1. Solid Waste Service Delivery
Change Implementation Update

2. 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.

3. 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

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

5. New Website

6. RECYCLABLE MATERIALS

7. 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.

8. 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

9. 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

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