Stephen Ursery, Editor, Waste Age Magazine

August 16, 2004

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Macon, Ga., Short On New Trash Cans

Macon, Ga. — Approximately 700 Macon, Ga., residents are on the waiting list for a new trash can, according to a report in the Macon Telegraph. "The city has no garbage cans to give new residents or those whose trash cans are falling apart. Macon Public Works Director Dexter White said 800 residents have requested new garbage cans or repairs," according to the paper. "Although the city cannot fill the orders now, it will have 3,000 new trash cans in a few months. In addition, public works employees are in the process of collecting and redistributing 528 cans that were left at vacant houses or taken from unoccupied properties by neighbors, some of whom now have as many as five or six."

Residents without a can must buy their own or place their garbage in bags at the curb, which often allows rodents and dogs to get into the trash and scatter the material, according to the paper.

About the Author(s)

Stephen Ursery

Editor, Waste Age Magazine, Waste360

Stephen Ursery is the editor of Waste Age magazine. During his time as editor, Waste Age has won more than 20 national and regional awards. He has worked for Penton Media since August 1999. Before joining Waste Age as the magazine's managing editor, he was an associate editor for American City & County and for National Real Estate Investor.

Prior to joining Penton, Stephen worked as a reporter for The Marietta Daily Journal and The Fulton County Daily Report, both of which are located in metro Atlanta.

Stephen earned a BA in History from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn.

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