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Private curbside recycling service planned
But city of Statesboro to study launching its own
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As Bulloch County ends its curbside recycling program in Statesboro and other towns, a local business owner intends to begin offering a similar service, but at a higher fee and with two containers per household instead of one. Statesboro City Council gave Jeff Leggett a unanimous OK Tuesday to begin collecting recyclables from residents who subscribe to his service. Leggett thought up the recycling service, he said, as something that he and his son Cole, 15, can work at together while Cole learns about business and the value of money.
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