Facility details
- Address
- 5700 Lexington Rd
Athens, GA 30605 - Phone
- (706) 613-3508
- Website
- accgov.com
- Facility type
- Landfill
- County
- Clarke County
- EPA Region
- 4
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA LMOP landfill data
- Status
- Open
- Opened / Projected closure
- 1977 / 2064 (projected)
- Ownership
- Public · Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County (ACCUG)
- Waste in place
- 3,600,476 tons (as of 2022)
- Design capacity
- 4,977,568 tons
- Annual acceptance
- 91,273 tons per year
- Landfill gas collection
- Yes
- LFG energy project
- Operational: Electricity (Reciprocating Engine)
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
- Clarke Co-Athens Dunlap Rd Transfer Station same site · Athens, GA
- American Stadium Services Transfer Station Transfer Station 5.0 mi · Arnoldsville, GA
- Athens Hull Road Transfer Station Transfer Station 6.1 mi · Athens, GA
- Commercial Metals Company Metals 6.1 mi · Athens, GA
- Clarke Co-Athens Transfer Station Transfer Station 7.9 mi · Athens, GA
- Oglethorpe Co-US 78 Ph 2 C / D Landfill Landfill 8.0 mi · Crawford, GA
- Clarke Co-Athens Paradise Blvd Transfer Station Transfer Station 8.5 mi · Athens, GA
- Georgia Recycling Group Recycling 8.7 mi · Hull, GA
- Metal Processors Metals 10.7 mi · Lexington, GA
- HB & Sons Auto Flattener Inc Metals 12.2 mi · Stephens, GA
Nearest other landfill: Oglethorpe Co-US 78 Ph 2 C / D Landfill, Crawford — 8.0 mi
Area served
Serves Winterville, Athens, Arnoldsville, Crawford, Colbert, Watkinsville, Stephens, Hull, Lexington, Comer, Nicholson, Bishop.
County context
One of 1 landfills in Clarke County, GA.
ZIP 30605 population 41,788.
Georgia solid-waste agency: Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD)