Facility details
- Address
- 79378 Gerking Flat Rd
Athena, OR 97813 - Phone
- (541) 938-4188
- Facility type
- Landfill
- County
- Umatilla County
- EPA Region
- 10
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA LMOP landfill data
- Status
- Open
- Ownership
- Private · Humbert Refuse and Recycling, Inc.
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
- Tribal Environmental Recovery Facility MRF 15.1 mi · Pendleton, OR
- Pendleton Transfer Station Transfer Station 16.1 mi · Pendleton, OR
- Sudbury Landfill Compost Facility Landfill 18.2 mi · Walla Walla, WA
- Pendleton Transfer Station Compost Facility Transfer Station 18.4 mi · Pendleton, OR
- Stubblefield Co Recycling 18.8 mi · Walla Walla, WA
- Walla Walla Recycling Center Recycling 19.1 mi · Walla Walla, WA
- BIG Recyclers Recycling 22.1 mi · Walla Walla, WA
Nearest other landfill: Sudbury Landfill Compost Facility, Walla Walla — 18.2 mi
Area served
Serves Athena, Helix, Milton Freewater, Adams, Weston.
County context
One of 2 landfills in Umatilla County, OR.
ZIP 97813 population 1,366.
Oregon solid-waste agency: Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)