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SOLID WASTE
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The Public Works solid waste team has been instrumental in cleaning up Spalding County!
Bulky Item Collection Days free events allowing citizens to safely dispose of large materials such as clothing, electronics, furniture, small appliances, and toys have been wildly successful and are now being offered quarterly. In fact, the Bulky Day event on October 29 brought out nearly 400 residents!
The Spalding County Board of Commissioners started a five-day-aweek roadside trash pick-up crew that has effectively addressed illegal trash onrights-of-way.
To further assist with rights-of-way cleaning, Public Works' Randy King facilitated a one-year Scrap Tire Abatement Reimbursement (STAR) grant with the Georgia Environmental ProtectionDivision.
According to the Environmental Protection Division website, the program "covers the costs of removing, transporting, and processing scrap tires cleaned up from scrap tire dumps; removed from city and county rights-of-way; and collected during scrap tire amnesty events." It's funded through the Solid Waste Trust Fund, which is itself funded by the sale of new tires in Georgia
