ACCGov Animal Services, Leisure Services, Solid Waste, Transit & Other Earth Day Holiday Changes
Wednesday, April 19th, 2023
Animal Services
Adoption Center
Fri., Apr. 21 - Closed
Sat., Apr. 22 - Resume regular hours on for fosters, adoptions, and rescues
Field Services
Fri., Apr. 21 - Sun., Apr. 23 - Emergency on-call only. Emergency on-call services - such as an animal bite, a seriously sick or injured animal, or an animal trapped inside a living space of a home - will be provided throughout the holiday by calling 911.
Mon., Apr. 24 - Resume regular field services.
For more information, contact Animal Services at 706-613-3540 or www.accgov.com/animalservices.
Leisure Services
Facilities
Fri., Apr. 21 - Closed
Sat., Apr. 22 - Reopen under regular hours of operation
Parks
Fri., Apr. 21 - Open under regular hours of operation
For more information, contact Leisure Services at 706-613-3800 or visit www.accgov.com/leisure.
Solid Waste
Residential and commercial (outside the Downtown district) garbage and recycling collected by the Athens-Clarke County Solid Waste Department will not be collected on Fri., Apr. 21. Garbage and recycling will be collected on the following schedule:
Regular Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday collections will be collected as regularly scheduled.
Regular Friday collections will be collected on Thurs., Apr. 20.
Residential and commercial (inside the Downtown district) garbage and recycling service will be collected as regularly scheduled.
Leaf & Limb will be collected Mon., Apr. 17 - Thurs., Apr. 20 finishing collection in Area D and starting collection in Area E.
The Landfill will be open on Fri., Apr. 21 and closed on Sat., Apr. 22, resuming regular hours on Mon, Apr. 24.
The CHaRM is closed on Fridays. It will be open on Sat., Apr. 22 under regular operating hours.
Solid Waste offices will be closed on Fri., Apr. 21, resuming regular hours on Mon., Apr. 24.
The Materials Recycling Facility will be open under regular operating hours on Fri., Apr. 21.
For more information, contact the Solid Waste Department at 706-613-3501 or visit www.accgov.com/solidwaste.
Transit
Fri., Apr. 21 - regular hours of operations.
For more information, contact Transit at 706-613-3430 or visit www.accgov.com/transit.
Other Offices
All general departmental administrative offices and facilities (City Hall, Courthouse, Satula Avenue Building, Dougherty Street Governmental Building) will be closed on Fri., Apr. 21. Regular hours of operation will resume Mon., Apr. 24.