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Trash & Public Works

District 3 Macon-Bibb County Commissioner-elect Stanley Stewart talks with Vanessa Smith as she strolled down Central Street in the Fort Hill neighborhood Monday. The area is a hot spot for illegal dumping.

Bibb County’s unending battle against illegal dumping

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
August 27, 2024
Ulysses Colbert’s house at 2269 Anthony Terrace in Macon on March 14, 2024. Colbert had rented out this house, but after losing out on thousands of dollars in rent, and now having to go clean up the mess left by the previous tenant, is reconsidering being a landlord.

“I might just let it sit vacant:” How Code Enforcement impacts property owners in Macon-Bibb

Henry Keating, Reg Murphy Center
April 18, 2024
Garrett Thomson and Cecilia Williams examine a pile of illegally dumped tires following a volunteer event at the dump site where the tires were unearthed in preparation for removal.

As illegal dumping continues in Macon, why aren’t people using free resources?

Megan Jackson, Reg Murphy Center
April 18, 2024

The Journey to Alleviating Illegal Dumping

Loren Reddish, Murphy Center for Collaborative Journalism
April 18, 2024

Illegal dumping: Its Punishments and How it is Affecting the Community

Olivia Scott
April 18, 2024
A blight-affected Macon property sits alongside illegal dumping as a Code Enforcement officer patrols the area in January 2024.

Endure Blight or Take Flight? A Community’s Persistent Battle with the Issue

Kendall Ross, Reg Murphy Center
April 18, 2024
Ballard Hudson Middle School students Jalexia Maloy, left, and Jayden Parker, center, collect food during their lunch period in their roles as volunteer workers in the Helping Hands Ending Hunger program.

In Bibb County, there’s a pilot program of students feeding students. It’s looking like a success

By Grant Blankenship, GPB News
April 25, 2023
The trash was placed at the curb on Laura Ann Place off of Forest Hill Road earlier this month.

Public weighs in on $500M in proposed bonds for novel recycling plant in Macon. Most oppose it.

Grant Blankenship, Georgia Public Broadcasting
November 30, 2021

Ask Mayor Miller

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
August 25, 2021
Garbage piled up outside a residence on Laura Ann Place in Macon June 18

How much does Macon pay for trash, recycling pickup? Here’s a breakdown

Jenna Eason, The Telegraph
July 9, 2021

3 things you need to know about recycling in Macon-Bibb County with pickup problem

Ashlyn Webb, (WMAZ)
June 30, 2021
Macon's municipal solid waste landfill is closed to household garbage and will only accept construction and demolition bulky waste until the end of the year.

Now that Macon’s landfill is closing, what’s next for your trash?  

Five new covenience centers are being built for residents to deposit bulky items and recyclables
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
June 29, 2021
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