Walker County Government offices will be closed Friday, December 22 through Tuesday, December 26 and Monday, January 1.

The landfill will be closed on Saturday, December 23 through Monday, December 25 and will reopen with regular hours on Tuesday, December 26. The landfill will also be closed on Monday, January 1.

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 through December 30, provided they do not contain any lights or decorations.