Division Of Solid Waste Collection & Disposal.

Contact Information:

Howard Burrous
Landfill Superintendent
(229) 582-6222
hburrous@tifton.net

Buddy Franklin
Landfill Supervisor
(229) 582-6222

Mission Statement:

"The Tifton-Tift County Landfill is a state-of-the-art facility for the disposal of municipal solid waste; burying the most garbage in the least amount of space, in the most efficient and safe manner and
providing responsive, economical, high quality and customer friendly industrial waste collection to all of Tift County."

Vision Statement:

"A team of appropriately skilled and trained professionals focused on and finding better ways of implementing the Mission according to a strategic plan while complying with governmental regulations."

Division Description:

The Landfill Division provides for the disposal of municipal solid waste (MSW) in a state-of-the-art facility complying with all local, state, and federal regulations for all of Tift County. It provides an Inert Landfill facility where wood waste is processed into mulch and given away at no charge. Also, concrete, asphalt, and similar materials are processed into crusher run to be used by the City and the County Road Maintenance Divisions. The Landfill provides for the collection of waste produced by industrial and large commercial waste generators through a roll-off container service operated countywide.