Athens-Clarke County Solid Waste Department

Ready to reduce the amount of frequent plastic purchases? Make these swaps! 🔀✅

📌Liquid body washes/detergents/cleaners do not last as long as their dry counter parts. Stop paying more for diluted products!

📌Razors and toothbrushes need to be changed out frequently, reduce the amount of plastic waste by replacing the blade or head only!

📌Repurpose those old shirts into rags for cleaning. Better quality and saving you money on paper towels!

We want less plastic and more caffeine this July👍☕🥳

The average single-use coffee cup is only used for 13 minutes before being tossed in the trash. Those plastic lined insulated cups take over 20 years to decompose in landfills🚯🗑

☕️According to GoodtoGoCups, if only 250 customers switched to reusable cups each day, then 7,000 cups could be saved in one month alone!

A small switch can lead to a big difference! Save a tree, maybe even some money, and bring your own cup :D‼

Rain✅ Temperatures in the 90s ✅ Good Music✅

Waste🟰Diverted

Happy AthFest to all who celebrated! ACC Solid Waste had a great time sorting trash that would have gone to the landfill into recycling and compost💪♻

Huge thank you to our interns, volunteers, and staff!! Amount diverted to be announced🥳