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program mandated by the federal consent decree is
on time and on budget, and has already improved
operational performance, including reducing the
number of spills by two-thirds; tripling the number of
asphalt repairs; doubling the number of catch basins
cleaned; and increasing the number of leak repairs
from 750 per year to 800 per month.
A recycling program is in place for all single-family
homes and major city buildings and mandates recycling
for all large events in city parks. The city also has a
hazardous materials collection program in which
e-waste and fluorescent light tubes are recycled. As
a part of the demolition waste recycling program,
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport recycles
everything on demolition and new construction
sites. The Department of Planning and Community
Development has an automated electronic plan review
process eliminating paper and storage and reducing
necessary travel.
City Hall is undergoing an effort to decrease the
amount of junk mail by cancelling subscriptions and
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the growing energy needs of our state while minimizing our
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