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Shannon Remote Site

Household garbage and recyclables

Hours
MondayClosed
Tuesday to Saturday7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Sunday11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
  • Hours are in Eastern time.

Address not posted. Call ahead.

On Burlington Drive in the Shannon community, northeast Floyd County

Get directionsCall the county office: Floyd County Solid Waste, 706-291-5266

This center has no phone of its own, so this calls Floyd County Solid Waste at 706-291-5266.

Not yet verified. Call ahead to confirm. Source checked Oct. 17, 2026.

Source: Floyd County: Solid Waste remote sites

Run by Floyd County Solid Waste.

Floyd County rules

  • The six remote sites take household garbage, with compactors and bins for paper, cardboard, cans, and plastic bottles and jugs; an attendant is on duty whenever they’re open. Glass isn’t recycled at the sites or the recycling center.
  • Floyd County Public Works picks up limbs, trunks, and shrubs up to 12 feet long at the road by appointment: free under 3 cubic yards once every 90 days, $100 for 3 to 10 cubic yards, $150 for more. Call 706-236-2495. Not for City of Rome residents.

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