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Solid Waste Management, Recycling and Radon Assistance

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Program Description

Solid Waste

It's not fun to think about, and it may not make a pretty web page, but someone's got to do something with the 12.7 million tons of waste Georgia generates each year. The Office of Planning and Environmental Management helps the state's solid waste efforts by:

Assisting local governments with planning to meet their solid waste management needs
Gathering, analyzing and dispersing information on Georgia's solid waste management and waste reduction efforts
Offering technical assistance and training to Georgia's local governments
Educating citizens and businesses about solid waste management and reduction through training sessions and participation in special events

Local government solid waste management plans, whether local, multi-jurisdictional or regional, must at a minimum:

provide for 10 years of collection capability and disposal capacity from the date of completion of the plan
enumerate the solid waste handling facilities as to size and type
identify those sites that are not suitable for solid waste handling facilities based on environmental and land use factors.

The 2011 Solid Waste Management Survey is open. The survey has changed significantly from previous years; please read the instructions carefully. You may wish to print out the instructions before completing the survey.

Radon

We support a statewide education program to help homeowners and builders reduce indoor airborne radon levels, through our partners at the University of Georgia Extension Service and Southface Energy Institute. For in-depth radon information, see THIS PAGE.

Recycling

The Office of Environmental Management offers technical assistance to local governments in starting and maintaining recycling programs.

Information and Resources

Source-Separated Organics Recycling Toolkit

DCA is pleased to present the Source-Separated Organics Recycling Toolkit (S2ORT), funded by EPA Region 4. Local governments and other service providers seeking to meet residential waste diversion goals or offer additional collection services for their customers can use this resource to determine the feasibility, associated costs and optimal strategy for collecting organic material. Food residuals and yard trimmings can account for a third of the ‘waste’ material generated from households. Adding organics diversion to a comprehensive curbside recycling collection program can divert up to 70% (by weight) of the residential scrap materials stream from landfills to beneficial re-use. To get started, read the Guide, below.

SSORT Guide (PDF)
SSORT Calculator Curbside (Excel)
SSORT Calculator Drop-off (Excel)

2011 DCA Solid Waste Management Survey Instructions

2011 DCA Solid Waste Management Survey

Adopted Local Government Solid Waste Plans

Compact Fluorescent Lamps Use and Disposal (PDF)

Composting in Georgia (PDF)

Conducting a Recycling Assessment (PDF)

Disposing of Paint, Gasoline and Chemicals at Home

Georgia Recycling Markets Directory

Georgia Statewide Waste Composition Computer Model

Marketing Your Recycling Program (PDF)

O.C.G.A. 12-8-31 (2011 Changes to Solid Waste Planning Requirements)

Pay as You Throw - EPA

Recycle Your Next Event (PDF)

Recycle for Georgia

Recycling Computer Equipment

Contact Information

For more information on planning or environmental management, e-mail the Office of Planning and Environmental Management or call 404-679-5279.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs
60 Executive Park South, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30329-2231







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