by admin | Sep 24, 2015 | Local Media Coverage
Have you ever had someone ask, “What do you want to hear first, the good news or the bad news?” Let’s start with the good news. For all the naysayers of consolidation and the requirement in the legislation that joined the city and county that the new government had to...
by admin | Sep 23, 2015 | Local Media Coverage
A perfect storm of problems has hit the Macon-Bibb landfills, but plans are underway to attack those issues, according to county leaders. The closure of two landfills could cost the county upward of $11 million, so efforts to increase recycling has become more...
by admin | Sep 22, 2015 | Local Media Coverage
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon-Bibb County has six months to close of its landfills. The state told the county it had to close the inert landfill because it doesn’t meet new regulations. The inert landfill holds “yard waste” like trees,...
by admin | Sep 22, 2015 | Local Media Coverage
Inert Landfill, one of the landfills in Macon-Bibb County, will soon close. Currently, the landfill is used for yard waste, concrete and bricks. The Environmental Protection Division denied the permit for the Inert Landfill since Macon-Bibb did not meet the...
by admin | Sep 22, 2015 | Local Media Coverage
Macon-Bibb County is facing another hurdle in how to address or shut down its landfill, which failed its most recent inspection. During its April 22nd inspection, environmental workers from the Department of Natural Resources rated the landfill a 70 score, down from...
