ATHENS, Ala. (WHNT) — The City of Athens says it plans to immediately suspend its curbside recycling service.
Athen Sanitation Superintendent Terence Brown said the city is ending the service because it cannot find anyone to accept the city’s recyclable materials.
The city stated that Decatur had been providing the service, but notified Athens that it could not obtain the necessary state labor to accept the material. Athens said Florence looked into providing the service, but also ran into a similar labor issue.
Brown said he contacted other entities that also could not provide the service. Athens said that because of that, the service is suspended until further notice, though Brown said he would continue to look for a solution.
The city said residents can still take their recycling to the Limestone County Recycling Center. Here is the information regarding that center:
- Location – 1301 N. Jefferson St. (just south of Elm Street).
- Hours – 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday-Thursday. Gates are locked when it is closed. The area is monitored with cameras, and anyone dumping will be prosecuted.
- Guidelines – All materials must be sorted and placed in the appropriately marked recycling containers. Bring only materials that are specifically listed as being accepted. Leaving items like swimming pools, children’s toys, any type of glass, trash, furniture, or other items currently not listed as being accepted will cause undue labor and expense, and will be treated as illegal dumping.
- Items Accepted
- Aluminum Cans (Call ahead if you have aluminum other than cans).
- Metal Cans (Call ahead if you have metal other than cans).
- Plastic Bottles and Jars #1 and #2. No other plastics are accepted.
- Mixed Paper.
- Cardboard and Paperboard (cereal boxes, drink cartons, etc.).
- No glass is accepted.
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