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RECYCLING IN JACKSON COUNTY

recycling: aluminum, brass, bronze, copper, Keep Jackson County Beautiful (KJCB),
iron, steel, tin (not including cans), cardboard, a local affiliate of Keep Georgia Beautiful
and paint. and Keep America Beautiful, promotes
Reduce. Jackson County Transfer Station environmental awareness and education
100 Landfill Dr. through litter prevention, waste reduction,
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Reuse. (706) 367-5253 and beautification programs. KJCB holds
annual recycling programs and other events
For more information and frequently throughout the year. For more information,
Recycle. asked questions, visit: jacksoncountygov.com/ visit: jacksoncountygov.com/409/
349/recycling Keep-Jackson-County-Beautiful

If you live in the city, recycling and waste
removal are contracted out by each municipality.
By calling one of the companies listed in
Sanitation and Recycling, page 10, bins for waste
and recycling will be delivered to your place for
weekly curbside pickup.
If you live in an unincorporated area, there
are two compactor sites that accept bagged
household waste and some furniture and
appliances. They charge a flat rate per bag or
per item.
New Kings Bridge Road Compactor Site
843 New Kings Bridge Rd.
Athens, GA 30607
(706) 510-8750
Yarbrough Ridgeway Road Compactor Site
268 Yarbrough Ridgeway Rd.
Commerce, GA 30529
(706) 335-6383

All other waste and construction material for
recycling can be delivered to the transfer station,
where waste from multiple trucks is combined
and placed in larger tractor trailers for transport
to the landfill. The transfer station accepts for

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