Posted in Community, tagged Agnes Scott College, Christmas tree, recycling on December 21, 2015 | Leave a Comment »
You may recycle your Christmas tree beginning on Monday, December 28th. Residents should drop off their trees in the Agnes Scott College parking lot between 184 and 206 S. Candler Street. The drop off period runs from December 28, 2015 through Saturday, January 9, 2016.
Please do not leave trees anywhere else on the Agnes Scott campus.
Posted in Sustainability, tagged Labor Day, recycling, sanitation, solid waste on August 29, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
Just a quick reminder that Monday, Sept. 1 is the Labor Day holiday. All city buildings will be closed and there will be no solid waste or recycling pick up. Instead, Monday’s solid waste and recycling collection route will be serviced on Tuesday and Tuesday’s collection route will be serviced on Wednesday.
Have a safe and fun three day weekend!
Posted in Sustainability, tagged Independence Day, July 4, Public Works, recycling, sanitation, trash, trash pick up on July 2, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
Independence Day is Friday, July 4! There will be no trash pick up on the holiday. As a reminder, put out your bins a day early (tomorrow): Friday, July 4 services will be on Thursday, July 3.
Posted in Sustainability, tagged Independence Day, July 4, recycling, recylcing, solid waste on June 30, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
Independence Day is Friday, July 4! There will be no trash pick up on the holiday. Thursday, July 3 solid waste and recycling services will be on Wednesday, July 2. Friday, July 4 services will be on Thursday, July 3.
Posted in Sustainability, tagged Decatur, holiday, Memorial Day, recycling, sanitation, sanitation schedule, trash on May 23, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
Memorial Day is Monday, May 26. As a result, Monday trash and recycling pick up will be on Tuesday, May 27. Tuesday trash and recycling pick up will be on Wednesday, May 28.
Posted in emergency management, tagged City Hall, DEC, Decatur, Decatur Fire Department, Decatur Police Department, Decatur Recreation Center, Design Environment and Construction, emergency management, GEMA, Public Works, recycling, sanitation, trash on January 29, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
City of Decatur government buildings will open at noon tomorrow. This includes City Hall, the Design, Environment and Construction division of Public Works at Talley St. and the Decatur Recreation Center. Evening activities at the Recreation Center are cancelled for tomorrow night, and the center will close early.
Trash & recycling pick up is expected to have a delayed start time of 10 a.m. tomorrow. If sanitation crews can safely get to your rear yard they will pick up trash tomorrow. If they cannot, they will pick it up next week. Please use good sense when deciding if it is safe to put your recycling bin by the curb. If your driveway is too frozen to safely move your bins leave them until next week’s pick up.
While most of the major roads in the City of Decatur are currently clear and mostly dry, GEMA continues to recommend staying off roads. It is possible that roads and sidewalks could refreeze overnight so continue to exercise caution if you decide to leave your house.
While there have been a few minor traffic accidents in the past 24 hours, no one has been seriously injured in the City of Decatur. The community has done a great job of staying safe and warm indoors. If you do require emergency assistance, please call the police non-emergency number 404-373-6551.
Stay warm, Decatur! Photo courtesy of Ashley Hizer
Posted in Sustainability, tagged Public Works, recycling, snow, trash, weather on January 28, 2014 | Leave a Comment »
Due to the weather, residential recycling pick up was suspended before today’s routes could be completed. If your recycling is normally picked up on Tuesday but was not picked up today, it will be picked up later this week. Please continue to check back here for updates on trash and recycling pick up.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged holiday, recycling, sanitation, Small Business Saturday, Thanksgiving, trash on November 26, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
You should have received a copy of the Holiday Sanitation Schedule on your door last weekend. Regular trash and recycling services for Thursday, Nov. 28 (Thanksgiving) and Friday, Nov. 29 (Black Friday) will be on Wednesday, Nov. 27 (tomorrow, the day before Thanksgiving).
Here at the City of Decatur we wish you a safe and happy Thanksgiving and hope that you’re in town for Small Business Saturday.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 30030, Decatur, Jerry Knotts, recycling, trash compactor on August 25, 2009 | 6 Comments »
We are so excited that Decatur is among the first around to install solar powered trash compactors! The compactors are being installed in front of Starbuck’s and Java Monkey as we speak. Jerry Knotts and his crew are working hard to get them going and I can’t wait to see them in action.
Jerry Knotts shows off the new compactors.
Posted in Community, Events, Uncategorized, tagged Decatur, Events, Green events, Public Works, recycling, Special Events on February 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Look for this graphic on the City website
The former Waste Managment Advisory Board, working with the Public Works Director and the Special Events Coordinator, has produced a guide for “greening” events, block parties and other gatherings in the city of Decatur. The brochure is available for downloading at www.decaturga.com or at Decatur City Hall.
The Guide offers many tips for planning a special event beginning with selecting the location, planning purchases to minimize waste on the front end, planning for recycling and food waste and more. The guide also encourages planners to educate the attendees on protecting the environment.
The Decatur Business Association has already jumped on the “green” wagon. Food vendors at the June Beach Party will be required to use biodegradable paper goods as well as recycle plastic, glass and cardboard. The Public Works Department will also be on hand to distribute information on the City’s recycling plan and give out tattoos with the recycling logo. As you may know, all city sponsored events currently include both trash cans and recycling containers for plastic, metal and glass. We hope to encourage all event planners, both large and small, to recycle and produce greener events.
