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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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The front entrance sign of the ACC Solid Waste Department. (Photo/Talley Davidson)

Athens Takes ‘Reduce, Reuse, Recycle’ To New Level

If you assume your trash today gets collected and sent off to one of ...

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Dealing with Food Packaging Waste at the Georgia National Fair

  Turkey legs, funnel cake and lemonade are just a few staples at the ...

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Grocery Stores and Local Recycling Centers Offer Solution to Plastic Bag Pollution

Just like every afternoon, Jackie Gonzalez stepped outside to check on the recycling bins ...

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Athens Groups Address the Environment, One School at a Time

This is one of several Solutions Journalism stories published through a Grady capstone course that ...

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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 ...

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Fighting the Drought: Area Makes New Plans for Water Recycling

New water recycling plans approved by the Athens-Clarke County Commission could potentially lower drought ...

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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 ...

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