by admin | Sep 15, 2015 | Local Media Coverage
According to Kevin Barkley, the director of Macon-Bibb’s solid waste department, only 2,000 homes in North and East Macon have curbside recycling options. He says a lot of reusable materials end up here in the Macon-Bibb landfill when they could be recycled....
by admin | Sep 1, 2015 | Local Media Coverage
Macon-Bibb County commissioners approved spending $303,000 on new garbage cans and recycling bins during Tuesday’s commission meeting. The county will purchase 5,000 garbage cans and 1,700 recycling bins after having trouble meeting requests for new cans in recent...
by admin | Aug 28, 2015 | Local Media Coverage
Macon-Bibb County is considering whether to spend $300,000 on garbage and recycling bins. With hundreds of requests for the new bins, 13WMAZ’s Paula Rotondo found out a little more about the current recycling options for Macon-Bibb. Taking out your recycling is...
by admin | Aug 25, 2015 | Local Media Coverage
The Macon-Bibb Operations and Finance Committee approved the purchase of residential garbage cans at their meeting on Tuesday. The new garbage cans for the county will cost just over $300,000. The purchase will consist of 5,000 trash cans and 1,700 recycling bins,...
by admin | Aug 25, 2015 | Local Media Coverage
In addition to the garbage cans, they would also order 1,700 recycling bins. Coney says this will help promote the county’s recycling program. The full commission is scheduled to vote on the proposal next week, if approved, the bins would be delivered within six...