Beginning Monday, January 3, 2022, Ryland Environmental will take over solid waste collection services (trash, recycling, yard debris, and bulk waste) for the entire county. That means:
- Every house in the county should begin using the new carts on Monday, January 3. (Residents in the southern part of the county began using their new carts in December.)
- Place the old empty carts on the curb on your collection days for ADS/Waste Management to pick up.
- Trash collection days will not change, except for the southern part of the county that will be going back to Monday. (This was their collection day until this past summer.)
- Recycling and yard/bulk waste collection will be on alternating weeks. See the calendar below for that schedule.
“We have crews still delivering the new carts, and we are on schedule to having them all on the curb in time for them to be used next week,” says Ryland Environmental Managing Partner James Lanier, pointing out through the end of last week, more than 40,000 carts had been delivered. “We are working hard to have this be as smooth of a transition as possible.”
“I want to thank everyone for their patience and understanding as we’ve gone through this major change,” says Mayor Lester Miller. “It certainly hasn’t been easy because this is a service people expect, but I’m sure you’ll see a difference moving forward.”
For tips and best practices on how items should be placed on the curb, use an interactive map to determine your collection day, and more, visit sw.maconbibb.us/ryland/.