DEPARTMENT HEAD/MANAGER: Alex Dudchock - County Manager Robert Kelley - Manager ON SITE CONTACTS: Chad Scroggins, Supervisor Mindy Nash, Administrative Assistant Roena Bearden, Operations Clerk ADDRESS: Shelby County Environmental Services First Floor - Ray Building 504 Highway 70 Columbiana, AL 35051 TELEPHONE:(205) 669-3737 FAX: (205) 669-3871

ADEM Announces Burn Ban The Alabama Department of Environmental Management is reminding Alabamians of the open burning ban going into effect for 12 counties.  The ban, which is designed to protect air quality, is effective from May through October and includes Baldwin, DeKalb, Etowah, Jefferson, Lawrence, Madison, Mobile, Montgomery, Morgan, Russell, Shelby, and Talladega counties.

SERVICES:

• Landfill operation
• MS4 Storm Water Program
• Emergency Management (EMA)
• Animal Control
• Mosquito Control
• Litter Control
• Waste Management Contract Administration

RELEVANCE TO THE PUBLIC:

• Day to day contact with the public in landfill operations
• Storm water programs
• Garbage service
• Resolve complaints and problems related to any of the above

GENERAL INFORMATION:

• Septic tank inspections are performed by the State Health Department Environmental Division.
• Littering Law
• Media Links
• Land Division
• Waste Management: For garbage services in unincorporated areas of Shelby County please contact Waste Management at 841-2740 or via their website at http://www.wm.com/ . If you have any problems, please call Environmental Services at 669-3737.

There are six recycling centers located throughout Shelby County for the recycling of paper, plastics, aluminum cans, and cardboard (no glass or garbage). All materials are taken to Recycle America, LLC, as subsidiary of Waste Management, for separation and future reuse.

• Joe Tucker Park in Helena
• Heardmont Park located off US 119
• Ray Building in Columbiana
• Harpersville City Hall
• University of Montevallo (behind facilities bldg)
• Wilsonville - traffic light at Hwy 25 & Hwy 61