The Environmental Services Department provides recycling services and information for Houston County. Recyclable materials include: - Food and beverage glass - Tin cans - Plastics (empty bottles and jugs with necks that have #1 or #2 codes) - Paper/fiber products (office paper, computer paper, corrugated cardboard, egg cartons, newspapers, telephone books, paperback books, magazines, catalogs, and brown paper bags) This office also provides Zoning Permits for the county.