Athens-Clarke County Solid Waste Department

Athens-Clarke County Solid Waste Department Reduce. Reuse. Repair. Recycle.

Our mission is to educate the public about the importance of waste reduction to the Athens-Clarke County community and implement a comprehensive, waste reduction plan that will reduce landfill disposal of solid waste as follows:

60% by 2018
75% by 2020

For ACC Solid Waste Customers Only:The Athens-Clarke County Solid Waste Department will suspend compost, garbage, recycl...
09/04/2026

For ACC Solid Waste Customers Only:

The Athens-Clarke County Solid Waste Department will suspend compost, garbage, recycling, and leaf & limb collections on Monday, September 7th, 2026 in recognition of the Labor Day Holiday.

More details can be found at accgov.com/swholiday

Way to get scrappy, Athens! We collected and composted 36.83 tons of food scraps in August from all of our Athens compos...
09/03/2026

Way to get scrappy, Athens! We collected and composted 36.83 tons of food scraps in August from all of our Athens composters! That prevented the same amount of greenhouse gas as not driving 6 cars for a year!

When we keep organics out of the landfill, we prevent them from making methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. Methane has 27 times the heat-trapping power of carbon dioxide. Yikes🥵 Composting prevents methane generation by adding oxygen and gives us a useful product!

So next time you put those moldy leftovers in the compost bin instead of the trash can, give yourself a pat on the back. You're part of a greenhouse gas prevention team!💚🙏💚

Ever wonder what happens to your recycling after it hits the curb in Athens? 🚛♻️It doesn't disappear—it gets to work! We...
09/02/2026

Ever wonder what happens to your recycling after it hits the curb in Athens? 🚛♻️
It doesn't disappear—it gets to work! We want you to see the real impact of your habits and trust that when you put recycling in the bin, it truly gets recycled.
Here is what our community processed into tightly bound bales this week, ready to become brand-new products:
📦 150 bales of cardboard
🥫 54 bales of mixed containers
📰 35 bales of mixed paper
🛑 34 bales of trash (unaccepted items)

Quality matters! When trash ends up in the recycling bin, it slows down the whole system.
Thank you for cleaning, sorting, and doing your part to keep Athens green! 🌲🌍👉 Got a question about what goes in the bin? Ask us in the comments!

Help keep Athens green at LatinFest as a Zero-Waste Volunteer!! We are looking for people to maintain waste bins. Volunt...
09/01/2026

Help keep Athens green at LatinFest as a Zero-Waste Volunteer!! We are looking for people to maintain waste bins. Volunteers are needed Saturday, September 19th from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM. Come have fun with us! 💃🕺

https://givepul.se/f6egd0

Our 2026 Vulture Festival artwork has DROPPED‼👏🥳⏰Vulture Festival will be on October 10th from 8am to 12pm📌5700 Lexingto...
08/24/2026

Our 2026 Vulture Festival artwork has DROPPED‼👏🥳

⏰Vulture Festival will be on October 10th from 8am to 12pm
📌5700 Lexington Road, Winterville GA
💚Family-Friendly

If you would like this design on a t-shirt for FREE, you can sign up to volunteer with us on GivePulse! (https://www.givepulse.com/event/908371)

WTF🫢 Where is this from? and WHERE SHOULD IT ACTUALLY GO⁉️At one of our drop sites, we were surprised to find a perfectl...
08/21/2026

WTF🫢 Where is this from? and WHERE SHOULD IT ACTUALLY GO⁉️

At one of our drop sites, we were surprised to find a perfectly good dog/play pen enclosure🐶

☎️For most pet items, we would recommend calling animal services or a humane society to see if it would be an item they need or would use

UPDATE: We will have tool sharpening this Sunday as well!As you come out of your lazy hazy summer (well, we hope at leas...
08/20/2026

UPDATE: We will have tool sharpening this Sunday as well!

As you come out of your lazy hazy summer (well, we hope at least part of it was lazy...) and enter into the hectic pace of fall, why not check one thing off your list this weekend? Everyone has that *one* item that they have been meaning to get fixed, and yet is somehow still sitting in your closet waiting... and waiting. How about you bring that item to our amazing fixers and see what they can revive. Remember, fixes are FREE! While you are there, grab a Jittery Joes' coffee and pull up a chair to watch and learn how one fixes said item.

This month we will have fixers on hand that can tackle clothing, small appliances, lamps/electronics, computers, bikes AND tool sharpening. Join us THIS Sunday August 23rd, 2-5 at the Solid Waste Office.

WTF⁉️⁉️ Where is this from ❓We do appreciate the attempt at recycling... this is not exactly what we had in mind😬Curbsid...
08/14/2026

WTF⁉️⁉️ Where is this from ❓

We do appreciate the attempt at recycling... this is not exactly what we had in mind😬

Curbside recycling should be at least the size of a post-it note, not bagged, and loose... which admittedly the roll cart in the dumpster does fit that criteria🫠

So how big is too big🤨
For bulky plastics, even 5-gallon buckets are too big to be put in curbside recycling. This is so that our compactors are easily able to compress the load. Also for our workers at the MRF to easily remove non-recyclable items from the belt easily.

Again, help us keep our people SAFE and our equipment undamaged🙏♻‼👏

Happy City Hall Selfie Day from your friends at ACC Solid Waste!😎🤳
08/11/2026

Happy City Hall Selfie Day from your friends at ACC Solid Waste!😎🤳

Our V**e Recycling Program has been active for a year🎉♻👏‼📌As a reminder, here are the locations you can recycle your v**...
08/10/2026

Our V**e Recycling Program has been active for a year🎉♻👏‼

📌As a reminder, here are the locations you can recycle your v**es at!

If you are a shop in Athens that sells v**e products and you would like to join this program, email [email protected]📩📫

Why are we doing this:
It all comes back to batteries. Most most v**es contain a lithium-ion battery, and with improper disposal of v**es, this can become very dangerous, very quickly. When batteries are punctured, crushed, or heated the internal components of the battery become unstable and are more likely to ignite, explode, or catch fire. This puts many people at risk for harm or exposure to carcinogenic chemicals.

TLDR: V**e has battery; battery can hurt innocent people; just give your v**e to US!!

Address

725 Hancock Industrial Way
Athens, GA
30605

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

Telephone

+17066133501

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