by kai | Nov 13, 2015 | Local Media Coverage
Mayor Robert Reichert and other local leaders took a tour at Pratt Industries Recycling Center in Conyers on Friday to see how Pratt operates. Chris Floore with the mayor’s office said the Macon-Bibb County government is researching different ways to recycle to...
by kai | Nov 13, 2015 | Local Media Coverage
To create a recycling center in Macon, the solid waste department along with a few county employees are headed to tour an existing facility in Conyers. This comes after the solid waste department announced Macon’s main landfill on 11th Street will need to close...
by kai | Nov 12, 2015 | Local Media Coverage
There are sure to be some noses out of joint when the full impact of the proposal to raise garbage fees to $20 a month countywide hits residents. The measure was approved by the Operations and Finance Committee 3-1 on Tuesday and will be heard by the full Macon-Bibb...
by kai | Nov 10, 2015 | Local Media Coverage
The Macon-Bibb Solid Waste Department could soon be changing the way they get residents get trash off the curb. In January 2016, the Solid Waste Department will be collecting recycling, large yard waste and bulky trash like furniture. Advance Disposal System will be...
by kai | Nov 10, 2015 | Local Media Coverage
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon-Bibb’s Solid Waste Director wants to change the way the county picks up trash. Kevin Barkley explained right now, solid waste picks up recycling in the former city and Advanced Disposal Services picks up recycling in the...
by kai | Nov 10, 2015 | Local Media Coverage
If a new master plan is approved by commission, residents throughout Macon-Bibb will pay a little more for their trash. But Macon-Bibb Solid Waste Department Director Kevin Barkley says it’s more than a price increase. “What we’re going to try and do...
