NORTH GEORGIA RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY

1,986,141 POUNDS OF MATERIALS RECYCLED IN 2007

  
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Transfer Station and Recycling Information

Towns County Transfer Station is located on hwy 288 at Humane Society Rd in Hiawassee, Georgia. Hours of operation are 8:00 am until 4:45 pm Monday through Friday and 8:00 am until 11:45 am on Saturday. The tipping fee is $47.00 per ton.

Recycling is also available at this location. Materials accepted are #1 and #2 plastics (lids removed and rinsed, please), corrugated cardboard, mixed paper, and aluminum cans. White goods (appliances and water heaters) are also accepted for a charge of $4.00 per appliance. Large loads of metals are charged .80 per 100 pounds.
For more information please contact Steve Youngblood at 706-896-5743 or email komb@alltel.net

ADOPT-A-ROAD PROGRAM IN TOWNS COUNTY! The Adopt-A-Road Program is being reintroduced to Towns County residents. Citizens, organizations, buisnesses and civic groups may now adopt any County road in Towns County. The requirements are that a minimum of one mile of road be adopted, unless the road is not a mile in length. The road must be picked up a minimum of four times a year and the number of workers, hours worked and bags of trash picked up be reported back to us so that the information can be sent into the State. We provide the forms to adopt your road and safety information. Towns County Commissioner's office will provide orange bags to be disposed of at the transfer station at no charge. Also, orange vests may be available. We have a limited amount so request yours early! For more information or to order an Adopt-A-Road application, please download the application below, print it out, fill it in and send to the address on the forms..
Download your Adopt-A-Road forms here

TOWNS COUNTY TAKES ON THE GOVERNOR'S "CLEAN COMMUNITY CHALLANGE" Thank you for taking the time to give us your opinion on litter in Towns County. To get started, simply click on the link below

 

 

 
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THE GLASS ISSUE
 
We wanted to take a moment to address the issue of glass recycling.
 
As many of you may know, we are unable to accept glass for recycling. This is due to several reasons but the biggest of these is the fact that we are no longer able to market glass.
Recycling means that a commodity is removed from the waste stream, remanufactured into a new product and then resold. This is also known as “Closing the Loop”. If we separated glass but are unable to sell it, we are not recycling, we are merely storing it.
At the present time, due to the cost of transportation, the glass recyclers are requiring that we provide them with full semi-trailer loads of each individual color of glass in order to accept our materials. This is unfortunate as we do not have the space to house three such trailers at our county’s facility. Based on the small amounts generated, it would take several years to fill one trailer.
Another problem is that if even one colored bottle gets broken into a different colored batch of glass, the entire load must be disposed of as the recycler will not accept the trailer into their facility. This is a problem as we cannot allocate a full-time person to man the glass trailers to ensure the materials do not get contaminated.
There is some “good” news however. Glass is a renewable resource, meaning that it is made of sand and heat and both are readily available. Glass is an inert material that does not rust, rot or decompose in any way. If glass is landfilled it does not impact the earth in any negative fashion.
As the closest facility is located south of the Atlanta Airport, another factor that needs to be taken into considerations is the fuel, oil, rubber tire dust and air emissions created by transporting materials almost 200 miles to take a trailer to the glass recycler. 
Please know that we are very aware of the interest of our citizens in recycling glass. Based on the information above, currently it is not possible for us to do so at this time. Should the fuel prices decline, making our glass of more interest to the recycling industry, we will revisit this issue.
Thank you for your continued patronage of our recycling centers and if we can be of further service please call Leslie George at 706-894-2785 or Cindy Reed at 706-677-2344
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