Georgia Solid Waste Management Report 2001 GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS 60 Executive Park South, NE Atlanta, Georgia 30329-2231 For more information regarding Georgia's solid waste management or for a glossary of terms used in this report, contact the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Office of Environmental Management at 404-679-4940, or online at www.dca.state.ga.us/environmental/swar.html Georgia Department Of Community Affairs 60 Executive Park South, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30329-2231 An Equal Opportunity Employer If you would like to receive this publication in an alternative format, please contact the Georgia Department of Community Affairs at (404)-6794915 or 1(800) 736-1155 (TDD) Table of Contents Disposal and Remaining Landfill Capacity A-1 Per Capita Disposal B-1 Solid Waste and Recyclables Collection C-1 Yard Trimmings D-1 Community Solid Waste Management Systems E-1 MSW and C&D Landfill Tipping Fees F-1 Grants and Loans to Local Governments G-1 This report is also available on-line at http://www.dca.state.ga.us/environmental/swar.html Printed on Recycled Paper Disposal & Remaining Landfill Capacity 2001 Solid Waste Management Update Disposal The amount of waste disposed in Georgia continues to increase at a rate greater than the state's population growth. While over 70% of the local governments responding to DCA's 2000 Solid Waste Management & Full Cost Report Survey reported having some type of recycling services available within their community, the state's per capita disposal rate continued to climb. According to the Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division (EPD), 10,678,980 tons of waste entered Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) landfills in Georgia during FY 2001; another 92,393 tons were incinerated. This is up 4.1% from FY 2000, when 10.3 million tons of waste entered MSW landfills. Most of the MSW and Construction & Demolition waste (C&D) disposed enters private facilities and those relationships are also reflected in the state's remaining capacity, as shown in the table entitled Landfill Quick Facts. In FY 2001, landfill owners/operators reported 7,002,595 tons of MSW entering 14 active private MSW landfills, while 3,676,385 tons entered 48 active publicly owned facilities. The number of local governments owning and operating their own landfill has decreased significantly over the last decade. From FY 1993-2000, the number of MSW landfills owned and operated by cities, counties, and solid waste authorities dropped by more than half, from 121 to 55. During this same period the number of local governments operating solid waste transfer stations has almost doubled, rising from 35 to 68. The total number of transfer stations operated statewide climbed to 202 in FY 2001. Landfill Quick Facts FY 2001 Public Private MSW Disposal Landfill Ownership Remaining Capacity Years 3.68 million tons 55 facilities 7.0 million tons 15 facilities 30.5 24.4 Cubic Yards 169.2 235 (Millions) C&D Disposal Landfill Ownership Remaining Capacity Years Cubic Yards (Millions) 300,000 tons 22 facilities 18 9.3 2.3 million tons 11 facilities 7.6 21.5 Local Government Operated Solid Waste Facilities 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 MSW Landfill Inert Landfill C&D Landfill Transfer Station A-1 Remaining Capacity and Disposal 2001 Update Where does the Waste Go? The Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources permits solid waste management facilities in the state. In the table entitled Permitted Solid Waste Management Facilities the substantial growth in number of permitted solid waste transfer stations (127 to 202) and the decline in the number of permitted MSW landfills (95 to 62) from FY1997 to FY2001 is readily apparent. The vast majority of waste disposed in the state enters lined, monitored Municipal Solid Waste Landfills. Of the 13.4 million tons of waste disposed in FY 2001, 10.5 million tons, or 79%, entered lined, monitored landfills. 12,000,000 Tons of Waste Disposed Waste Disposal iFnYGe1o9r9gi3a FY21090913-FY 2001, in tons 10,000,000 8,000,000 6,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000 - 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 MSW C&D Population C&D Landfills In order to provide less expensive disposal alternatives to lined MSW landfills, unlined C&D disposal capacity in the state has increased. Like MSW facilities, the public sector owns and operates a greater number of C&D landfills, but manages only 39% of the statewide C&D disposal capacity. In FY 2001, C&D landfill operators reported 2,264,832 tons of waste entering 11 private operating C&D landfills, while only 269,194 tons of waste entered 22 operating publicly owned C&D landfills. A-2 Remaining Capacity and Disposal 2001 Update Unlined Landfills During FY 2001, 189,053 tons of MSW was disposed in unlined, permitted landfills. This represents less than 1.8% of the total MSW disposed in the state. As of December 2002, six of these unlined MSW facilities were still operating under their original Environmental Protection Division (EPD)approved permits. It is likely that these facilities will continue to accept small quantities of waste until they reach their closure capacity. When they do, they must adhere to the same closure procedures and monitoring requirements as their more modern counterparts. MSW Incinerators Located in coastal Chatham County, there is only one waste-to-energy facility accepting MSW in the state. The City of Savannah sends approximately 310 tons of waste per day to the incinerator. As shown in the table How Local Governments Dispose of their Waste, there are several other types of Incinerators in public and private use, however they process specialized waste streams, not MSW. Municipal Waste Composting Cobb County operates the only MSW composting facility in the state. The facility accepts approximately 300 tons per day of MSW. The processed, composted material produces a beneficial soil amendment that is provided free of charge to Cobb County residents. Waste Exports During FY 2000, 19 local governments reported they exported their waste to another state. It is difficult to track border waste exchange, and it is suspected that in most cases, waste travels relatively short distances across the state border. It is unlikely any Georgia waste is exported to Florida, as that state's tipping fees are substantially higher than tipping fees charged in Georgia. County Appling Bibb Decatur Franklin Grady Liberty McIntosh Total Unlined Landfills Accepting MSW Facility Name Avg. Remaining Remaining Daily Capacity Capacity Tons (CY) (Years) Appling Co.- 13 638,625 53 Roaring Creek Phase 1&2 (SL) Macon-Walker 273 2,995,988 17 Road Phase 2 (SL) Decatur Co.-S.R. 100 294,759 4 309 Bainbridge Phase 2 (SL) Franklin Co.- 32 195,808 11 Harrison Bridge Road Phase 1 (SL) Cairo-6th Avenue 85 550,918 12 (SL) U.S. Army-Ft. 76 862,832 18 Stewart Main Cantonment (SL) McIntosh County- 66 764,614 17.5 King Road (SL) 645 5,538,930 Governmentowned landfill Privately owned landfill Total number using landfills Governmentowned incinerator Privately owned incinerator Total number using incinerators Out of state How Local Governments Dispose of their Waste FY 1995-2000 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 483 478 415 371 360 (72%) (72%) (68%) (62%) (59%) 187 186 195 225 255 (28%) (28%) (32%) (38%) (41%) 670 664 610 596 615 10 12 8 7 5 3 6 5 4 7 13 18 13 11 12 14 13 10 6 14 2000 343 (58%) 252 (42%) 595 3 4 7 19 Unknown 54 48 41 64 48 61 A-3 Remaining Capacity and Disposal 2001 Update Imported Waste The amount of waste brought into Georgia for disposal more than doubled from FY 1998-1999, and has doubled again from FY 1999-2001. While the amount of out-of-state waste imported for disposal is a small part of the overall waste stream disposed, just 6.7% or 0.6 lbs/person/day, this increasing disposal trend is worth noting and monitoring. 1,000,000 900,000 800,000 700,000 600,000 500,000 400,000 300,000 Imported Waste ImportFedYW1a9st9e3FY1299030-21001 Imported Waste Relative to GeorgiaDisposed Waste Out-of-State Waste 6.8% Georgia C&D Waste 19.2% Georgia MSW 74.1% 200,000 100,000 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Tons A-4 Remaining Capacity and Disposal 2001 Update Remaining Landfill Disposal Capacity Solid waste management trends identified in the late 1990s have largely continued. On a statewide basis, Georgia continues to have an adequate supply of permitted landfill capacity. At the close of FY 2001 the state had over 26 years of permitted MSW landfill space and more than 9 years of permitted C&D landfill space. The maps below highlight the growth in the amount of permitted landfill capacity in the state since 1994. Remaining Landfill Capacity A-5 Remaining Capacity and Disposal 2001 Update As can be seen in the Remaining Permitted Landfill Disposal Capacity graph, the challenge of insufficient landfill space facing the state during the early 1990s has largely been met, with new permitted landfill space nearly tripling since FY 1993. Remaining Permitted Landfill Disposal Capacity by Type FY 1993 - 2001 R e m a in in g L a n d fill D is p o s a l C a p a c ity b y T y p e F Y 1 9 9 3 -2 0 0 1 5 0 0 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 Capacity, or the amount of available space in 4 5 0 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 Remaining Capacity, in cubic yards landfills to dispose of tightly compacted waste, 4 0 0 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 grew from 139 million cubic yards in FY 1994 3 5 0 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 to nearly 440 million cubic yards in FY 2001. 3 0 0 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 To help visualize 440 million cubic yards, it is 2 5 0 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 the equivalent of filling a football field 39 miles 2 0 0 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 high with tightly compacted garbage. On 1 5 0 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 average, there is enough waste disposed in 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 the state every year to fill a football field two 5 0 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 miles high. - From FY 1999 to FY 2001, permitted MSW 1993 1994 1995 1996 MSW L 1997 1998 1999 SL C & D /L T o ta l 2000 2001 disposal capacity increased 32% and C&D disposal capacity grew 17%. On a statewide basis, at the end of FY 2001, the state had an estimated 26 years of permitted landfill capacity. The years of remaining capacity estimated in this report are based upon the disposal rates reporting during the current fiscal year and the remaining disposal capacity permitted by the EPD. The increases in landfill disposal capacity are the result of a solid waste management trend that emerged in the mid- 1990s, a trend that is largely driven by the economics of landfill design and operation. While there is more disposal capacity in the state today than there was in the past decade, this capacity is contained in fewer, regional landfills. Since 1997, there has been a 28% reduction in the total number of landfills in the state. In FY 1999, nearly half of the total disposal capacity in the state could be found in eight landfills. In FY 2001, nearly half of the permitted capacity was contained in just six facilities. These gains in remaining disposal capacity have occurred while smaller or older landfills Total Number of Permitted Landfills Total Number ofFPYer1m9it9te7d-L2a0n0df1ills FY 1994-2001 are closed and enter lengthy postclosure care monitoring periods. During FY 2001, an additional 10 100 MSW landfills and one C&D landfill 90 were issued closure certificates and two more landfills ceased 80 operation. As of July 1, 2001, 147 solid waste disposal facilities were 70 in post-closure care. During the 60 same period, one publicly owned C&D landfill was permitted. 50 40 30 20 10 0 1997 1998 1999 MSW C&D 2000 2001 A-6 Remaining Capacity and Disposal 2001 Update Construction and Demolition Waste Landfills Regional Development Total FY Remaining Center 2001 Tons Capacity Disposed (CY) Atlanta Regional Commission Central Savannah River Area Chattahoochee Flint Coastal Georgia Coosa Valley Georgia Mountains Heart of Georgia-Altamaha Lower Chattahoochee* McIntosh Trail Middle Flint* Middle Georgia North Georgia* Northeast Georgia South Georgia Southeast Georgia Southwest Georgia* Statewide C&D Total 2,032,217 63,565 13,467 134 33,689 139,373 12,177 0 26,554 0 104,697 0 59,705 4,194 44,468 0 2,534,240 17,033,255 2,763,518 411,184 2,482 583,232 3,190,557 1,262,552 0 176,019 0 4,915,992 0 273,583 174,375 76,800 0 30,862,549 Remaining Permitted Capacity (Years) 6.8 29.1 16.3 9.5 8.2 16.2 17.4 0 4.0 0 26.8 0 5.2 6.5 1.0 0 9.2 Municipal Solid Waste Landfills Regional Development Total FY Remaining Center 2001 Tons Capacity Disposed (CY) Atlanta Regional Commission Central Savannah River Area Chattahoochee Flint Coastal Georgia Coosa Valley Georgia Mountains Heart of Georgia-Altamaha Lower Chattahoochee McIntosh Trail Middle Flint Middle Georgia North Georgia Northeast Georgia South Georgia Southeast Georgia Southwest Georgia Statewide MSW Total 4,128,305 279,144 83,350 550,386 295,139 712,696 746,821 80,554 535,786 783,661 480,410 226,163 860,710 400,449 147,673 327,130 10,638,377 92,387,923 20,312,694 3,133,991 12,767,555 23,964,634 58,215,614 15,704,234 6,098,175 41,102,297 44,262,442 21,909,804 11,814,029 7,853,458 28,359,260 11,908,580 9,329,994 404,290,541 Remaining Permitted Capacity (Years) 16.5 52.3 15.5 13.8 43.4 56.8 17.3 36.5 41.2 40.6 33.8 28.0 6.2 71.5 60.2 19.8 26.6 *No C&D landfills operated in these RDCs during FY 2001. A-7 Remaining Capacity and Disposal 2001 Update County Facility Name Total FY Domain Facility Liner 2001 Tons Type Disposed Atlanta Regional Commission C&D DeKalb Phillips-Scales Rd. DeKalb BFI-East DeKalb Landfill DeKalb APAC/GA-Donzi Ln. DeKalb DeKalb Apollo Waste Industries, LLC Rogers Ln. DeKalb Co.-Seminole Rd. Fulton Safeguard Landfill Management Fulton Chadwick Rd. Landfill, Inc. Cherokee Cherokee Co. Swims Rd.-S.R. 92 MSW Cherokee Cherokee Co. Pine Bluff Landfill, Inc. Clayton Clayton Co.-S.R. 3 Lovejoy DeKalb DeKalb Co.-Seminole Rd. DeKalb WMI-Live Oak #2 DeKalb BFI-Hickory Ridge Douglas Douglas Co.-Cedar Mt./Worthan Rd. Fulton Chambers-Bolton Rd. Gwinnett BFI-Richland Creek Rd. Central Savannah River Area C&D Burke Burke Co.-Clarke Rd. Columbia Columbia Co.-Sample & Son Jenkins Jenkins Co.-CR 54 Richmond US Army-Ft. Gordon/Gibson Rd. MSW Columbia Columbia Co.-Baker Place Rd. Jefferson Jefferson Co. -CR138 McDuffie Richmond McDuffie Co.-Wrightsboro Rd./Moore Rd. Richmond Co.-Deans Bridge Rd. Screven Screven Co.-Rocky Ford Rd. MSWL Washington Washington Co.-Kaolin Rd. Wilkes Wilkes Co.-CR 40 MSWL Chattahoochee Flint C&D Coweta Troup Coweta Co.-Ishman Ballard Rd. Landfill Troup Co.-S.R. 109 Mountville MSW Troup LaGrange-I 85/ S.R. 109 Coastal Georgia C&D Liberty MSW U. S. Army Ft. Stewart Main Cantonment Camden Camden Co.- S.R. 110 94,194 Private C&D N 427,049 Private C&D N 524,176 Private L N 366,688 Private L N 59,481 Public C&D N 77,847 Private C&D N 393,537 Private L N 89,246 Private C&D N 799,067 Private 79,847 Public 423,370 Public 1,196,206 Private 869,564 Private 25,324 Public 84,819 Private 650,107 Private MSWL Y MSWL Y MSWL Y MSWL Y MSWL Y SL N MSWL Y MSWL Y 7,483 Public C&D N 41,087 Private C&D N 7,142 Public C&D N 7,853 Public C&D N 106,912 Public 9,767.64 Public Public 148,794 Public Public 13,670 Public Public MSWL Y MSWL Y MSWL Y MSWL Y MSWL Y MSWL Y MSWL Y 7,634 Public C&D N 5,833 Public C&D N 83,350 Public SL Y 134 Public L N 104,051 Public MSWL Y Remaining Capacity (CY) Average Daily Tons Rate of Fill (CYD) Estimated Remaining Fill Date Permitted Capacity (Years) 221,153 318 388 8/30/2003 2.2 2,500,172 1,621 2,230 6/26/2005 4.0 4,209,308 1,707 1,626 12/13/2009 8.5 2,716,736 1,551 2,197 4/30/2005 3.5 592,007 192 384 6/21/2006 5.0 2,640,230 320 639 10/1/2014 13.0 4,141,369 1,376 2,117 4/11/2008 6.5 12,280 286 60 1/23/2002 0.5 55,171,152 2,882 4,434 12/11/2044 43.5 3,915,752 251 502 10/2/2026 25.3 10,685,516 1,356 2,260 9/30/2016 15.3 9,511,124 4,098 6,305 10/11/2006 5.3 2,421,124 2,865 3,627 10/26/2003 2.3 644,168 76 217 2/2/2011 9.5 181,617 324 498 11/11/2002 1.0 9,857,470 2,239 3,653 11/26/2010 9.4 112,402 23 60 6/27/2008 7.0 1,666,111 133 177 9/25/2031 30.3 841,505 29 58 8/2/2057 56.1 143,500 35 70 8/23/2014 13.2 342,392 339 464 12/17/2003 1.5 1,728,266 58 117 9/11/2060 59.3 10,571,161 0 0 N/A N/A 1,214,944 479 798 3/12/2006 4.5 2,986,503 0 0 N/A N/A 1,328,107 58 117 2/3/2045 43.5 2,141,321 244,514 24 49 7/20/2017 16.0 165,670 19 39 9/14/2016 15.3 3,133,991 400 654 1/20/2017 15.5 2,482 1 1 9/20/2010 9.2 3,631,736 337 674 6/1/2013 12.0 N/A: This facility was permitted during FY 2001, but had not begun receiving waste by the end of the fiscal year. Without a daily tonnage figure, it is impossible to calculate an estimated fill date. A-8 Remaining Capacity and Disposal 2001 Update County Facility Name Total FY Domain Facility Liner 2001 Tons Type Disposed Coastal Georgia MSW (cont'd) Chatham Savannah-Dean Forest Rd. Chatham Superior Landfill & Recycling Center Liberty McIntosh U. S. Army Ft. Stewart Main Cantonment McIntosh Co.-King Rd. Chatham Savannah Regional Industrial Landfill Coosa Valley C&D Bartow Bartow Co.-S.R. 294 Emerson Floyd Floyd Co. -Rome Walker Mtn. Rd. Walker LaFayette-Coffman Springs Rd. MSW Bartow Bartow Co.-S.R. 294 Emerson Catoosa Catoosa Co.-S.R.151, Floyd Rome Walker Mtn. Rd., Gordon Gordon Co.-Redbone Ridge Rd. Paulding Paulding Co.-Gulledge Rd. Polk Walker Polk Co.-Grady Rd. Walker Co.-Marble Top Rd. MSWL Georgia Mountains C&D Hall Reliable Tire Service, Monroe Dr. Rabun Rabun Co. -Boggs Mountain Rd. Stephens Stephens Co.-S.R. 145 MSW Banks Chambers R&B Landfill Site #2 Forsyth Eagle Point Landfill Habersham Habersham Co.- S.R.13 Hall Hall Co.-Candler Rd. ( S.R. 60) Franklin Franklin Co.-Harrison Bridge Rd. Heart of Georgia-Altamaha C&D Evans Evans Co.-Sikes Branch Claxton Jeff Davis Jeff Davis Co.-CR 20 C&D Landfill Toombs Toombs Co. -S1898 MSW Appling Appling Co.-Roaring Creek Candler Candler Co.-S.R. 121 Laurens Laurens Co.-Old Macon Road Telfair Telfair Co. -CR 144 Toombs Toombs Co.-S 1898 Wayne Wayne Co. - S.R. 23 Broadhurst Lower Chattahoochee MSW Muscogee Columbus, Pine Grove 109,069 Public 296,456 Private 21,855 Public MSWL Y MSWL Y SL N 18,956 Public SL N 142,346 Private LI Y 29,604 Public C&D N 4,003 Public C&D N 82 Public L N 83,567 Public 28,889 Public 104,552 Public 75,939 Public 2,160 Public 32 Public Public MSWL Y MSWL Y MSWL Y MSWL Y SL Y MSWL Y MSWL Y 132,609 Private C&D N 3,858 Public C&D N 2,906 Public C&D N 611,922 Private Private 27,591 Public 65,107 Public 8,075 Public MSWL Y MSWL Y MSWL Y MSWL Y SL N 8,139 Public L N Public C&D N 4,038 Public C&D N 4,236 Public 11,787 Public 47,115 Public 27,331 Public 44,712 Public 611,640 Public SL N MSWL Y MSWL Y MSWL Y MSWL Y MSWL Y 80,554 Public MSWL Y Remaining Capacity (CY) Average Daily Tons Rate of Fill (CYD) Estimated Remaining Fill Date Permitted Capacity (Years) 770,691 248 496 7/12/2006 5.0 6,737,682 1,374 2,114 7/11/2012 11.0 862,832 76 153 9/20/2020 19.3 764,614 66 132 1/10/2019 17.5 4,670,800 479 702 8/1/2024 23.0 140,000 104 204 12/21/2003 1.5 345,810 80 70 1/13/2018 16.5 97,422 1 1 7/1/2192 91.0 1,438,500 294 588 2/21/2010 8.7 536,058 80 160 11/26/2014 13.4 6,332,723 372 744 5/22/2029 28.8 10,969,966 281 445 7/2/2082 81.0 3,525 3 5 2/3/2004 2.5 3,958,862 90 180 8/23/2072 71.2 725,000 2,858,172 458 705 8/11/2015 14.2 309,600 15 33 8/17/2036 35.2 22,785 10 21 11/18/2004 2.4 24,534,885 2,138 3,289 7/11/2027 26.0 25,775,000 0 0 N/A N/A 1,218,770 90 181 10/22/2027 26.3 6,491,151 209 418 6/21/2051 50.0 195,808 32 53 6/19/2013 12.0 22,737 28 86 9/2/2002 1.2 915,000 0 0 N/A N/A 324,815 95 190 10/23/2007 6.3 638,625 13 38 4/11/2055 53.8 362,060 43 86 10/14/2017 16.3 137,029 154 254 7/5/2003 2.0 569,985 65 130 7/5/2017 16.0 2,101,689 135 270 10/23/2028 27.3 11,894,846 1,952 2,711 8/3/2016 15.1 6,098,175 322 643 7/27/2043 42.0 N/A: This facility was permitted during FY 2001, but had not begun receiving waste by the end of the fiscal year. Without a daily tonnage figure, it is impossible to calculate an estimated fill date. A-9 Remaining Capacity and Disposal 2001 Update County Facility Name Total FY Domain Facility Liner 2001 Tons Type Disposed McIntosh Trail (cont'd) C&D Spalding Spalding Co.-Griffin/Shoal Creek Rd. 26,554 Public C&D N Remaining Capacity (CY) Average Daily Tons Rate of Fill (CYD) Estimated Remaining Fill Date Permitted Capacity (Years) 176,019 85 170 7/20/2005 4.0 MSW Butts Butts Co.-Pine Ridge Recycling Lamar Lamar Co. -Cedar Grove Regional Middle Flint MSW Crisp Crisp Co.-U.S. 41S Macon Macon Co.-Middle Georgia SWMA Regional MSWL Taylor Allied Services, LLC -S.R. 90/ S.R. 137 Middle Georgia C&D Bibb Swift Creek Landfill Baldwin Houston Central State Hospital-Freeman Building Houston Co. - S.R.247 Klondike MSW Bibb Macon-Walker Rd. Bibb Swift Creek MSW Landfill Baldwin Baldwin Co.-Union Hill Church Rd. Houston Houston Co. - S.R. 247 Klondike Monroe Monroe Co.-Strickland Loop Rd. North Georgia MSW Murray Murray Co. -U.S. 411 Westside Whitfield Whitfield Co.-Dalton, Old Dixie Hwy. Whitfield Dalton-Old Dixie Hwy. Northeast Georgia C&D Newton Oglethorpe Newton Co.-Forest Tower/Lower River Rd. Olgethorpe Co.-U.S. 78 MSW Barrow Clarke Republic Waste-Oak Grove S.R. 324 Clarke Co. -Athens Dunlap Rd. Jasper Jasper Co.-S.R. 212 Monticello Newton Newton Co. -Lower River Rd. South Georgia C&D Cook Cook Co.-Taylor Rd. Adel MSW Ben Hill Fitzgerald, Kiochee Church Rd. Cook Cook Co. -Taylor Rd. Lowndes Lowndes Co.-Deep South Regional MSWL 474,324 Private MSWL Y 61,462 Public MSWL Y 196,087 Public Public MSWL Y MSWL Y 587,574 Private MSWL Y 74,703 Private L N 341 Public L N 29,653 Public C&D N 85,466 Public 231,282 Private 34,401 Public 105,764 Public 10,683 Public SL N MSWL Y MSWL Y MSWL Y MSWL Y 36,918 Public 84,779 Public 104,466 Public MSWL Y MSWL Y SL N 22,597 Public C&D N 37,108 Public C&D N 752,741 Private MSWL Y 67,056 Public 987 Public 39,927 Public MSWL Y SL N MSWL Y 4,194 Public L N 25,756 Public 12,253 Public Public MSWL Y MSWL Y MSWL Y 40,400,778 701,519 1,979 218 3,244 8/27/2049 532 2/27/2006 356,532 6,315,000 37,590,910 791 0 1,713 1,388 7/16/2002 0 N/A 2,808 9/23/2038 482,105 7,906 4,425,981 2,995,988 3,362,727 2,802,865 5,554,707 2,362,912 261 454 1/1/2005 1 2 10/8/2020 125 250 2/13/2058 273 546 2/25/2019 833 1,149 7/9/2011 123 246 1/16/2038 242 403 6/21/2045 34 68 7/1/2106 1,734,847 10,019,582 59,600 123 245 2/3/2025 554 1,108 5/16/2004 83 266 2/14/2002 173,178 48 96 7/10/2005 100,405 130 108 6/27/2004 3,624,504 1,894,364 400 2,334,190 2,798 219 15 108 4,189 8/20/2005 438 1/30/2015 38 4/19/2002 216 10/10/2023 174,375 724,911 729,900 21,698,706 50 100 3/20/2008 44 88 11/20/2027 50 100 7/5/2028 0 0 N/A N/A: This facility was permitted during FY 2001, but had not begun receiving waste by the end of the fiscal year. Without a daily tonnage figure, it is impossible to calculate an estimated fill date. A-10 48.2 4.7 1.0 N/A 37.3 3.5 19.3 56.7 17.7 10.0 36.6 44.0 105.0 23.7 2.8 0.8 4.0 3.0 4.2 13.6 0.8 22.4 6.5 25.5 27.0 N/A Remaining Capacity and Disposal 2001 Update County Facility Name South Georgia (cont'd) Lowndes Pecan Row Total FY Domain Facility Liner 2001 Tons Type Disposed Remaining Capacity (CY) Average Daily Tons Rate of Fill (CYD) Estimated Remaining Fill Date Permitted Capacity (Years) 335,133 Private MSWL Y 4,528,006 945 1,086 11/28/2012 11.4 Tift Tifton-Omega/Eldorado Rd. 27,306 Public MSWL Y 677,737 122 251 7/15/2008 7.0 Southeast Georgia C&D Coffee MSW Transwaste Services, Inc. C.R. 129/17 44,468 Private C&D 76,800 157 261 10/15/2002 0.8 Atkinson Atkinson Co.-S.R. 50 34,273 Public MSWL Y 116,076 49 98 6/10/2005 4.0 Charlton Chesser Island Road Landfill, Inc. 113,399 Private MSWL Y 11,393,798 431 663 7/11/2061 60.0 Ware Tricounty MSWL Public MSWL Y 395,168 Southwest Georgia MSW Decatur Decatur Co.-S.R. 309 Bainbridge 31,292 Public SL 294,759 100 200 2/11/2006 4.5 Dougherty Dougherty Co.-Fleming/Gaissert Rd. 144,841 Public MSWL Y 5,017,703 353 706 7/23/2024 23.0 Grady Cairo-Sixth Ave 19,173 Public SL 550,918 85 170 9/25/2013 12.3 Thomas Thomasville/Sunset Dr. 131,823 Public MSWL Y 3,466,614 479 737 8/24/2018 17.2 All information pertaining to annual tonnage, remaining landfill capacity and estimated closure dates was supplied by EPD. Both (C&D) and (L) designations include construction and demolition landfills, while (MSWL) and (SL) designate municipal solid waste landfills. Estimated fill rates by region are cumulative, using average daily fill rates based on 260 operating days per year and remaining capacity reported to EPD. For more information regarding Georgia's solid waste management or for a glossary of terms used in this report, contact the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Office of Environmental Management at 404-679-4940, or online at www.dca.state.ga.us/environmental/swar.html A-11 Per Capita Disposal 2001 Solid Waste Management Update After stabilizing in recent years (FY 1998-FY 2000), the amount of solid waste disposed in Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) landfills increased in FY 2001. The daily per-capita waste disposal rate, for the period ending June 30, 2001, rose to 7.15 pounds per person per day or a half-pound increase from the previous year. Half of the increase (a quarter lb/person/day) is attributable to an increased disposal rate of out-of-state waste. Since FY 1993, the per capita waste disposal rate has climbed from 5.56 lbs/person/day to 7.15 lbs/person/day. Looking at records that exclude the amount of waste disposed from out-of-state sources, the per capita waste disposal rate has been marginally lower, climbing from 5.48 lbs/person/day in FY 1993 to 6.55lbs/person/day in FY 2001. It should be noted that the state's 25% waste disposal reduction goal is a per capita reduction goal based upon all MSW disposed within the state. It does not exclude waste generated from out-of-state sources and disposed in landfills located within the state. As can be seen in the Per Capita Daily Waste Disposal graph, there is more than one way to track per-capita disposal rates. In FY 2001, the Department of Natural Resources Environmental Protection Division (EPD) reported a total of 13,356,124 tons of waste disposed in the state. When looking at the reported total volumes of waste disposed, the per capita waste disposal rate reached an all time high of almost 9 lbs/person/day in FY 2001. This figure represents all waste entering MSW and C&D landfills. It includes residential waste, sludge from municipal wastewater treatment plants, some industrial waste, construction debris, commercial and business waste, and waste brought here from other states. Looking at the disposal rate at MSW landfills only, including waste disposed from out-of-state sources, the per capita Per Capita Daily Waste Disposal FY 1993 - 2001 Pounds Per Person Per Day 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1993 1994 1995 1996 T o ta l W aste 1997 MSW 1998 G e o rg ia M S W 1999 C&D 2000 2001 B-1 Per Capita Disposal 2001 Update disposal rate drops to 7.15 pounds per person per day. When excluding out-of-state waste imports, the daily per capita MSW disposal rate drops to 6.55 lbs/person/day. It should be noted that these rates reflect all waste entering a MSW landfill as reported to the EPD, not just MSW. According to a 2001 study conducted by R.W. Beck for the Department of Community Affairs, about two-thirds of the waste disposed in MSW landfills is actually Municipal Solid Waste. Based upon this estimate, the FY 2001 per capita MSW disposal rate, excluding waste imported into the state, is approximately 4.38 lbs/person/day. The impact of out-of-state waste imports plays a role in the state achieving its 25% waste disposal reduction goal. Imported MSW is not exempt from the waste reduction disposal goal and must be factored into the overall equation. Waste disposed from out-of-state sources accounted for 8.4% of the MSW stream and 6.7% of the total waste stream disposed in the state. Imported waste has grown from representing 0.1/lb/person/day in 1998 to 0.6 lb/person/day in FY 2001. Fiscal Year 1992 Georgia Waste Disposal and Population FY 1992-2001 Population Total Waste Total Waste Total Waste Out of Landfilled Landfilled, Disposed in State (Millions of (Pounds/ MSW Landfills Waste,2 tons1) person/day) (Tons) (Tons) 6,649,005 8.60 7.09 N/A N/A Total MSW GA MSW (Pounds/ (Pounds/ person/day) person/day) N/A N/A 1993 6,819,832 8.25 6.63 6,926,022 107,656 5.56 5.48 1994 6,990,658 8.58 6.73 7,222,291 138,946 5.66 5.55 1995 7,161,485 9.54 7.30 7,684,271 149,481 5.88 5.77 1996 7,332,311 9.78 7.31 7,222,499 160,000 5.40 5.28 1997 7,503,138 9.86 7.20 7,925,222 172,150 5.79 5.66 1998 7,673,965 10.75 7.68 9,026,078 193,819 6.44 6.31 1999 7,844,792 11.43 7.98 9,382,622 453,875 6.55 6.24 2000 8,015,626 12.71 8.69 9,724,736 511,472 6.65 6.30 2001 8,186,453 13.36 8.94 10,678,980 893,651 7.15 6.55 1 Does not include waste incinerated. EPD reported 92,323 tons of MSW incinerated during FY 2001 2 Virtually all out-of-state waste is MSW. For more information regarding Georgia's solid waste management or for a glossary of terms used in this report, contact the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Office of Environmental Management at 404-679-4940, or online at www.dca.state.ga.us/environmental/swar.html. B-2 Solid Waste & Recycling Collection 2001 Solid Waste Management Update Collection The level and type of solid waste, recycling, and yard trimmings collection services provided throughout the state varies greatly depending upon Residential Waste and Recyclables Collection FY 1996 - 2000 a community's size and demographic profile. The 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 information contained in the following pages attempts to identify how local governments collect and manage solid waste and recyclables No. of local governments responding to 682 681 675 676 678 Solid Waste Management Survey Solid Waste Service Providers generated within their community. Most importantly it notes that the majority of local governments responding to the 2000 Solid Waste Management Survey and Full Cost Report (82%) Local governments providing/arranging for 595 581 551 568 555 residential waste collection Provided by public sector 500 455 561 559 385 Provided by private vendor 382 404 302 371 379 provide, or arrange for, the collection of residential Types of Residential Programs solid waste. In addition, 56% of the local Curbside/backdoor governments responding reported providing, or arranging for, solid waste collection services for businesses and other non-residential customers. City County Staffed drop-off City 524 505 415 418 422 45 45 46 41 67 18 15 21 30 27 In the table entitled Residential Waste & Recyclables Collection the changing role of local governments as solid waste collection service providers is highlighted. Many local governments County Unstaffed drop-off City County Dumpsters (Green box) 40 46 46 50 74 25 37 28 34 40 19 25 19 21 27 have opted to "arrange for" rather than "provide" solid waste collection services. Over the past decade, we have seen the solid waste collection role of the private sector increase significantly. In 1992, 190 communities reported they relied upon the private sector to collect solid waste in their City County Recycling Service Providers Local governments making residential recycling services available Provided by public sector 44 39 48 68 41 77 64 46 42 42 513 492 497 501 487 269 395 463 461 420 community. In the year 2000, 379 local Provided by private vendor governments reported they relied upon the private sector for solid waste collection services. There are several tools local governments use to partner Provided by non-profit organization 247 206 N/A 190 225 161 114 209 137 130 with the private sector to manage the waste generated within their communities, including: permits, ordinances, franchise agreements, and/or contracts. Permits and ordinances governing the collection of solid waste are typically the least restrictive tools local governments use to manage solid waste collection in their community. Collection ordinances typically establish general standards by which a private sector service provider must operate. Franchise agreements, either exclusive or open, typically establish a minimum level of service that must be provided by all service providers and usually stipulate the specific operating standards. A contract between a local government and Private/Public Partnerships for private waste service provider provides the greatest degree of Residential Waste Collection City County Private collection does not exist 163 32 management control over the waste stream, with the local government setting forth specific performance measures and standards to be met by both parties. Issue permit or license 13 4 As can be seen in the Residential Waste & Recyclables Collection Local ordinance Franchise agreement Government contract Open competition no local government oversight 21 16 34 9 182 37 18 70 table, the types of residential solid waste collection services range from "green box" or Dumpster drop-off service to curbside or backdoor pick-up. One trend the Department of Community Affairs has been tracking for several years is the use of Dumpsters. Also known as green boxes, they are often placed in unsupervised areas, C-1 Solid Waste & Recycling Collection 2001 Update usually in rural communities, for trash collection. They frequently become a dumping ground for everything from household trash to disabled vehicles, tires, and animal carcasses. They can become an eyesore in a community and attract waste from neighboring jurisdictions. The number of local governments using green boxes for residential waste collection has dwindled in recent years. In 1994, 74 cities and 99 counties reported using them for residential waste collection. In FY 2000, just 41 cities and 42 counties reported using green boxes. An upward blip reported during FY 1999 by cities was caused by some jurisdictions reporting the use of green boxes for collection when in fact they were just used to augment existing curbside collection programs already in place. Yard Trimmings Management FY 1998 - 2000 1998 1999 2000 City County City County City County Promote Home Composting 56 40 89 39 75 37 and Grasscycling Provide for collection and 307 86 303 76 353 77 disposal Collection Options Staffed drop-off facilities 18 40 18 34 18 29 Unstaffed drop-off facilities 14 10 12 6 11 4 Curbside collection 290 16 295 14 276 14 Accepted at landfill/transfer 41 49 41 46 31 43 station Other 10 10 4 11 7 10 Yard Trimmings Collection The number of local governments reporting they provide for the collection and disposal of yard trimmings jumped to 430 in FY 2000 although a change in the way the question was asked may account for some of that change. The type of collection service options ranged from accepting yard trimmings at solid waste management facilities like a solid waste transfer station to curbside collection programs. Recyclables Collection The number of local governments offering or arranging for the collection of residential recyclables remained fairly constant during 600 the late 1990s. During FY 2000, 487 local governments reported they provided or 500 arranged for residential recycling services in their communities. As can be seen in the 400 Residential Recycling Services Providers graph, the strong tradition of public, private, and non-profit partnerships used to provide 300 recycling services throughout Georgia continues. It appears that the private sector 200 collection of recyclables peaked in FY 1996, after which local governments or authorities 100 stepped in to keep recycling services going. The growth in the number of local 0 governments making residential recycling services available in their communities stalled in FY 2000. Given the slight decline in the number of local governments making recycling services available, it is not surprising to see a similar decline in the Residential Recycling Service Providers Residential RecyFcYling1S9e9rv6ice-P2ro0v0id0ers FY 1996-2000 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Local governments making residential recycling services available Provided by public sector Provided by private vendor Provided by non-profit organization C-2 Solid Waste & Recycling Collection 2001 Update number of local governments collecting different types of recyclable commodities. As can be seen in the graph entitled `Number of Jurisdictions Collecting Residential Materials for Recycling," this decline was reflected across the board, with only a few exceptions. It is too early to tell if this is a trend or a reaction to commodities markets, as shown in the Market Prices graphs on page C-6. Nationally and regionally, market prices for recycled materials have ridden a roller coaster. The Atlanta prices as quoted in Recycling Times and Waste News are no exception for seven of the most commonly collected recyclable materials in residential recycling programs. Virtually any recyclable commodity price, when tracked over time, varies greatly. This report does not address the scale of the individual local recycling operations, which would be difficult to quantify, rather it focuses upon the level of recycling services being offered throughout the state. Since 1992, newsprint had been reported as the most widely collected recyclable material in Georgia, followed by aluminum cans. During FY 2000, the most popular commodities recycled were Numbers 1 and 2 plastic (540 jurisdictions reporting collection) newsprint (428); Number of Jurisdictions Collecting Commercial Materials for Recycling by Type FY 1997 - 2000 1997 1998 1999 2000 Automobile components tires 101 107 117 110 auto batteries motor oil 80 86 81 72 81 85 83 71 Metals aluminum 280 291 303 257 scrap metal n/a 183 188 178 Paper newspaper 317 324 345 280 magazines 226 238 268 212 corrugated 298 298 328 263 cardboard white paper 216 211 237 192 green bar 182 184 209 166 computer paper phone books 157 193 214 172 other paper 176 172 195 149 Misc. plastic 224 220 246 367 glass 225 231 241 191 other wood n/a 55 58 40 waste pallets n/a 68 71 61 restaurant grease n/a 22 25 23 Number of Jurisdictions Collecting Residential Materials for Recycling by Type FY 1997 - 2000 1997 1998 1999 2000 Automobile components tires 142 136 157 144 auto batteries antifreeze 97 94 101 90 n/a 23 19 12 motor oil 107 114 117 107 oil filters n/a 19 24 21 Metals aluminum 404 401 408 381 steel cans 188 189 193 189 scrap metal 217 224 239 215 aerosol cans 34 48 52 45 Paper newsprint 445 456 465 428 magazines 309 313 331 316 corrugated 328 cardboard phone books 205 341 364 324 235 270 238 paper board 98 124 148 132 other paper 230 240 267 237 Misc #1 and #2 321 314 327 540 plastic other plastic 99 106 115 77 glass 328 333 333 289 white goods 244 260 280 258 Christmas 269 trees C&D 57 materials AG chemical 27 containers electronics n/a 271 278 266 61 62 68 27 29 26 n/a n/a 20 Household Hazardous Waste paint n/a 18 26 19 cleaning products pesticides n/a 11 14 5 n/a 6 9 4 other n/a 7 8 11 C-3 Solid Waste & Recycling Collection 2001 Update aluminum (381); corrugated cardboard (324) and magazines (316). The tables on page C-3 tally the number of local governments that collect commercial and residential materials for recycling. For a complete listing of the types of materials that are being recycled in each community, please consult DCA's Web site, www.dca.state.ga.us/environmental/swar.html and view the `Access to Recycling FY 2000' table. Transfer Stations With fewer, more regional-sized landfills in the state and a wide array of solid waste collection programs, solid waste transfer stations continue to be a popular method of streamlining solid waste collection services. Transfer stations are especially effective when collection routes are farther than 50 miles from a landfill. Combining several conventional rear-loader garbage truck loads into a single tractor-trailer for the trip to the landfill saves fuel costs, vehicle wear and tear, and means fewer trucks can service more customers. Only 20 cities reported using transfer stations in FY 1995 while 131 reported using them in FY 2000. Use of Solid Waste Transfer Stations 1995 - 2000 City County 1995 20 39 1996 19 46 1997 94 51 1998 99 32 1999 2000 102 43 131 70 Recyclables Processing Two hundred fifty-eight (258) local governments reported processing recyclables as source separated, or separated by the consumer into different containers before they were collected. Sixty-six (66) local governments reported collecting recyclables commingled, or mixed together. Collected commingled recyclables are delivered to a Recycled Materials Processing Facility where they are separated and prepared for delivery to end users. Processing of Residential Recyclables City County Source Separated Commingled 176 82 46 20 Both 28 25 Unknown 106 2 C-4 Solid Waste & Recycling Collection 2001 Update Jurisdictions Collecting Residential Materials for Recycling FY 1992 - 2000 500 400 300 200 100 300 1992 1993 1994 Steel Cans Glass 1995 1996 1997 HDPE & PET Aluminum 1998 1999 Corrugated Newspaper 2000 250 200 150 100 50 0 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 C&D Tires Christmas Trees C-5 Solid Waste & Recycling Collection 2001 Update PlaslatisctaicndanAdlumAilnuumminMuamrkeMt Parrikceets P19ri9c2e-s20109192-2001-- 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 PET HDPE A lu m in u m Source: Recycling Times 1992-1998; Waste News 1999-2001. Graph shows average prices paid in cents per pound by processors in the fall of each year. Paper, Glass and Steel Market Prices 1992 - 2001 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 News #6 OCC G la s s S teel Source: Recycling Times 1992-1998; Waste News 1999-2001. Graph shows average prices in dollars per ton paid by processors in the fall of each year per ton for newspaper, Old Corrugated Cardboard (OCC), clear glass, and steel. For more information regarding Georgia's solid waste management or for a glossary of terms used in this report, contact the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Office of Environmental Management at 404-679-4940, or online at www.dca.state.ga.us/environmental/swar.html C-6 Yard Trimmings 2001 Solid Waste Management Update Georgia banned yard trimmings from Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) landfills in 1996, as part of an effort to extend landfill disposal capacity. Effective Sept. 1, 1996, each city, county or solid waste management authority was required to impose restrictions on yard trimmings generated in or disposed within their jurisdiction. The restrictions required that yard trimmings: Not be placed in or mixed with municipal solid waste; Be sorted and stored for collection to facilitate composting or other handling; To the maximum extent feasible be sorted, stockpiled, or chipped for composting or used as a mulch or for other beneficial purposes; and Be banned from disposal at MSW disposal facilities having liners and leachate collection systems. Annually DCA surveys local governments to determine how they collect, process, and use yard trimmings generated within their communities. During FY 2000, 75 cities and 37 counties reported actively promoting waste minimization practices such as grasscycling or home composting. It is not surprising, given lot sizes and population densities, that cities lead the way in providing yard trimmings collection services. During FY 2000, 353 cities and 77 counties reported collecting yard trimmings for diversion from MSW landfills. Most local governments also reported that they provided the collection services with just a few indicating they contracted with a private vendor for these services. In many areas, especially urban and suburban communities, the visible result of the yard trimmings ban has been the presence of large paper bags of leaves and grass at curbsides. Collection of yard trimmings in paper bags enables them to be ground into a mulch or feedstock for composting. The majority of local governments who reported collecting yard trimmings either ground or shredded the collected material for use as a mulch, however 143 local governments reported disposing the collected materials into an inert landfill. Composting and burning were also reported as common processing methods. Yard trimmings when processed properly have numerous beneficial uses in a community. The five-year drought experienced by most of the state has helped promote composting and mulching as an effective way for residents and local governments to divert waste from landfills and conserve water. The use of compost and mulch is extremely beneficial for slowing stormwater runoff and retaining moisture around plants in times of drought. Many local governments used processed yard trimmings as mulch for their landscaping and civil engineering applications or reported offering the processed yard trimmings to their citizens for residential landscaping. Yard Trimmings Management FY 1998-2000 1998 1999 2000 City County City County City County Promote Home Composting and 56 40 89 39 75 37 Grasscycling Provide for collection 307 86 303 76 353 77 and disposal Collection Not available n/a n/a n/a n/a 166 82 Your government n/a n/a n/a n/a 254 49 Another government n/a n/a n/a n/a 13 13 Solid Waste n/a n/a n/a n/a 5 3 Authority Private vendor via individual n/a n/a n/a n/a 7 12 subscription Private vendor via n/a n/a n/a n/a 27 5 government contract Collection Options Staffed drop-off 18 40 18 34 18 29 facilities Unstaffed drop-off 14 10 12 6 11 4 facilities Curbside collection 290 16 295 14 276 14 Accepted at landfill/transfer station Other 41 49 41 46 31 43 10 10 4 11 7 10 Processing Methods Composting 77 20 89 13 63 15 Solid waste landfill 35 1 36 1 35 2 Inert landfill 105 44 101 42 99 44 Grind/chip into mulch 194 54 199 53 181 44 Own a 150 28 160 28 138 20 chipper/shredder Contract out 47 30 44 24 37 24 chipping/shredding Use another local government's 13 3 16 4 21 5 chipper/shredder Burning 25 0 24 2 24 3 Other 7 1 12 3 16 3 Beneficial Use Give away 188 50 196 48 183 43 Sell 12 12 10 7 9 6 Used by local 117 37 127 31 108 28 government Becomes property of 17 5 24 7 13 7 private contractor n/a: Questions not asked that year. D-1 Yard Trimmings 2001 Update To encourage alternatives to the disposal of yard trimmings, DCA has prepared several resources to assist local governments actively promoting composting, including an online directory of wood waste recycling opportunities and a Composting at Home in Georgia brochure available for public distribution. For more information regarding Georgia's solid waste management or for a glossary of terms used in this report, contact the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Office of Environmental Management at 404-679-4940, or online at www.dca.state.ga.us/environmental/swar.html D-2 Community Solid Waste Management Systems 2001 Solid Waste Management Update Georgia's 159 counties and 532 cities provide a wide array of solid waste management services. This report summarizes the reported costs incurred by communities to provide solid waste management services, identifies innovative pricing structures used by local governments to fund their programs, identifies communities with local environmental code enforcement programs, and reports individual community rankings based upon the level of services they provide. Because the level of services funded by communities throughout the state varies widely, it is impossible to make revenue and expenditure comparisons between local governments, therefore only summary information is presented in this report. For more information about the level of services offered by local governments, please consult the Department of Community Affairs' (DCA) Solid Waste and Recycling Collection report. Cost of Solid Waste Management Georgia's local governments reported spending $60 million more for solid waste management in FY 2000 than they did in FY 1999, according to information submitted to DCA in the 2000 Solid Waste Management Survey and Full Cost Report. Local governments reported a full cost of $426 million, a 14% increase from the $366 million they reported spending in FY 1999. For the most part, local governments have implemented user fees to pay for their solid waste management programs. Counties paid 98% of their solid waste management costs through dedicated solid waste revenues, up from the 85% they reported in FY 1999. Cities paid 92% of their solid waste management costs through dedicated revenues, down slightly from the 93% reported in FY 1999. The remaining solid waste management costs were paid from general fund revenues. Innovative Funding Options Host Community Fees: To offset the costs associated with solid waste management and having a solid waste facility located in their community, twenty-eight local governments reported charging a host fee on waste brought from outside their jurisdictions and disposed in privately owned and operated landfills within their borders. A host fee is a fee assessed by local governments, usually on a per-ton basis, to owners or operators of landfills. Most jurisdictions charging a host fee charged $0.50 or $1.00 per ton. Wayne County, which received the greatest volume of waste imported into their community, charged $1.75 per ton. Pay-As-You-Throw (PAYT): With a Pay-As-You-Throw (PAYT) rate structure, residents pay a fee for solid waste collection and disposal based on the amount of waste they dispose. The household that disposes of ten bags of garbage per week for example, pays more than the household that disposes of two. Reported use of PAYT in Georgia leaped from 30 in 1999 to 47 in 2000, but some of these reported programs may not fit the true definition of a PAYT system. While technically a local government charging $1 for every six bags of garbage is charging by volume, there is no built-in incentive to reduce disposal, which is at the heart of a PAYT program. There are 22 communities in Georgia with financial incentive PAYT programs. These programs have many different designs. Most counties operate PAYT systems at convenience centers while most cities integrate their program into a curbside or backdoor collection system. In some programs, residents are charged based on the volume of waste they dispose, while in others, residents are charged based on the weight of the waste they dispose. Some PAYT programs operate on a subscription basis, where residents pay a flat fee to dispose a predetermined amount of waste and are assessed an additional fee if they dispose of more waste. Others operate on a variable basis, where residents purchase bags for a fee that covers the collection, disposal, and the costs of the bags used to manage the waste. As different as the PAYT programs are, they provide some common lessons, especially when it comes to how the public responds to the programs. Almost all communities report that public education can make or break a program. Many communities also claim that despite their initial concerns, illegal disposal did not significantly increase when a PAYT program was implemented, especially if ordinances were in place and enforced to minimize illegal dumping. Finally, the E-1 Community Solid Waste Management Systems 2001 Update way in which solid waste management costs were covered before the PAYT program began can strongly influence public reaction to the program; whether it is seen as an added tax or a way to gain control over individual disposal costs. 2001 Pay-As-You-Throw Communities in Georgia Catoosa County Coweta County Forsyth County Gordon County Hart County Jackson County Oglethorpe County Pickens County Tift County Walton County Alpharetta Austell Dahlonega Decatur Douglasville Duluth Marietta Snellville Sugar Hill Thomasville Tifton Athens-Clarke County Solid Waste Education and Enforcement Seventy-nine counties and 118 cities reported having a solid waste management education program in place during FY 2000. In many cases, this program included the efforts of a local affiliate of the national Keep America Beautiful (KAB) system. As of April 2001, there were 63 KAB affiliates in Georgia, and more on the way. Locally operated KAB affiliates blanket nearly 74% of Georgia's population with messages to reduce, recycle, and beautify their local community. Affiliates work with local school systems to spread a message of sound solid waste management. The map to the right and table below show the high level of commitment local governments have to ensuring solid waste is managed properly within their communities. By protecting the environment, local environmental code officers help to maintain the current and future environmental and economic viability of their communities. Local Environmental Ordinances, Enforcement FY 2000 Governments with local City County ordinances prohibiting: Illegal dumping 253 135 Littering 260 129 Burning residential waste 181 64 Burning yard trimmings 155 38 Governments with local code 105 85 enforcement officers Community Indicators One tool local governments can use to gauge how well they are managing their solid waste is to review their solid waste management index ranking in DCA's Community Indicators. Annually, DCA awards points to local governments for implementing sound solid waste management practices such as recycling, education, and effective yard trimmings management programs. The points earned establish an environmental ranking in DCA's Community Indicator listing. Community Indicators ranks information on an individual city or county basis to provide a sense of how well a particular community is doing in important areas such as education, health, environment, and local government service delivery. E-2 Community Solid Waste Management Systems 2001 Update Communities must have their Solid Waste Management Plans and Short Term Work Programs up to date to be considered for ranking. Aggressive recycling programs and educational programs also earn them points. The following tables list the solid waste management ranking for Georgia cities and counties in 2000. To see a local government's complete Community Indicator profile, look on the Department of Community Affairs Web site, at www.dca.state.ga.us/commind/default.asp For information on steps you can take to improve solid waste management in your community, contact the Georgia Department of Community Affairs at (404) 679-4940. Community Indicators County Rankings Extra Effort Counties: Atkinson Athens-Clarke Augusta- Richmond Banks Barrow Bartow Bibb Bryan Bulloch Camden Carroll Chattahoochee Cherokee Clayton Clinch Coffee Colquitt Columbia Columbus- Muscogee Coweta Crisp Dade Decatur DeKalb Dougherty Douglas Early Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fayette Floyd Forsyth Gilmer Glynn Gordon Grady Gwinnett Hall Harris Hart Houston Johnson Jones Lamar Laurens McIntosh Madison Monroe Morgan Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Peach Polk Pulaski Putnam Rabun Schley Screven Stephens Sumter Taylor Tift Treutlen Troup Twiggs Union Walton Wheeler Wilkinson Adequate Effort Counties: Appling Bacon Baker Baldwin Ben Hill Berrien Bleckley Brantley Brooks Burke Butts Calhoun Candler Catoosa Charlton Chatham Chattooga Clay Cook Crawford Dodge Dooly Echols Fannin Franklin Glascock Greene Habersham Haralson Heard Irwin Jackson Jeff Davis Jefferson Lee Lowndes Lumpkin McDuffie Macon Marion Meriwether Miller Mitchell Montgomery Paulding Pierce Pike Quitman Randolph Rockdale Spalding Stewart Tattnall Terrell Thomas Toombs Turner Upson Walker Ware Washington Wayne Webster White Whitfield Wilcox Wilkes Minimal Effort Counties: Hancock Lincoln Lanier Seminole Talbot Telfair Towns Warren Worth Counties not in compliance with state laws for Solid Waste Management: Cobb Fulton* Jasper Liberty* Dawson* Henry Jenkins Long* Murray Pickens Taliaferro Community Indicators City Rankings Extra Effort Cities: Acworth Albany Aldora Alpharetta Americus Aragon Atlanta Avondale Estates Bainbridge Barnesville Boston Bowdon Bowman Bremen Brooklet Brooks Buford Byron Cairo Calhoun Camilla Canton Carl Carnesville Carrollton Cartersville Cave Spring Centerville Chamblee Clarkesville Claxton Cleveland Cobbtown College Park Comer Concord Conyers Cornelia Covington Dacula Dahlonega Dalton Dearing Decatur Dillard Douglasville Dublin Duluth Eatonton Elberton Enigma Fitzgerald Folkston Gainesville Garfield Glenwood Good Hope Gordon Grantville Gray Grayson Griffin Hahira Hapeville Harlem Hartwell Hawkinsville Hazlehurst Hogansville Homeland Homer Ila Jackson Jesup Kennesaw Kingston LaGrange Lake City Lavonia Lawrenceville Leslie Lexington Lilburn Loganville Lyons Macon Madison Mansfield Marietta Martin Maxeys McCaysville Metter Molena Monroe Monticello Morrow Moultrie Mount Vernon Mountain Park Newnan Norcross Ocilla Oxford Pelham Pembroke Perry Pine Lake Plains Register Reidsville Riverdale Roberta Rochelle Rome Roopville Roswell Royston Savannah Smyrna Snellville Social Circle St. Marys Statesboro Sugar Hill Summerville Swainsboro Sylvania Temple Thomasville Thomson Tifton Toccoa Union City Uvalda Valdosta Vidalia Villa Rica Warner Robins Washington Waycross Williamson Winder Woodbine Woodville Young Harris E-3 Community Solid Waste Management Systems 2001 Update Community Indicators City Rankings - continued Adequate Effort Cities: Abbeville Adairsville Adel Adrian Alamo Alapaha Alma Alto Arcade Arlington Ashburn Attapulgus Avera Baconton Baldwin Bartow Barwick Baxley Bellville Berkeley Lake Berlin Bethlehem Bishop Blackshear Blakely Bloomingdale Blue Ridge Bogart Bostwick Braswell Brinson Brunswick Buchanan Buckhead Buena Vista Butler Cadwell Canon Cedartown Centralhatchee Chester Chickamauga Clarkston Clayton Clermont Climax Cochran Colbert Coleman Colquitt Commerce Crawford Crawfordville Culloden Cusseta Cuthbert Daisy Dallas Danielsville Darien Dasher Davisboro Dawson Dexter Donalsonville Doraville Douglas Dudley DuPont East Dublin East Ellijay Eastman Edison Ellenton Ellijay Ephesus Fayetteville Flovilla Flowery Branch Forsyth Fort Oglethorpe Fort Valley Franklin Franklin Springs Funston Garden City Gay Geneva Georgetown Gibson Gillsville Glennville Greensboro Grovetown Guyton Haralson Helen Helena Hephzibah Hiltonia Hiram Hoboken Homerville Hoschton Iron City Irwinton Jakin Jefferson Jeffersonville Jenkinsburg Jonesboro Junction City Keysville Kingsland Kite LaFayette Lake Park Lakeland Leary Leesburg Lenox Lincolnton Lithonia Lookout Mountain Lula Lumber City Lumpkin Lyerly Manassas Manchester Marshallville Maysville McIntyre McRae Meansville Milan Milledgeville Milner Mitchell Montezuma Moreland Morgan Morven Mount Zion Nahunta Nashville Newington Newton Nicholls Nicholson Norman Park Oakwood Offerman Omega Palmetto Parrott Patterson Pavo Peachtree City Pine Mountain Pineview Pitts Plainville Pooler Port Wentworth Portal Porterdale Powder Springs Preston Quitman Ranger Rebecca Remerton Resaca Reynolds Rhine Richland Richmond Hill Rincon Rockmart Rocky Ford Rossville Rutledge Sandersville Sardis Sasser Screven Senoia Shellman Siloam Sky Valley Smithville Soperton Sparks Sparta Stapleton Statham Stillmore Stone Mountain Surrency Suwanee Sycamore Sylvester Tallapoosa Tallulah Falls Talmo Tennille Thomaston Thunderbolt Tignall Toomsboro Trenton Trion Turin Twin City Ty Ty Tybee Island Tyrone Union Point Varnell Vernonburg Waco Wadley Walnut Grove Warrenton Watkinsville Waynesboro West Point Weston Winterville Woodbury Woodland Yatesville Zebulon Minimal Effort Cities: Ailey Allentown Alston Ambrose Andersonville Arabi Argyle Arnoldsville Auburn Avalon Ball Ground Between Blairsville Bluffton Blythe Braselton Bronwood Broxton Byromville Camak Carlton Cecil Chauncey Cohutta Collins Coolidge Cordele Damascus Danville Deepstep Demorest Denton DeSoto Doerun Dooling Edgehill Ellaville Emerson Euharlee Fairmount Fargo Fort Gaines Girard Graham Greenville Hagan Hamilton Harrison Hiawassee Higgston Holly Springs Hull Ideal Ivey Jacksonville Lilly Lone Oak Louisville Lovejoy Meigs Menlo Midville Montrose Morganton Mount Airy Mountain City Newborn North High Shoals Norwood Nunez Oak Park Ochlocknee Oconee Odum Oglethorpe Oliver Orchard Hill Payne City Pearson Pendergrass Pinehurst Poulan Pulaski Ray City Rayle Rentz Riddleville Ringgold Riverside Sale City Santa Claus Scotland Shiloh Springfield Summertown Sumner Sunny Side Talbotton Tarrytown Taylorsville Tiger Tunnell Hill Unadilla Vidette Vienna Waleska Warm Springs Warwick Waverly Hall Whigham White White Plains Whitesburg Willacoochee Woodstock Woolsey Wrens Wrightsville Cities not in compliance with state laws for Solid Waste Management: Allenhurst* Dawsonville* Forest Park* Jersey Austell* East Point Gum Branch* Locust Grove Bowersville Eton Hampton Ludowici* Chatsworth Fairburn Hinesville* Luthersville* Cumming Flemington* Jasper McDonough Midway* Millen Nelson Riceboro* Shady Dale* Sharon Sharpsburg* Stockbridge Talking Rock Walthourville *Local governments marked with an asterisk were not in compliance with the State's Minimum Planning Standards and Procedures for Solid Waste `'Management at the end of FY 2000 (June 30, 2000.) However, they have subsequently met State solid waste and planning requirements. For more information regarding Georgia's solid waste management or for a glossary of terms used in this report, contact the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Office of Environmental Management at 404-679-4940, or online at www.dca.state.ga.us/environmental/swar.html E-4 MSW and C&D Landfill Tipping Fees 2001 Solid Waste Management Update With over 26 years of permitted Municipal Solid Waste landfill capacity and 9 years of permitted Construction and Demolition landfill capacity remaining, Georgia continues to have some of the lowest landfill tipping fees east of the Mississippi River. For a more detailed discussion on remaining permitted landfill capacity, please see DCA's Remaining Capacity and Disposal section of this report available online at www.dca.state.ga.us/environmental/swar.html. Annually during the month of July, DCA conducts a phone survey of the landfills in the state to identify their posted "gate rate" or "tipping fee" to calculate a regional and statewide average disposal fee. Based upon these surveys, the average tipping fee for Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) in the state rose from $31.97 per ton in 2001 to $33.50 in 2002. It should be noted that the fees reported represent an average of the posted gate rate charged by landfills throughout the state; actual prices paid are frequently lower, sometimes by more than half, depending on volume discounts offered to waste haulers, businesses, and local governments. DCA also tracks tipping fees for Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste. C&D tipping fees fell from a 2001 statewide average of $25.94 per ton to $21.47 in 2002. They fell even lower, to an average of $19.74 a ton in the area served by the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC). The significant drop in the statewide C&D average tipping fee is largely attributable to the high volume of C&D waste handled within the ARC region. F-1 MSW and C&D Landfill Tipping Fees 2001 Update Average Tipping Fees Paid at Georgia MSW Landfills Region 2001 Average 2002 Average MSW MSW Tipping Fee Tipping Fee Atlanta Regional Commission Central Savannah River Area Chattahoochee Flint Coastal Georgia Coosa Valley Georgia Mountains Heart of Georgia-Altamaha Lower Chattahoochee McIntosh Trail Middle Flint Middle Georgia North Georgia Northeast Georgia South Georgia Southeast Georgia Southwest Georgia State of Georgia $33.32 $31.75 $29.00 $40.64 $31.34 $31.91 $28.51 $27.00 $30.25 $33.00 $26.52 $30.50 $35.91 $30.96 $27.80 $21.48 $31.97 35.66 $30.96 $29.00 $42.77 $31.74 $32.03 $28.79 $27.00 $30.56 $33.03 $27.29 $30.27 $36.47 $32.03 $27.93 $24.65 $33.50 Average Tipping Fees Paid at Georgia C&D Landfills Region 2001 Average C&D Tipping Fee Atlanta Regional Commission Central Savannah River Area Chattahoochee Flint Coastal Georgia Coosa Valley Georgia Mountains Heart of Georgia-Altamaha Lower Chattahoochee McIntosh Trail Middle Flint Middle Georgia North Georgia Northeast Georgia South Georgia Southeast Georgia Southwest Georgia State of Georgia $26.47 $19.18 $21.12 $28.55 $23.13 $25.75 $23.27 $25.00 $26.40 N/A* $24.76 N/A* $22.29 N/A* $22.84 $20.00 $25.94 2002 Weighted Average C&D Tipping Fee $19.74 $24.75 $20.99 $30.95 $24.09 $25.32 $16.08 $25.00 $26.40 N/A* $25.35 N/A* $24.89 $25.75 $22.87 $20.00 $21.47 *No landfills within this RDC reported charging a separate rate for C&D waste. Calculating Weighted Average Tipping Fees To account for vast disparities in tonnage received by large private facilities and small public operations, a weighted average tipping fee was calculated and used in this report. In the cases where out-of-county residents or businesses were charged a higher rate than in-county residents and businesses, the higher out-ofcounty rate was used. Tipping fees charged for MSW at transfer stations were not incorporated into the survey calculations. When tipping fee rates were reported by volume rather than weight, a ratio of four cubic yards to one ton (4 CY: 1 ton) was used to approximate weight-based rates. Weighted averages were calculated for the area served by each RDC and for the state by multiplying the Average Daily Tons received at each facility (ADT) by the per-ton gate fee, divided by the total ADT for all landfill facilities within each RDC and within the state. The process was repeated for C&D landfills. To avoid double counting, Average Daily Tonnage was assigned to the MSW column for those facilities charging the same rate for MSW and C&D waste. Most facilities charge the same rate for C&D and MSW received, but a significant number do not. In these cases, the landfills were asked to provide an approximate ratio of MSW to C&D waste received. Weighted averages were calculated using the method described above, with the Average Daily Tons reported split accordingly between MSW and C&D. For facilities that reported receiving no C&D waste, their fees were not used in calculating average C&D fees. In all RDCs, this dropped the average C&D fee, in some cases resulting in no C&D average cost for certain RDCs. F-2 MSW and C&D Landfill Tipping Fees 2001 Update Data Collection Telephone calls were made to landfill scale houses and in some cases county commission offices to obtain posted gate rate fees charged at Georgia landfills. Calls were made in the end of July and early August, to 61 Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) landfills and 77 Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste landfills. Georgia has one incinerator, one industrial landfill and one monofill that takes only baled carpet waste; these facilities were not included in the calculation of average tipping fees. Note that on the C&D Landfill Tipping Fees maps, the area represented by the South Georgia RDC changed from yellow in FY 2001, indicating the landfills in that region did not charge a separate rate for C&D waste, to light blue in FY 2002, indicating they did. The MSW landfill in Ben Hill County, located in the South Georgia RDC also reported charging different rates for C&D waste and MSW in FY 2002. Cook County, also located in the South Georgia RDC, reported no waste received at its C&D landfill in FY 2001, but did report receiving waste during FY 2002. F-3 MSW and C&D Landfill Tipping Fees 2001 Update Landfill Tipping Fees: A Regional Perspective As reported in Waste News magazine's October 2002 Market Handbook, the average landfill tipping fee in Georgia in 2002 was $31.92, with no distinction made between MSW and C&D waste. From the table below, it is evident that the tipping fees charged in Georgia are on par or slightly higher than the fees charged throughout the southeast, with the exception of Florida and the Virginias. The prices reported by Waste News in the Northeast are far higher, with a regional average of $52.94 per ton, and a high of nearly $69 per ton in the state of Massachusetts. Southeastern U.S. Landfill Tipping Fees State Average Cost per Ton Alabama $30.94 Arkansas $25.05 Florida $38.13 Georgia $31.92 Kentucky $30.75 Louisiana $25.21 Mississippi $26.10 North Carolina $31.49 South Carolina $32.74 Tennessee $29.86 Virginia $40.28 West Virginia $35.17 Southeastern Total $32.90 Source: Waste News October 2002 Market Handbook For more information regarding Georgia's solid waste management or for a glossary of terms used in this report, contact the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Office of Environmental Management at 404-679-4940, or online at www.dca.state.ga.us/environmental/swar.html F-4 Grants and Loans to Local Governments 2001 Solid Waste Management Update During Fiscal Year 2001, more than 5.7 million dollars in Solid Waste Trust Fund (SWTF) receipts flowed to Georgia communities to help them manage their solid waste streams. By fostering the development of local integrated solid waste management programs, the SWTF, funded by a $1 per tire fee when new tires are purchased in the state, is used to prevent and abate abandoned and illegally disposed scrap tires. The Fund is used to support the Environmental Protection Division's (EPD) Local Government Enforcement and Education Grant program, the Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority's (GEFA) Recycling and Waste Reduction Grant program, solid waste programs offered by the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) and other State Agencies, and local government programs striving to reduce and manage the solid waste generated within Georgia. In addition to the programs supported by the SWTF, the Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority and Department of Community Affairs have other grant and loan programs available to local governments to support their solid waste management efforts. Environmental Protection Division (EPD) EPD's Local Government Enforcement and Education grant program supports local efforts to prevent and enforce against illegal scrap tire and solid waste disposal. Enforcement officials know that illegal scrap tire piles have an unpleasant habit of appearing and reappearing and the support they receive from the Enforcement and Education grant program helps them prevent their spread. The program gives local governments financial incentives to use enforcement and education activities to address: 1. The management of scrap tires, including preventing the illegal dumping of scrap tires; 2. Solid waste reduction and the controlling of illegal dumps; and 3. Other environmental issues. An eligible applicant may be comprised of one or more local governments. Grant funds are available for establishing and maintaining a Local Environmental Compliance Program that uses both enforcement and education to meet program goals. Continued grant funding is not guaranteed from year to year; renewal requests are based upon need, the performance of the Local Environmental Compliance Program, and the availability of funds. Grant information and application material for the Local Government Enforcement & Education program are available on the Environmental Protection Division's Web site, www.dnr.state.ga.us, under `Environmental' then under `Technical `Guidance.' Or, contact Lon Revall at 404-362-4500 or email lon_revall@mail.dnr.state.ga.us EPD disbursed over 2.9 million dollars in Local Government Enforcement & Education grants in FY 2001. The program funded projects in 50 communities, offsetting the local costs to develop and maintain a local code enforcement program to prevent and enforce against the illegal disposal and management of scrap tires and solid waste. A list of communities awarded grants in 2001 and a map of their distribution across the state are included in this report. G-1 Grants and Loans to Local Governments 2001 Update Local Government Enforcement and Education Grant Awards FY 2001 Community Amount Community Amount Community Amount Albany-Dougherty County Athens - Clarke County Augusta - Richmond County Baldwin County Banks County Barrow County Bartow County Bulloch County Butts County Cherokee County Columbia County Crisp County Dade County Dalton-Whitfield County Decatur County DeKalb County $65,828 Effingham County $105,450 Evans County $56,104 Fannin County $47,200 $47,936 $48,000 $55,750 $63,681 $85,486 $103,925 $53,497 $45,463 $26,900 $70,580 $48,000 $144,692 Floyd County Forsyth County Fulton County Glynn County Greene County City of Griffin Hall County Jasper County Jefferson County Jones County Lumpkin County Madison County Monroe County $81,453 Newton County $24,659 Oglethorpe County $80,224 Rabun County $43,984 $68,643 $67,600 $71,904 $34,646 $48,000 $69,881 $35,902 $48,000 $47,994 $81,060 $48,000 $19,411 Rockdale County City of Roswell Stephens County Sumter County Tattnall County Terrell County Towns County Union County Upson County City of Valdosta Walton County Wayne County White County $66,494 $47,040 $46,312 $71,970 $38,318 $41,544 $89,060 $37,200 $72,155 $58,160 $47,950 $48,000 $10,729 $57,344 $60,500 $36,028 Douglas County $109,700 Murray County $82,390 Total $2,960,746 G-2 Grants and Loans to Local Governments 2001 Update Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority (GEFA) GEFA annually administers a Recycling and Waste Reduction Grant program funded by the SWTF that is intended to help local governments foster an integrated approach to solid waste management by supporting waste reduction, recycling, and composting programs. Grants of up to $50,000 are available to qualified cities, counties, and solid waste authorities. Demonstration projects or projects that implement an integrated solid waste management plan designed to help the state reach its waste reduction goal may receive grants of up to $200,000. Grant applications are typically due in late March and reviewed in mid-April. Awards are typically announced in May. GEFA Recycling and Waste Reduction Grant applications are available by request or can be downloaded from the GEFA Web site at www.gefa.org. Contact Erin Kelley at 404-656-0938 or e-mail ekelley@gefa.org to request an application or to obtain more information about GEFA's Recycling and Waste Reduction Grant program. GEFA disbursed 1.5 million dollars in Recycling and Waste Reduction Grants in FY 2001. The program funded projects in 29 local communities, offsetting the local costs of waste reduction and recycling through the purchase of equipment for local government recycling centers and supporting the development of integrated solid waste management plans. A list of communities awarded grants in 2001 and a brief description of their program is included in this report. It should be noted, that this type of direct financial assistance is in high demand by local governments as every year, requested funds far exceed available funding. Another financial support program offered by GEFA is their low interest revolving loan program available to local governments. Drawing upon funds from their bond proceeds and revolving loan program, GEFA loaned Crisp County 1.3 million dollars for the construction of two new cells at their existing landfill during FY 2001. Community Recycling and Waste Reduction Grants FY 2001 Amount Description Athens-Clarke County $125,000 Build a materials recovery facility to be operated by County's MSW landfill Bacon County $47,500 Purchase a large baler for cardboard City of Cadwell $30,000 Build a solid waste recycling convenience center City of Centerville $40,000 Build a recycling center to reduce the recyclable materials disposed of in the landfill Keep Cherokee Beautiful Clinch County/Homerville Coffee County/Douglas $40,000 Expand recycling center with purchase of trailers, can crusher, and a metal building $32,860 Buy baler, new lift truck, and security fence to replace old equipment for recycling area $28,000 Expand the baling storage shelter for protection against weather Dade County $48,000 Build a 5,800 sq. ft. recycling center Dalton-Whitfield Regional Solid Waste Management Authority Decatur County $200,000 Build 40,000 sq. ft recycling facility for carpet and related paper waste $37,000 Begin a school recycling program with classroom containers and a community wide education effort City of Eatonton $24,956 Buy additional equipment and containers for a new solid waste convenience center City of Fitzgerald $40,000 Enable marketing of collected recyclable plastics and establish commercial cardboard recycling plan Forsyth County $20,000 Replace two compactors, add a compactor for aluminum, and a recycling bin for glass Hall County $48,000 Improve recycling center to increase baled paper output Hart County $35,000 Build a 1,120 sq. ft. addition to an existing recycling building for increased storage capacity G-3 Grants and Loans to Local Governments 2001 Update Community City of Hazlehurst Recycling and Waste Reduction Grants FY 2001 (cont'd) Amount Description $50,000 Build a shelter for all-weather storage of baled materials Henry County $47,684 Establish an educational and advertising program and buy roll-off containers to replace bins Jesup/Wayne County $50,000 Begin glass recycling program; buy two dump hoppers, a trailer, a glass crusher, and build a shelter Jones County $11,000 Expand recycling program and increase public awareness of recycling programs Long County $75,000 Replace green boxes at two locations and assess use of convenience centers countywide North Georgia Waste Management Authority Peach County $125,000 Process and sell building and land clearing debris diverted from the waste stream $60,000 Renovate recycling building and grounds and develop a material collection process Pickens County City of Rentz $50,000 Build convenience centers, establish scrap tire deposit, permit waste haulers, and improve recycling education $30,000 Build a recycling convenience center Rockdale County $46,000 Build a solid waste convenience center and expand existing solid waste reduction program Keep Sumter Beautiful $23,000 Develop agricultural application of gypsum wallboard and develop a learning center Tifton/Tift County $50,000 Improve recycling center by adding concrete pad for each driveway; providing all-weather access City of Valdosta $40,000 Improve recycling education and collection methods Walton County Total $46,000 Install industrial scale for trucks to weigh recyclables $1,500,000 Department of Community Affairs (DCA) DCA annually administers a Local Development Fund Grant program, a state appropriated grant program that provides matching grants to finance community improvement activities, including solid waste management projects. Grants are typically awarded in maximum amounts of $10,000 for single community projects and $20,000 for multi-community projects. Applications are reviewed based on the following criteria: Feasibility including such factors as reasonableness of budgets and timetables, adequate consideration of all the factors necessary for implementation, commitment from other funding sources, etc. Impact of the project on the community and community need. Semi-annual competitions are held in the spring and fall of each year. More information on the Local Development Fund is available on DCA's Web site, at www.dca.state.ga.us or contact Cynthia Easley at 404679-4789 or ceasley@dca.state.ga.us. DCA awarded the City of Norman Park $10,000 in FY 2001 to purchase a mobile solid waste compaction trailer. For more information regarding Georgia's solid waste management or for a glossary of terms used in this report, contact the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Office of Environmental Management at 404-679-4940, or online at www.dca.state.ga.us/environmental/swar.html G-4 Glossary of Terms Definitions derived from the Georgia Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Act, O.C.G.A. 12-8-20 et seq. Closure a procedure approved by EPD which provides for the cessation of waste receipt at a solid waste disposal site and for the securing of the site in preparation of postclosure Commercial solid waste all types of solid waste generated by stores, offices, restaurants, warehouses, and other non-manufacturing activities, excluding residential and industrial wastes Compost: a stable, odor-free humus used as a soil amendment that results from the controlled biological decomposition of organic matter. Compost is typically blended into the soil to help nourish vegetation and retain moisture. Composting the controlled biological decomposition of organic matter into a stable, odor-free humus Construction and Demolition Waste: any waste building materials and rubble resulting from construction, remodeling, repair, and demolition operations on pavements, houses, commercial buildings and other structures. Such wastes include, but are not limited to asbestos containing waste, wood, bricks, metal, concrete, wall board, paper, cardboard, inert waste landfill material, and other nonputrescible wastes which have a low potential for groundwater contamination. Disposal facility any facility or location where the final deposition of solid waste occurs and includes, but is not limited to, landfilling and solid waste thermal treatment technology facilities Drop-off centers staffed or unstaffed facilities with collection bins for household solid waste and, usually, recyclables Generator any person in Georgia or in any other state who creates solid waste Green boxes common name for large, unmanned solid waste collection bins. Industrial solid waste solid waste generated by manufacturing or industrial processes or operations that is not hazardous waste regulated under the Georgia Hazardous Waste Management Act. Such waste includes, but is not limited to, waste resulting from the following manufacturing processes: electric power generation, fertilizer and agricultural chemicals, food and related products and by-products; inorganic chemicals; iron and steel products; leather and leather products; non-ferrous metal and foundry products; organic chemicals; plastics and resins; pulp and paper; rubber and miscellaneous plastic products; stone, glass, clay and concrete products; textiles; transportation equipment and water treatment. The term does not include mining waste or oil and gas waste. Landfill an area of land on which or an excavation in which solid waste is placed for permanent disposal and which is not a land application unit, surface impoundment, injection well or compost pile Leachate collection system Materials recovery a system at a landfill for collection of the leachate which may percolate through the waste and into the soils surrounding the landfill facility a solid waste handling facility that provides for the extraction from solid waste of recoverable materials, materials suitable for use as a fuel or soil amendment, or any combination of such materials Mulch: Yard trimmings that have been size-reduced by grinding, chipping, or shredding and used on top of the soil to retain moisture around vegetation, or for aesthetic purposes. Municipal solid waste any solid waste derived from households, including garbage, trash, and sanitary waste in septic tanks and solid waste from single-family and multifamily residences, hotels and motels, bunkhouses, campgrounds, picnic grounds, and day use recreation areas. The term includes yard trimmings and commercial solid waste but does not include solid waste from mining, agricultural or silviculture operations, or industrial processes or operations Municipal solid waste disposal facility Municipal solid waste landfill any facility or location where the final deposition of any amount of municipal solid waste occurs, whether or not mixed with or including commercial or industrial solid waste, and includes, but is not limited to, municipal solid waste landfills and municipal solid waste thermal treatment technology facilities a disposal facility where any amount of municipal solid waste, whether or not mixed with or including commercial waste, industrial waste, non-hazardous sludges, or small quantity generator hazardous waste, is disposed of by placing an approved cover thereon Operator the person stationed on the site who is in charge of and has direct supervision of daily field operations of a municipal solid waste facility to ensure that the facility operates in compliance with the permit Pay-As-You-Throw an equity funding system for local solid waste management where customers are charged for solid waste services based on the amount of waste they dispose, thereby creating an incentive for recycling and waste reduction. Permit-by-rule facility a solid waste operation that requires notification of EPD within 30 days of commencing activities and compliance with criteria established in DNR rules for that category of operation Postclosure a procedure approved by EPD to provide for long-term financial assurance, monitoring, and maintenance of a solid waste disposal site to protect human health and the environment Recovered materials those materials which have known use, reuse, or recycling potential; can be feasibly used, reused, or recycled; and have been diverted or removed from the solid waste stream for sale, use, reuse, or recycling, whether or not requiring subsequent separation and processing Recovered materials processing facility a facility engaged solely in the storage, processing, and resale or reuse of recovered materials. Such term shall not include a solid waste handling facility; provided, however, any solid waste generated by such a facility shall be subject to all applicable laws and regulations relating to such solid waste. Recycling any process by which materials that would otherwise become solid waste are collected, separated, or processed and reused or returned to use in the form of raw materials or products Solid waste handling the storage, collection, transportation, treatment, utilization, processing or disposal of solid waste or any combination of such activities Solid waste handling facility any facility, the primary purpose of which is the storage, collection, transportation, treatment, utilization, processing, or disposal, or any combination thereof, of solid waste Waste-to-energy facility a solid waste handling facility that provides for the extraction and utilization of energy from municipal solid waste through a process of combustion Yard trimmings leaves, brush, grass clippings, shrub and tree prunings, discarded Christmas trees, nursery and greenhouse vegetative residuals, and vegetative matter resulting from landscaping, development and maintenance other than mining, agricultural and silvicultural operations Access to Recycling FY 2000 Tires Automobile batteries Aluminum Newspaper Magazines Corrugated cardboard Other paper Glass #1 plastic #2 plastic Other plastic White goods (appliances) Christmas trees Construction/demolition materials Steel cans Aerosol cans Paper board Scrap metal Motor oil Phone books Agricultural chemical containers Antifreeze Oil filters Paint Electronics Cleaning products Pesticides P =Yes; -- = No Atlanta Regional Commission Cherokee County P P P P P P -- P P P -- P P -- P -- -- P P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Clayton County P P P P P P -- P P P -- P P -- -- -- -- P P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Cobb County P P P P P P P P P P -- P P P P -- -- P P P -- P -- -- -- -- -- DeKalb County P -- P P P -- -- P -- -- -- P P P P -- -- P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Douglas County P P P P P P P P -- -- -- P P P P -- P P P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Fayette County P P P P P P P P -- -- -- -- P -- P -- -- P P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Fulton County P -- P P P P -- -- -- -- -- P P -- -- -- -- P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Gwinnett County P P P P P P P P P P -- P P -- P -- P P P P -- P P -- P -- -- Henry County P P P P P P P P P P -- P P -- P P P P P P -- P -- -- P -- -- Rockdale County -- P P P P P P P P P -- P P -- P -- -- P P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Acworth -- -- P P P P P P P P P -- P -- P -- P -- P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Alpharetta -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- P -- -- P P P -- P P -- P -- -- Atlanta -- -- P P P P P P P P -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Austell -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Avondale Estates -- -- P P P P P P P P -- P P -- -- -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Ball Ground -- -- P P -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Berkeley Lake -- -- P P P P P P P P -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Brooks -- -- P P -- -- -- P P P -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Buford -- -- P P -- P P P P P P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Canton P -- P P P P P P P P -- -- P -- P -- P -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Chamblee P P P P P -- -- P P P -- P P -- P -- -- P P P -- -- P -- -- -- -- Clarkston -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- P P -- -- -- -- P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- College Park -- -- P P P P P P P P -- P P P P P P P P P -- -- P P -- -- -- Conyers -- -- P P -- P -- P P P -- P P -- P -- -- P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Dacula -- -- P P P P P P P P P P P P -- -- P -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Decatur P -- P P P P P P P P -- P P -- P -- -- P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Doraville -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Douglasville -- -- P P P P P P P P -- -- P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Duluth -- P P P P P P P P P -- P P -- -- -- -- P P P -- P P P P -- -- East Point -- -- P P P P P P -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Fairburn -- -- P P P -- P P P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Fayetteville -- -- P P -- -- -- P P P -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Forest Park P P P P P P P P P P -- P P -- -- -- P P P P -- -- P P -- P P Grayson -- -- P P -- -- -- P P P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Hampton -- P P P P P -- -- -- -- -- P P -- -- -- -- P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Hapeville -- -- P P P P P P P P P -- -- -- -- -- -- P P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Holly Springs P -- P P -- P P P P P P -- -- P P P -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Jonesboro -- -- P P P P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Kennesaw -- -- P P P P P P P P -- P P -- P -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Lake City -- -- -- P -- -- P P P P -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Access to Recycling FY 2000 Tires Automobile batteries Aluminum Newspaper Magazines Corrugated cardboard Other paper Glass #1 plastic #2 plastic Other plastic White goods (appliances) Christmas trees Construction/demolition materials Steel cans Aerosol cans Paper board Scrap metal Motor oil Phone books Agricultural chemical containers Antifreeze Oil filters Paint Electronics Cleaning products Pesticides P =Yes; -- = No Atlanta Regional Commission cont'd Lawrenceville -- -- P P P P -- P P P P P P -- P P -- P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Lilburn P -- P P P P P P P P -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Lithia Springs Government is inactive Lithonia -- -- P P -- -- -- P P P -- P P -- -- -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Locust Grove -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Lovejoy No recycling services available Marietta -- -- P P P P P P P P -- P P -- P -- P P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- McDonough -- -- P P -- -- -- P P P P -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Morrow -- -- P P -- P -- -- -- -- -- P P -- -- -- -- P P -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- Mountain Park -- -- P P -- P P P P P -- -- P -- P P P -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Norcross -- -- P P -- P -- -- P -- -- -- P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Palmetto -- -- P P -- P P P -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Peachtree City -- -- P P P P -- -- -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pine Lake -- -- P P P -- -- P P P -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Powder Springs -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Rest Haven Government is inactive Riverdale -- -- P P P -- -- P P P -- P P -- P -- -- -- P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Roswell P P P P P P P P P P P P P -- P -- P P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Smyrna -- P P P P P P P P P -- P P -- P P P P P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Snellville -- P P P P P P P P P -- P P -- P -- P P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Stockbridge -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Stone Mountain -- -- P P P -- P P P P P -- P -- P -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Sugar Hill -- -- P P P P P P P P -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Suwanee -- -- P P P -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Tyrone -- -- P P -- -- -- P P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Union City P -- P P P P -- P P P -- P P P P -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Waleska No recycling services available Woodstock -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Woolsey No recycling services available Central Savannah River Area Augusta-Richmond P -- -- P P P P P -- -- -- P P -- -- -- P P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Burke County -- -- -- P -- P -- -- -- -- -- P P -- -- -- -- P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Columbia County P P P P P P P P P P -- P P P -- -- P P P P -- -- -- P -- -- -- Glascock County P -- P P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Hancock County -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Jefferson County -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Jenkins County P -- P P P P P -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- P -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- Lincoln County -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- McDuffie County P P P P P P -- P P -- -- P P -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Screven County P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P -- P P -- P P -- -- -- -- -- -- Access to Recycling FY 2000 Tires Automobile batteries Aluminum Newspaper Magazines Corrugated cardboard Other paper Glass #1 plastic #2 plastic Other plastic White goods (appliances) Christmas trees Construction/demolition materials Steel cans Aerosol cans Paper board Scrap metal Motor oil Phone books Agricultural chemical containers Antifreeze Oil filters Paint Electronics Cleaning products Pesticides P =Yes; -- = No Central Savannah River Area cont'd Taliaferro County -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Warren County -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Washington County P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Wilkes County -- -- P P -- P P -- P P -- P P -- P -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Adrian -- -- P P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Avera -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Bartow -- -- P P P -- P -- -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- P P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Blythe No recycling services available Camak -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Crawfordville -- -- P P P -- P P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Davisboro -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Dearing -- -- P P -- -- -- P P P -- P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Deepstep -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Edgehill -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Emanuel -- -- P P P P P P P P P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Garfield -- -- P P P P P P P P -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Gibson -- -- P P P -- -- -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Girard No recycling services available Grovetown -- -- P P -- P -- -- -- -- -- P P -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Harlem -- -- P P -- P -- P P P -- P P -- -- -- -- P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Harrison -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Hephzibah -- -- -- P -- P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Hiltonia -- -- P P P -- -- -- P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Johnson P P P P -- P P -- -- -- -- P P P P P P P -- -- P -- P P P -- -- Keysville -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Kite -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Lincolnton -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Louisville -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Midville -- -- -- P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Millen P -- P P P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Mitchell -- -- P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Newington -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Norwood -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Nunez No recycling services available Oak Park -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Oconee No recycling services available Oliver No recycling services available Rayle -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Riddleville -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Rocky Ford -- -- -- P P -- P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Access to Recycling FY 2000 Tires Automobile batteries Aluminum Newspaper Magazines Corrugated cardboard Other paper Glass #1 plastic #2 plastic Other plastic White goods (appliances) Christmas trees Construction/demolition materials Steel cans Aerosol cans Paper board Scrap metal Motor oil Phone books Agricultural chemical containers Antifreeze Oil filters Paint Electronics Cleaning products Pesticides P =Yes; -- = No Central Savannah River Area cont'd Sandersville -- -- P P -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Sardis -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Sharon No recycling services available Sparta -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Stapleton -- -- -- P P P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Stillmore -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Summertown -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Swainsboro -- -- P P P P P P P P P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Sylvania P P P P P P -- P P P -- P P -- -- -- P -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Tennille -- -- -- P -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Thomson -- -- P P -- P -- P P P -- P P -- P -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Tignall -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Twin City -- -- -- P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Vidette -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Wadley -- -- P P P P P -- -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Warrenton -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Washington P -- P P P P P P P P -- P P -- P -- P P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Waynesboro -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Wrens -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Wrightsville -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Chattahoochee Flint Carroll County -- -- P P P P P P P P P P P -- P -- -- P P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Coweta County P -- P P P P P P P P P -- P P P -- P P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Heard County -- -- -- P -- P -- -- -- -- -- P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Meriwether County P -- P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- P -- P -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Troup County -- -- P P P P -- P P P -- P P P P -- P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Bowdon -- -- P P P P P P P P -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Carrollton -- -- P P P P P P P P P P P -- P -- P -- P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Centralhatchee -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Corinth Government is inactive Ephesus -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Franklin -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Gay -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Grantville -- -- P P P P P P P P P -- -- -- P -- P P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Greenville -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Haralson -- -- -- P P P P P -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Hogansville -- -- P P -- P P P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LaGrange P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P -- P P P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Lone Oak No recycling services available Luthersville -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Access to Recycling FY 2000 Tires Automobile batteries Aluminum Newspaper Magazines Corrugated cardboard Other paper Glass #1 plastic #2 plastic Other plastic White goods (appliances) Christmas trees Construction/demolition materials Steel cans Aerosol cans Paper board Scrap metal Motor oil Phone books Agricultural chemical containers Antifreeze Oil filters Paint Electronics Cleaning products Pesticides P =Yes; -- = No Chattahoochee Flint cont'd Manchester -- -- P P -- P P P P -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Moreland -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Mount Zion -- -- P P P -- -- P -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Newnan -- -- P P -- -- -- P P P -- -- P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Roopville -- -- P P P P P P P P P P -- -- P -- P P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Senoia -- -- P P -- -- -- P P P -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Sharpsburg -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Temple -- -- P P P P P P P P -- -- P -- -- -- P P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Turin -- -- -- P P P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Villa Rica -- -- P P P P P P P P -- P P -- -- -- P P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Warm Springs -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- West Point -- -- P P P -- P P P P -- -- P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Whitesburg -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Woodbury -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Coastal Georgia Bryan County -- -- P P -- P -- P P P -- P P -- P -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Bulloch County P -- P P P P P P P P -- P P -- P -- -- P P P -- -- P -- -- -- -- Camden County P P P P P P P P P P -- P P -- P P P P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Chatham County -- -- P P P P P P P P -- P P -- P P P P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Effingham County P P P P P P P -- -- -- -- P -- -- P -- P P P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Glynn County -- P P P P P P P P P -- P P -- P -- -- P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Liberty County Government did not respond to Solid Waste Survey Long County -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- McIntosh County P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Allenhurst -- -- P P P -- P P P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Bloomingdale -- -- P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Brooklet -- -- P P P -- -- P P P -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Brunswick -- -- -- P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Darien -- P P P P P P P P P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Flemington -- -- P P P P P P -- -- P -- P -- P -- P -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Garden City -- -- -- P -- P -- P P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Gum Branch Government did not respond to Solid Waste Survey Guyton -- -- -- P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Hinesville -- -- P P P P P P P P -- P P -- -- -- P P P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Kingsland -- -- P P -- P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Ludowici P P P P P P P P P -- -- P P P P -- -- P P P P -- P P P -- -- Midway Government did not respond to Solid Waste Survey Pembroke P P P P P P P P P P P P P -- P P P P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pooler -- -- P P -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Port Wentworth -- -- P P P -- P -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Access to Recycling FY 2000 Tires Automobile batteries Aluminum Newspaper Magazines Corrugated cardboard Other paper Glass #1 plastic #2 plastic Other plastic White goods (appliances) Christmas trees Construction/demolition materials Steel cans Aerosol cans Paper board Scrap metal Motor oil Phone books Agricultural chemical containers Antifreeze Oil filters Paint Electronics Cleaning products Pesticides P =Yes; -- = No Coastal Georgia cont'd Portal -- -- P P P P P P -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Register P P P P P P P P P P -- P P P -- -- -- P -- P P -- -- -- P -- -- Riceboro -- -- P P P P -- P P P -- P P -- -- -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Richmond Hill -- -- -- P -- -- P -- P P -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Rincon -- -- P P P P P -- P P -- P P -- -- -- -- -- P P -- -- P -- -- -- -- Savannah -- -- P P P P P P -- -- -- P P P P -- P P P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Springfield -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- St. Marys -- -- P P P P P -- -- -- -- P P -- -- -- -- P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Statesboro P -- P P P P P P P P P P P -- P -- P P P P P -- -- P -- -- -- Thunderbolt -- -- P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Tybee Island -- -- P P -- -- P P -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Vernonburg No recycling services available Walthourville -- -- P P P P P P P P P -- -- -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Woodbine -- -- P P P P P P P P -- -- P -- -- -- P P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Coosa Valley Bartow County Catoosa County Chattooga County Dade County Floyd County Gordon County Haralson County Polk County Walker County Adairsville Aragon Braswell Bremen Buchanan Calhoun Cartersville Cave Spring Cedartown Chickamauga Dallas Emerson Euharlee Fairmount Fort Oglethorpe Hiram P P P P P P P P P P -- P P -- P P P P P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -P P P P P P P P P P -- P -- -- P -- P P P P -- P -- -- -- -- -P -- P P P P P -- P P -- P P -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P -- -- -- -- -- -- --- P P P P P P P P P P P -- -- -- P P -- P P -- P -- P -- -- -P P P P -- P -- P P P P P P -- P -- -- P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -P -- P P P P -- P P P -- P P -- -- -- -- -- P P -- -- -- -- -- -- --- P P P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- P -- -- -- -- P P P -- P P -- P -- -- P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- P P P P P P -- -- -- P P -- P -- P P P P -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- P P -- P -- P P P P -- P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -P P P P P P P P P P -- P P -- P P P P P P -- -- -- -- -- -- --- P P P P P P P -- -- -- -- P -- P -- P -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- P P P P P P P P -- -- -- -- P -- P -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -No recycling services available No recycling services available -- -- P P -- -- -- P P P -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Access to Recycling FY 2000 Tires Automobile batteries Aluminum Newspaper Magazines Corrugated cardboard Other paper Glass #1 plastic #2 plastic Other plastic White goods (appliances) Christmas trees Construction/demolition materials Steel cans Aerosol cans Paper board Scrap metal Motor oil Phone books Agricultural chemical containers Antifreeze Oil filters Paint Electronics Cleaning products Pesticides P =Yes; -- = No Coosa Valley cont'd Kingston P P P P P P -- P P P -- P P P -- -- -- P P P -- -- -- P -- -- -- LaFayette -- -- P P P P -- P P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Lookout Mountain -- -- P P P -- P P P P -- P -- -- P -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Lyerly -- -- -- P P P P -- P P P -- -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Menlo -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Paulding -- -- P P P P P -- -- -- -- P P -- -- -- P P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Plainville -- -- P P -- -- -- P P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Ranger -- -- P P P -- -- P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Resaca -- -- P P P -- -- -- P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Ringgold -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Rockmart -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Rome P P P P P P P P P P P P P -- P P P P P P -- P -- P P -- -- Rossville -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Summerville -- -- P P P P P -- P P P -- P -- -- -- P -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Tallapoosa -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Taylorsville No recycling services available Trenton -- -- P P P P P P P P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Trion -- -- P P -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Waco -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- White -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Georgia Mountains Banks County -- -- P P P P P -- P P -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Dawson County No recycling services available Forsyth County P -- P P P P P P P P -- P P P P -- -- P P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Franklin County P P P P P P P -- P P -- P -- -- P -- P P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Habersham County -- -- P P P P P P P P -- P P P -- -- P P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Hall County P P P P P P P P P P -- P P -- P -- P -- P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Hart County -- -- P P P P P P P P -- P -- P -- -- P P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Lumpkin County -- -- P P P -- P -- -- -- -- P P -- -- -- -- P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Rabun County P P P P P P P P P P -- P P P P -- P P P P -- -- -- -- P -- -- Stephens County P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P -- P P P P -- -- -- -- P -- -- Towns County -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Union County P -- P P -- P -- P P P P P P -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- White County -- -- P P P P P -- -- -- -- P P -- -- -- -- P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Alto -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Avalon Government did not return Solid Waste Survey Baldwin -- -- P P P -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Blairsville No recycling services available Bowersville No recycling services available Canon -- -- P P P P -- P P P P P P P P P P P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Access to Recycling FY 2000 Tires Automobile batteries Aluminum Newspaper Magazines Corrugated cardboard Other paper Glass #1 plastic #2 plastic Other plastic White goods (appliances) Christmas trees Construction/demolition materials Steel cans Aerosol cans Paper board Scrap metal Motor oil Phone books Agricultural chemical containers Antifreeze Oil filters Paint Electronics Cleaning products Pesticides P =Yes; -- = No Georgia Mountains cont'd Carnesville P -- P P P P P P P P -- P -- P P P P P -- P -- -- P -- -- -- -- Clarkesville -- -- P P P P -- P P P -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Clayton -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Clermont -- -- P P -- -- -- P P P -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Cleveland -- -- P P P P P -- -- -- -- P P -- -- -- -- P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Cornelia P P -- P P -- P -- -- -- -- P P -- -- -- -- P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Cumming -- -- P P P P P P -- P -- -- P -- P -- -- -- P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Dahlonega -- -- P P P P P P P P P -- P -- P -- P P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Dawsonville -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Demorest -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Dillard P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Flowery Branch -- -- -- P P P -- P P -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Franklin Springs -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Gainesville -- -- P P P -- P P P P -- P P -- P -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Gillsville -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Hartwell -- -- P P P P P P P P -- P P -- P -- -- P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Helen -- -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Hiawassee No recycling services available Homer -- -- P P P P P P P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Lavonia -- -- P P P P P P P P P -- P -- P -- P P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Lula -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Martin -- -- P P P P -- -- P P P -- -- -- -- -- P -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Maysville -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Mount Airy -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Mountain City No recycling services available Oakwood -- -- P P P P P P P P -- -- -- -- P P -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Royston P -- -- P P P P P P P P P P -- -- -- P -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Sky Valley -- -- P P P -- -- P P P -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Tallulah Falls -- -- P P P P -- P P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Tiger No recycling services available Toccoa -- -- P P P P -- P P P -- P P -- P -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Young Harris P P P P P P P P P P -- P P P -- -- -- P P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Heart of Georgia-Altamaha Appling County P P -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- P P P -- -- -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- Bleckley County P -- P P -- -- -- P -- -- -- P P -- P -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Candler County -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Dodge County P -- -- P -- P -- -- -- -- -- P -- P -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Emanuel County Evans County Jeff Davis County P -- P P P P P P P P P P -- -- P -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- --- -- P P P P P P P P -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Access to Recycling FY 2000 Tires Automobile batteries Aluminum Newspaper Magazines Corrugated cardboard Other paper Glass #1 plastic #2 plastic Other plastic White goods (appliances) Christmas trees Construction/demolition materials Steel cans Aerosol cans Paper board Scrap metal Motor oil Phone books Agricultural chemical containers Antifreeze Oil filters Paint Electronics Cleaning products Pesticides P =Yes; 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