ACC Recycling Division
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Athens-Clarke County
‘Better Recycling Practices’: Behind the Scenes of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Stephen Spillers, the general manager of Recycling and Disposal Solutions (RDS), stood in front of a pile of recycled waste that was 25 feet high in March 2022. Along with standard recyclables such as glass bottles and cardboard boxes, the pile was filled with extension cords, tires, plastic bags…
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Athens-Clarke County
Athens-Clarke County Recycling Division Implements Glass Bottle Reduction Program
A new downtown initiative is trying to change the way you’re served beer. Athens-Clarke County’s Recycling Division is implementing a glass bottle reduction program. Ripped bags, broken bottles and costly maintenance for recycling machinery are all reasons to reduce glass bottles in Athens, while saving bars and restaurants money. The…
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Athens-Clarke County
ACC Recycling Official: ‘Better to Throw It Out Than Recycle’
The Athens-Clarke County Recycling Division gets over 80 tons of recyclables each day, and they want more but not everything. “That is one of the downsides to single-stream. Single stream is a lot easier, there is only one container for all the recyclables,” Cema Wallace, the Program Education Specialist at the…