Solid Waste Service Delivery Change Implementation Update

Changes Every home can have curbside recycling pickup. Every home will have weekly bagged yard waste pick up. Beautification efforts (recycling, lard yard waste, illegal dumps, neighborhood cleanups) managed by Solid Waste Department. All residential garbage & bagged yard waste collection managed ADS. All residents will have same $20 per month rate for increased services.

TIMELINE Topic Venue Date Solid Waste & Materials Management Plan Commission Work Session April 28 Adoption of Plan Facilities & Engineering Committee May 26 Macon-Bibb Commission June 2 Landfill/Solid Waste crisis presentations Committee Meetings NEED DATES Adoption of service delivery changes Operations & Finance Committee November 10 November 17 Route verification Crews, supervisors driving routes Ongoing Media demonstration of changes Press conference with ADS December 18 Route change stickers Placed on cans where changes will occur December 21 Single source of online information New website launched December 23 Service delivery changes County-wide January 4 Can placement changes Extra crews assisting in transition ADS & Solid Waste

REQUESTS TO DATE Recycling can requests - 561 Recycling cans delivered - 522 Trash cans requests - 1577 Trash can deliveries - 638

New Website

RECYCLABLE MATERIALS

Communication New website launching this week. Press releases distributed to media and public. Pickup day change stickers. Can placement directional stickers. Social media push of changes and media coverage. Information distributed through our partners communication channels. Weekly media coverage. Community organization presentations. MaconBibbTV ‘How-to’ video being produced.

Media Coverage Commission approval of service changes. SeeClickFix requests. Rollout of new cans. Rollout of new truck. Service demonstration on 12/18/15. Media Coverage

Media Coverage April 19 Telegraph Macon-Bibb waste plan looks to divert much from landfills June 25 It’s hurry and wait for expanded Macon-Bibb recycling program GPB Macon Listening Post: When Will Recycling Pick Up? August 7 WGXA Macon-Bibb landfill looking to clean up act August 24 Macon Macon-Bibb residents in need of trash receptacles August 25 Macon-Bibb County leaders could spend $303,000 on garbage cans 13WMAZ Committee approves purchasing $300k work of garbage cans Committee approves purchase of new garbage cans August 28 Macon-Bibb plans to expand recycling program September 1 Macon-Bibb spends $303,000 for garbage, recycling bins September 15 Plans for Macon-Bibb recycling September 22 Inert landfill set to close by February 41WMGT Macon-Bibb County ordered to close inert landfill One Macon-Bibb landfill to close for lack of permit approval September 23 Macon-Bibb must navigate solid waste storm September 24 The can is finally coming to rest (Editorial) Macon-Bibb to close household garbage landfill in the future September 25 Macon-Bibb County facing potential landfill crisis October 26 Macon-Bibb inert landfill to close by February October 28 New trash, recycling bins soon to arrive in Macon November 2 Macon-Bibb County to give out new garbage, recycling bins November 10 Telegraph Macon-Bibb garbage collection fees could rise under new solid waste plan 13WMAZ Trash pickup plan would increase resident price 41WMGT New trash pick up proposal includes increase in Macon-Bibb taxpayer fees WGXA Macon-Bibb Solid Waste Department pushes for recycling November 12 Time to deal with a decades old problem (Editorial) November 13 Macon-Bibb tours recycling centers throughout Georgia City leaders visit Pratt Industries to learn about recycling operations November 17 Macon-Bibb OKs higher garbage fees Macon-Bibb trash fees will increase to $20 per month Macon-Bibb residents to expect increase in trash fees November 18 Macon-Bibb starts new trash pick up in January November 20 Middle Georgia CEO Macon-Bibb to Improve Recycling, Garbage Services November 21 Macon-Bibb County expands recycling, yard waste program November 22 Increased recycling, yard waste pickup part of new Macon-Bibb plan November 23 Macon-Bibb residents eager to begin recycling initiative December 11 County begins distribution of recycling bins to Macon-Bibb residents December 18 Changes in recycling, garbage collection mean adjustments for Macon residents Changes underway with Macon recycling, garbage collection (Video) Solid Waste Department, Advance Disposal provide new services

How to access services, report an issue To request new garbage or recycling cans, use SeeClickFix or call 478-751-7400. To report an issue with pickup, call 478-751-7400. Additional crews will be available first few weeks to make sure pickup occurs and any unforeseen issues are managed.