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About Us
Mission Statement
The Solid Waste Department provides collection and disposal services that meet or exceed state standards and are responsible to the health and sanitary needs of our community. The Department accomplishes this mission while maintaining a competitive cost of service for our customers and the community as a whole.
Awards
The Athens-Clarke County Recycling Division has received recognition for its local program from three national organizations.
American Forest and Paper Association August 2001
The most recent recognition was received from the American Forest and Paper Association in August 2001. Athens-Clarke County won AF&PA's Best Paper Recycling Award in the Schools & Institutions category for its paper recycling program that serves the Clarke County School District and the Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County. In March 2001 at an awards luncheon held in Washington, D.C..
U.S. Conference of Mayors
We received national recognition from the U.S. Conference of Mayors for our commercial recycling program that serves small businesses in the community.
National Recycling Coalition 2000
The first national recognition was received in September 2000 from the National Recycling Coalition which selected Athens-Clarke County as being one of the nation's most accomplished recyclers; receiving the "Outstanding Government Program" award.
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