Monroe County Recycling & Waste Collection Centers
2021 HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
Post this schedule in a convenient place to use as a quick reference.
Thursday December 23, 2021 Day before Christmas OPEN 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Friday, December 24, 2021 Christmas Eve All Centers will be CLOSED
Saturday, December 25, 2021 Christmas Day All Centers will be CLOSED
Sunday, December 26, 2021 Day after Christmas OPEN 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Thursday, December 30, 2021 NORMAL OPERATING HOURS All Centers will be CLOSED
Friday, December 31, 2021 New Year’s Eve OPEN 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday, January 1, 2022 New Year’s Day All Centers will be CLOSED
Sunday, January 2, 2022 Day after New Year’s OPEN 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Other important dates to remember:
LANDFILL CLOSINGS / SATURDAYS INCLUDED
December 24th, December 25th, 2021 and January 1st, 2022
Thank you for your cooperation. Have a Happy and Safe Holiday.
Monroe County Recycling & Waste Collection Centers accept Monroe County residential waste only. Commercial waste (Waste generated from activities and services performed for a fee and/or profit) and any type of waste hauled from other counties are not accepted at Monroe County Recycling and Waste Collection Centers and the Monroe County Landfill.
Regular Collection Center Schedule: Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Sunday: 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
CLOSED ON TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS
Landfill schedule: Monday through Thursday: 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. / Cell Area Closed at 4 p.m.
Friday: 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. / Cell Area Closed at 3 p.m.
Saturday: 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. / Cell Area Closed at 11 a.m.
LARGE AMOUNTS: CELL AREA CLOSES 15 MINUTES PRIOR
Phone: 478-994-7291
RECYCLE & LANDFILL HOURS MAY VARY DUE TO HOLIDAYS. CALL IN ADVANCE.
Monroe County Solid Waste Collections
P.O. Box 189, Forsyth, Georgia 31029
Phone: 478-992-5049
Office Hours: Monday – Friday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Monroe County Recycling & Waste Collection Centers
PLAN FOR THE CHRISTMAS RUSH
A flood of garbage hits the county’s Recycling and Waste Collection Centers before and after Christmas. Abnormally high volumes of garbage and traffic in your Collection Centers stretch equipment and personnel to their limits and beyond.
What you can expect?
- Periodic changes in the Centers and Landfill normal days and hours of operation.
- Longer than normal lines at the containers. Please be patient and wait your turn.
- Occasionally containers may be full when you arrive. Plan for this and be prepared to come back when space is available. It’s a good idea to call the Center before loading your vehicle.
- An area in the Center will be designed for Christmas tree collection.
As normal, LARGE AMOUNTS of various types of material will be disposed of during the Holiday Season. For the convenience for all Monroe County Citizens to have the opportunity to utilize the Recycle Centers, take large bulky items and large amounts directly to the Monroe County Landfill on Highway 83 North, 3 miles from Forsyth.
What you can do?
- PLAN AHEAD. Stock up on trash bags. Allow time in your schedule for recycling and garbage disposal.
- Corrugated cardboard boxes – newspapers – magazines – catalogs – clean plastic jugs & bottles – clean aluminum & steel (tin) cans – clean glass bottles & jars.
- BAG IT & TIE IT. Bag all garbage, including gift-wrap, styrofoam, plastic & paper packing. Please do not bring your trash to a Center in a 55-gallon drum (Landfill much easier access), untied bags, cans without lids, or loose in cardboard boxes.
- HAUL IT. Secure all loads hauled in open bed trucks and trailers.
- Arrive in time to get unloaded before closing time.
- Please take extreme amounts of large bulky waste items to the County Landfill.
- Never put corrugated cardboard boxes into open top containers or trash compactors. Place them in the “Cardboard” container. Remove all packing materials, wrappings, and other waste from corrugated cardboard boxes. Cut, fold or otherwise flatten the boxes.
YOUR EFFORT TO RECYCLE MATERIAL SAVES LANDFILL SPACE AND HELPS TO CONTINUE AND PROMOTE OUR RECYCLE CENTERS AND PROGRAM.
Remember any load hauled without being properly secured is illegal and can result in a ticket and fine.
