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A compost bin sits in the break room of the Housing Assignments Office at the University of Georgia on April 23. The UGA Campus Compost Program has 70 bin sites with 117 compost bins at various locations on campus. (Photo/Shannon Leftwich)

UGA Campus Compost Program Gives Waste a New Purpose

Among the hustle and bustle of the University of Georgia, a bright orange tricycle ...

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What You Missed at Vulture Festival 2023

As the sun rose over the tree line, event attendees craned their necks to ...

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A compost bin sits outside the Athens-Clarke County Extension Office, one of six compost drop-off sites in the county. (Photo Courtesy/Sarah Evans)

Athens Composting Programs Help Business Owners, The Environment

University of Georgia students might be familiar with the UGA Campus Compost Program which ...

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A mountain of fresh trash sits at the Athens-Clarke County Landfill on Friday, Sept. 13, 2019, in Athens, Georgia. The landfill takes in about 300 tons of trash every day. (Photo/Jordan Meaker)

How Local Trash Disposal Affects Climate Change

Approximately 300 tons of material is disposed of in the Athens-Clarke County Landfill daily. ...

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Ogle Sanitation to stop recycling services

Starting Nov. 1, Ogle Sanitation customers in Oglethorpe County will have to look elsewhere ...

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Grady Explains: The Environmental Impact of Dumped Tires

The “Keep Athens-Clarke County Beautiful Tire Amnesty Event” is going on now! Community members ...

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National Sustainability Tour Comes to UGA

Patagonia clothing company employees traveled to American University in Washington D.C. on March 1st ...

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