Imagine a city and community infested with garbage everywhere. If you’re finding it hard to do, it’s because the hard-working men and women within @maconbibbcounty Sanitation Department are making sure you can’t. Their daily diligence is what keeps our streets and neighborhoods clean and our environment safe. But what the job takes tends to be taken for granted. That’s why Macon Magazine rode some routes recently with a garbage collection crew and an illegal dumping team, shedding new light on what they do as gatekeepers of a clean Macon-Bibb. Pick up the latest issue of Macon Magazine to read more. Story by @mrthomas1963 Photos by @mattodomphoto