Recycling aluminum uses 96% less energy than it takes to produce the same amount of aluminum from raw materials.
Recycling
City of Macon Curbside-Collects Weekly
Newspaper
Magazines
Slick Coated Catalogs and Brochures
Home Office Mix- Pretty much all office paper, junk mail, envelopes, white paper etc. No brown paper, No cardboard, No cereal Boxes
* for more information, call (478) 751-9125
Bibb County Curbside-Collects Every Other Week
Newspaper
Magazines
Slick Coated Catalogs and Brochures
Home Office Mix- Pretty much all office paper, junk mail, envelopes, white paper etc. No brown paper, No cardboard, No cereal Boxes
Aluminum Cans
Steel/Tin plated Cans
Plastic Containers 1-7 (No #3; No plastic bags)
Glass Containers
* for more information, call (478) 746-7230
Paper & Cardboard
Four drop off centers are available. Office paper, cardboard, and phonebooks are accepted at each of of these firestations.
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Single Stream Program
If you live in Vineville, InTown, or Shirley Hills you can participate in what is called "Single Stream" recycling. Simply throw all recyclable materials into one bin (except for glass). Below is a list of acceptable items.
Clean paper, mail
Flattened cardboard
Newspaper, magazines, catalogs
Phone books, paperback books
Wrapping paper (No foil or ribbons)
Plastic bottles & jugs (No caps or lids)
Clean plastic dairy jugs (Yogurt, margarine, etc)
Aluminum, steel and tin-plated cans
* for more information, call (478) 751-9125