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The City of Sugar Hill plays a key role in the conservation and enhancement of the natural environment.
The City is committed to improving its own environments management strategies and practices, developing the environmental understanding and awareness of the community through its own services, and by supporting the activities of other agencies.
Water and Sewer
Gwinnett County Public Utilities provides water and sewer services for the City of Sugar Hill. They may be contacted at 678-376-6800. Septic Tank Maintenance
Waste Management
The City of Sugar Hill provides weekly curbside pickup for household garbage and yard waste through a contract with Advanced Disposal. A detailed explanation of this service is provided here: Waste and Collection
Electric Service
Georgia Power and Sawnee Electric serve the city with electricity. Both of these power companies have jurisdictions in Sugar Hill. Your builder or realtor can provide you with information about which company provides service to your area.
Georgia Power 888-660-5890
Sawnee Electric 770-887-2363
Help Lower Utility Costs-
Despite best efforts, higher wholesale natural gas prices will still have some impact on customers. To reduce these effects, customers are encouraged to prepare now. Seek financial assistance programs available in your community, discuss budget billing or payment plan options with your utility, and apply valuable conservation tips, such as these: Click here to read more.
Stormwater Management
Report illegal dumping or discharges into the municipal storm water system using Sugar Hill C.A.R.E.S. Link
Click here to learn more about stormwater pollution.
Clean Air Campaign
Click here to read more about how you can contribute to the clean air campaign.
Clean Water Campaign
Resources
Greenspace Program
Georgia Greenspace Program
Environmental Education Opportunities
Gwinnett County Cooperative Extension
Onsite Wastewater Management Systems and their Environmental Impacts
Brochure
Keep Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful
Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful
Adopt-A-Road
Adopt-A-Stream
Hazardous Material & Recycling
Mosquito Control -
Chemicals Used - OMEGO MIST-ULV
City Services
Litter Hurts You & Gwinnett
• Litter hurts your quality of life
• Litter makes people feel unsafe and attracts crime
• An estimated $20 million a year is spent cleaning up litter in Georgia
How Can You Help? - REPORT IT
Call Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful at 770.822.5187 when you see someone littering.
Remove It - Immediately!
Call 770.822.5187 to request a roadside cleanup or become an Adopt A Road Group.
Prevent It - Use car litter bags. Secure loose items in your truck bed. Place cigarette butts and trash in receptables.
People who report littering should provide us with as much of the following information as possible:
1) Vehicle tag number
2) Where it happened
3) When it happened (day, approximate time)
4) What was tossed out of the car
5) Any physical description of the person who tossed the litter
Contact: www.gwinnettcb.org
Sugar Hill Clean & Beautiful
The City of Sugar Hill believes in recycling. Recycling saves and protects our environment. A dangerous polluter are the various rechargeable batteries found in cordless power tools, cordless and cellular phones, camcorders, digital cameras, laptop computers, and two way radios.
How to dispose of these batteries when they no longer hold a charge? There is a national program to collect these various batteries and it’s free and easy!
Pick up a “Be Green” bag at the participating stores, seal the bag and drop off at the collection box. Local stores that participate are Wal-Mart, Target, Best Buy and Radio Shack. For the nationwide complete list of collection sites go to: www.call2recycle.org.
Or, you may use this recycling location look-up tool for all of your recycling needs.
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