trash pickup
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Athens-Clarke County
How Local Trash Disposal Affects Climate Change
Approximately 300 tons of material is disposed of in the Athens-Clarke County Landfill daily. The average dump truck holds 12 to 14 tons of waste, so approximately 23 dump truck loads of garbage are dumped into the 289-acre landfill per day. Yet, not all of it should be garbage. “About…
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Athens-Clarke County
Ogle Sanitation to stop recycling services
Starting Nov. 1, Ogle Sanitation customers in Oglethorpe County will have to look elsewhere for recycling. Customers received a letter in the mail from the company informing them that they will no longer be providing recycling services due to rising costs. Kevin Ogle, owner of Ogle Sanitation, told Grady Newsource…