A Solid Waste Authority made up of North Georgia Counties for the purpose of promoting safe solid waste handling through education, recycling and composting
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The North Georgia Resource Management Authority was created in 1994 by Towns, Union and Lumpkin Counties. This Authority allowed these counties to work regionally to handle existing solid waste issues, to provide for solid waste to be properly and economically diverted from landfill waste streams, to explore potential opportunities, to maximize resources and to expand existing programs.
In 1997 Banks County became a member and in 2000 the Authority became the second regional Keep America Beautiful Affiliate in the State of Georgia under the name "Keep Our Mountains Beautiful".
To date the Authority has brought its members over $1,800,000.00 in grant funds and has won five awards.
The North Georgia Resource Management Authority began the first Regional Recycling Co-operative in the state of Georgia in 2005. By working together as a region we are able to collect more materials and market them successfully.
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For more information on the North Georgia Resource Management Authority, please contact:
Leslie George, Executive Director
170 Scoggins Drive, Demorest, GA 30535
706-894-2785 or email ngrma@alltel.net
For more information on Keep Our Mountains Beautiful please contact:
Ashley Faye, Environmental Specialist
553 Thompson Street, Homer, GA 30547
706-677-2344 or email komb@alltel.net
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THE CHANGING FACE OF RECYCLING:
The slowdown of the economy had an unexpected effect on recycling for members of the Authority as well as other recyclers in the State of Georgia.
We encourage you to visit the page for your county to see what requirements are in place to allow recycling to continue in your county.
The decisions were made for each county individually based on manpower, equipment and storage capacity. We hope this is only a temporary adjustment and are constantly in touch with the markets and will implement changes as needed.
We appreciate your patience during this time and look forward to providing you with more opportunities to recycle when changes take place.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Mr. Jerry Boling - Chairman - Banks County
Commissioner Lamar Paris - Vice-Chair - Union County
Commissioner Clarence Grindle - Lumpkin County
County Manager Stan Kellie, Lumpkin County
Commissioner Bill Kendall - Towns County
Mr. Neal Dover - Towns County
Commissioner Milton Dalton - Banks County
Mr. J.B. Jones - Member-at-Large - Lumpkin County
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We encourage you to enter the webpage for your county to view information on your county's waste program, recycling opportunies and special events. For information on volunteering to work a special event, please contact Ashley Faye at 706-677-2344 or Leslie George at 706-894-2785. We would love to have you join us in our efforts to minimize waste in our counties.
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