Holiday Schedule for County Offices & Annual Recycling Awareness Day

Walker County Government offices will be closed on Tuesday, December 24, Wednesday, December 25 and Wednesday, January 1. The landfill will also be closed on these days.

The county's annual recycling day will be on Wednesday, December 27. This is our day to raise awareness that recycling is available for free at the landfill.

The following items will be accepted:

Penned mail & greeting cards, paper egg cartons, paperboard boxes, #1-7 plastic bottles & jugs, plastic lids & caps (do not flatten), file folders, blueprints, plastic bags, cans (do not crush), magazines, brochures, catalogs, white or pastel office paper, clean balled aluminum foil (2" or larger), pie pans, newspapers & inserts (no bags), phone books, loose metal jar lids & steel bottle caps, corrugated cardboard & paper bags, paper milk/juice cartons (no foil pouches, do not flatten), paperback books and shredded paper. Please note: glass is NOT allowed.

Natural / organic Christmas Trees will also be accepted for free on December 27, provided they do not contain any lights or decorations.

In addition to these schedule changes, landfill customers should plan for a ten-day closure after the first of the year. The Walker County Landfill will be closed for maintenance and repairs from Monday, January 6, 2025 through Thursday, January 16, 2025.