednesday & Friday: CLOSED 

Midway Park
Monday – Saturday: 7:00 AM. - 7:00 PM
Sunday: 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Walker Mountain Landfill Disposal Fees

Starting June 1, 2024 prices for Garbage and C&D will increase from 38 per ton to 46 per ton; as listed below.

Garbage and C&D Gate Rates
0 lbs to 250 lbs: $10
251 lbs to 500 lbs: $15
501 lbs to 750 lbs: $20
751 lbs to 1000 lbs: $30
1001 lbs to 2000 lbs: $40
Over 2001 lbs: $46/Ton
Host Rate: $32/Ton

Inert (All Haulers) Gate Rates
0 lbs to 250 lbs: $3
251 lbs to 500 lbs: $6
501 lbs to 750 lbs: $9
751 lbs to 1000 lbs: $12
1001 lbs to 2000 lbs: $18
Over 2001 lbs: $21/Ton
Host Rate: $18/Ton

Tires (All Haulers) 
Gate Rate: $.15/lb
Host Rate: $.10/lb

Descriptions

Garbage and Industrial Waste: Kitchen or household waste and waste produced by industrial activity, including any material that is rendered useless during a manufacturing process such as that of factories, mills and mining operation - EXCLUDING ALL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. 

Construction/Demolition (C&D): Waste generated from construction, renovation, repair, and demolition of houses, large building structures, roads, bridges, piers, and dams. 

Inert Waste: Soil, concrete, cured asphalt, rock bricks, yard trimmings and debris from land clearing operatons. 

Tires: Residential


Contact Us

  1. Eric Bagley

    Landfill Manager
    Phone: 706-291-4512
    More Information