Glass– it doesn’t have to be a pane

Athens-Clarke County continues recycling glass bottles and jars, even as glass has been dropped from many local recycling collection programs. When recycling markets are paying less money for recovered material, haulers, processors and local governments try to cut out items that are deemed unattractive, for any number of reasons. And fairly or not, they often cut glass.

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Teacher Reuse Store will now be open every other Wednesday (2 - 6:30 pm) to certain community groups.

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2021 GreenLife Award Winners Announced

Just the food...not the waste

With COVID still lurking, I suspect most of you are getting a lot more take-out. With take-out comes a large amount of waste such as Styrofoam, plastic bags, plastic utensils and sauce packets. Convenience is great, but it doesn’t have to be automatic.

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Are you planning to move soon?

DON’T DUMP & RUN!
Athens-Clarke County offers many opportunities to keep your unwanted stuff out of the landfill. Start planning now to sell, donate, or recycle, your unwanted or leftover items before it’s too late.

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Joe's No's

Check out Joe's top no's for recycling. Are you getting it right?

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MeRFi's Corner

Hi! I’m MeRFi, the resident cat at the Solid Waste Department and Recycling Therapist. Yes, Recycling Therapist. It seems to me like you humans seem to have a love/hate relationship with Recycling. I would like to open a dialogue to resolve some issues. Check out this issue's Dear Merfi question. Send your questions to recycle@accgov.com.

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How much food scraps are you throwing away?

This week is International Compost Awareness Week. Composting is an easy way to reduce waste and return much needed nutrients to our soils. From free food scrap drop-off, to commercial food scrap collection, to home composting assistance, ACC Recycling Division offers several ways to reduce your waste beyond just recycling.

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For more waste reduction tips:
Visit our website accgov.com/recycle or email recycle@accgov.com with your questions.
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