The Fayetteville City Council

has signed off on the latest version of its solid waste short term work

program.

The document, a written list

of goals for all municipalities and Fayette County to reduce solid waste

headed to landfills, was approved by the council at its regular meeting

last week.

Prior to city approval, the

Georgia Department of Community Affairs and the Atlanta Regional Commission

reviewed the plan. The comments back from those agencies indicated that

a letter was needed assuring the city landfill capacity for the next 10

years.

That letter has been provided

already, according to a memo from City Engineer Don Easterbrook.

The city currently has a voluntary

recycling program which all city residents pay for with their trash bills.

In 2001, recycling bins were placed in McCurry Park on McDonough Road

and Kiwanis Park on Redwine Road. Both facilities are owned by the county.

The Fayette County office of

the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service maintains a web

page that points residents to local recycling centers for a variety of

waste. The page is located at: www.admin.co.fayette.ga.us/extension/recycling/index.asp.

The web site may also be accessed

from a drop-down menu on the county's Web site: www.admin.co.fayette.ga.us.

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