by admin | Aug 25, 2015 | Local Media Coverage
The Macon-Bibb County Commission will vote Sept. 1 on whether to purchase $303,000 worth of residential garbage cans. The resolution, approved in a commission committee Tuesday, would mean 6,720 residential garbage cans would be bought from Toter Inc. County officials...
by admin | Aug 24, 2015 | Local Media Coverage
A Macon-Bibb County resident has been without a trash can for over two weeks now. Johnny Jeter says his trash can was stolen and it is taking a long time to replace it. His story is not uncommon. That’s because Macon-Bibb County is experiencing a shortage of...
by admin | Aug 7, 2015 | Local Media Coverage
The Macon-Bibb County landfill is working to clean up after failing an inspection by the Environmental Protection Division. The EPA recently cited the Macon-Bibb landfill for 12 violations, including adequately covering garbage with a layer of dirt, leaving exposed...
by admin | Jun 25, 2015 | Local Media Coverage
If you’re new to Macon-Bibb County and want to put your plastic and aluminum at the curb like you did in Augusta or Columbus, you may be disappointed. Macon is the last community of its size in Georgia that still doesn’t offer curbside, single-stream recycling. Just...
by admin | Apr 19, 2015 | Local Media Coverage
On average, every person in Macon-Bibb County throws away six pounds of trash a day. That’s not even counting industrial and construction waste, which pushes the total to 8.6 pounds. So found a study by consulting firm A. Goldsmith Resources that was presented to...
