Keep Carroll Beautiful

A quick reminder that the Electronics Recycling is coming in just over two weeks! See you all on April 17, at Tabernacle Baptist Church! Now is a great time to clean up your closets and attics and get rid of: cell and smartphones analog phones, fax machines, ... computers, laptops, notebooks, chromebooks computer accessories: keyboards, speakers (no wood-cased speakers will be accepted) printers! all the cables, yes, all of them we don't know what this is but if it is processing data, we will take it cameras, camcorders, videocameras radios, cassette players, cd&dvd players, small speakers (again, no wood-cased speakers accepted) TVs - CRT, LCD, LED - no console or wood cased TVs will be accepted batteries! (with the exception of power tool batteries - those can be taken to any Home Depot or Lowes store) We do not accept: large appliances small appliances: blenders, mixers, microwaves vacuums lamps of any type fans personal grooming items (hair driers, clippers, razors, curling irons) power tools thermostats and electric thermometers (save those for Tired of Tires/Household Hazardous Waste/Paper Shredding) trash or any other recycling

How is your Earth Week going? We’ve been pretty busy! Starting with E-Recycling last Saturday , Keep Carroll Beautiful volunteers with a lot of help from @atlantarecyclingsolutions and @brad_cole_construction, loaded up a tractor trailer full of electronics! And throughout the week, KCB was handing out supplies to 4 groups tackling #carrollcountyga roads and parks! We also had a community garden planting and park planting! Thank you so much to our volunteers, partners, and t...his year’s event sponsors! @southwire #strongsustainablesouthwire Ralin, Tabernacle Baptist Church Carrollton, SLM RECYCLING @gradickcommunications AHR Foundation, @carrollcountyga Saint Margaret’s Episcopal Church Carrollton, Garrett &Robinson Investment Management, @goprintplus @cfa_carrollton Maple Street Papa John’s @carrollemc Carrollton Citizens or @ga_power @originalcarrolltonga @humanscarrollton @_cmha_ @westgarealtor Dalton Carpet Outlet @vrmainstreet @ozierapparel #dobeautifulthings #earthdayeveryday #earthday2021 #earthweek #earthweek2021 #electronicsrecycling #recycle #recycleright

Ran into this awesome father/daughter duo yesterday: Bill Browder and Debbie Williams enjoy their Carrollton Greenbelt walks and while they’re at it - they pick a bag of trash each... each time. And they walk 3 times a week! They are not even a part of the Adopt-A-Trail program, they just love the trail. Please do not litter. Pick up after yourself, so others don’t have to. Having a picnic? Take your trash to a trash can. None available or bin is full? Take the trash with you. #stoplitter #dobeautifulthings #reconsiderlitter Keep Georgia Beautiful Foundation Carrollton, GA Friends of Carrollton GreenBelt

It may be sunny but don’t be fooled- it is Freezing !!! The cold wind didn’t stop the Great Carrollton Greenbelt Cleanup volunteers from showing up (in style!) to pick up litter! #ggcu2021 #endlitter #GreatAmericanCleanup #DoBeautifulThings #reconsiderlitter

Happy Earth Day and ... Sweet Sixteen to Keep Carroll Beautiful! We have been so busy bringing back volunteer opportunities and recycling events that we forgot the cake ! You can join our efforts to ensure that everyone in Carroll County lives in a clean, green, safe, and beautiful community. ... Celebrate with us and: Volunteer for a road, park, trail, stream, playground, neighborhood cleanup! Volunteer at a community garden! Start a community garden or plant flowers in your neighborhood, school, church, or in front of your business! Recycle - and recycle right! Visit www.kcbga.us to learn about single-stream recycling in your community and see which Carroll County Convenience Centers take which recyclables! Participate in a recycling event - bring your hard to recycle items to a drop-off location! Volunteer for an event - we will need a lot of help May 15 with the tire collection! ;) Donate - please consider becoming a monthly sustainer! With just $10 a month, you can help outfit a few community garden beds, provide cleanup supplies for 2 volunteers, and help us run the amnesty events! Thank you! Did you do something special for Earth Day? Show us in the comments! :) The awesome smiley Earth graphic comes from FreePik! www.freepik.com

Check out our Community Voice Appearance at Newstalk 1330 WLBB!!! We go over (mostly on-topic) all things Spring E-Recycling ! Happening this Saturday, 4/17/21, at Tabernacle Baptist Church in Carrollton, 9 AM to 1 PM. The E-Recycling is made possible by: Strong Sustainable Southwire, Carroll County, GA, Alica Huffard Richards Charitable Found, SLM Recycling, Brad Cole Construction Co., Inc., Atlanta Recycling Solutions, and our host - Tabernacle Baptist Church! Don't miss... the radio coverage by Newstalk 1330 WLBB. See you at the event!

This Saturday 4/17/21! Do not miss the Spring E-Recycling!!! We will be at Tabernacle Baptist Church (150 Tabernacle Drive, Carrollton) from 9 am to 1 pm. For details visit: https://www.keepcarrollbeautiful.org/recycling/e-recycling/ We could not host our events and programs without the partnerships with Strong Sustainable Southwire, Carroll County, GA, Atlanta Recycling Solutions, and Alice Huffard Richards Foundation! ... The Spring E-Recycling is sponsored by SLM Recycling, Brad Cole Construction Co., Inc., Tabernacle Baptist Church, and Gradick Communications. Thank you! Now is a great time to clean up your closets and attics and get rid of: cell and smartphones analog phones, fax machines, computers, laptops, notebooks, chromebooks computer accessories: keyboards, speakers (no wood-cased speakers will be accepted) printers! all the cables, yes, all of them we don't know what this is but if it is processing data, we will take it cameras, camcorders, videocameras radios, cassette players, cd&dvd players, small speakers (again, no wood-cased speakers accepted) TVs - CRT, LCD, LED - no console or wood cased TVs will be accepted batteries! (with the exception of power tool batteries - those can be taken to any Home Depot or Lowes store) We do not accept: large appliances small appliances: blenders, mixers, microwaves vacuums lamps of any type fans personal grooming items (hair driers, clippers, razors, curling irons) power tools thermostats and electric thermometers (save those for Tired of Tires/Household Hazardous Waste/Paper Shredding) trash or any other recycling #strongsustainablesouthwire #DoBeautifulThings #RecycleRight #electronicsrecycling #EarthWeek #EarthDay2021 #carrolltonga #carrollcountyga

What happens when you #RoundUp your Carroll EMC power bill? Awesome things happen! Thanks to the 2019 and 2020 Impact Grants from Carroll EMC Foundation, Keep Carroll Beautiful was able to outfit our Adopt-A-Road Program (as well as the Adopt-A-Trail & Great GreenBelt Cleanup 2021) volunteers with trash grabbers, bag holders, gloves, trash bags, and safety vests (2019 grant)! We were also able to rework our Household Recycling Program (2020 grant) and properly dispose of m...any hazardous materials. Join #OperationRoundUp today and support local non-profits by donating less than $1 each month. KCB also received trash picking supplies from our state and national "parent" organizations - Keep Georgia Beautiful Foundation and Keep America Beautiful. The trash pickers, jumbo hand sanitizer , trash buckets, and bottled water were funded through the Coca-Cola Foundation! #cemcmakesanimpact #DoBeautifulThings #endlitter Garbo Grabber, LLC

Don’t they look like Easter Baskets? The Great GreenBelt Cleanup 2021 is tomorrow! We have just a few sections left open so come see us 8:30-9 am at East Carrollton Park Pavilion (next to the soccer fields) to participate. Big thank you to our sponsors: RA-LIN and Associates, Inc. Garrett & Robinson Investment Management & Wealth Planning, Go Print Plus Chick-fil-A, Saint Margaret's Episcopal Church . And to our volunteers!!! Carroll County Schools West Georgia Track Club #CarrollCountyGA Oak Mountain Academy #carrollcountyschools Carrollton Junior High School Carrollton Greenbelt Friends of Carrollton GreenBelt CCA South CTI Georgia Power Printpack #greatamericancleanup #greatamericancleanup2021 #ggcu #ggcu2021 #dobeautifulthings #endlitter #reconsiderlitter #carrolltonga #greenbelt

And just like this, our March Newsletter is on it's way to your mailbox! https://mailchi.mp/de67ef0f0191/march-2021-kcb-newsletter What's in?... COMING UP: The Great GreenBelt Cleanup 2021 is here! (March 20th) SPRING Electronics Recycling (April 17th) WHAT IS KCB UP TO: Time to plan your summer garden Community Garden Program Household Recycling Program We love Civic Clubs! ONLY IN CARROLL COUNTY: We are following: Southwire has completed its new Solar Canopy Project! MTB Trails coming to West Georgia Yoga in the Park Quilt Museum - New Exhibits, Classes, and Camps KCB OFFICE CORNER: Support Keep Carroll Beautiful Office hours and contact Sign up here: https://www.keepcarrollbeautiful.org/k/newsletter-archives/

Oh man! Today is the day! Most of the batteries we collected over the last two years are on their way to a recycling facility! It was a huge job and Adam from EcoFlo worked from 8am to 4 pm to sort, pack, and safely transport 25 5-gallon buckets of alkaline, ni-cad, and lead batteries! Those buckets were heavy!!! Adam also packed multiple boxes of fluorescent bulbs and a 55-gallon drum of HID bulbs! #springcleaning #recycle @keepgeorgiabeautifulfoundation

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Keep Carroll Beautiful needs your help! Join us for: The Community Appearance Index (formerly Litter Index) in an audit of roadside litter conducted on Carroll County, GA roads. Each of the six County Commission Districts consists of a designated route with 10 sections to be assessed. The routes do not change year to year which gives us an insight into litter trends and allows us to map and plan litter cleanups. How does it work?... Volunteers have different roles in the audit some drive the vehicles, some navigate, and 3-4 volunteers per vehicle observe the type and volume of litter that they see. Because of COVID restrictions, the 2021 litter index will look a little bit different: * We need teams of four (or more) - family members and your social bubble will work great! Middle school and older children can participate, too! * A driver/navigator team follows the routes and the navigator announces the START and END of the scoring section. The scorers use sheets supplied by KCB to note the trash score for each section. * Our longest routes should take no longer than 2 hours to complete. * The event will take place the week of February 15th through 21. Message, email, or call our office (678-321-4816)! This week we are open Mon/Fri, 10 am to 2 pm. #endlitter #carrollcoutyga #roadsidelitter #dobeautifulthing #community #volunteer Keep Georgia Beautiful Foundation Keep America Beautiful

Happy Valentines! Keep Carroll Beautiful is proud to invite Carroll County, GA residents to participate in our BRAND NEW event - I Heart Carroll County Day! This Earth Week (starting April 19) we are kicking off an educational campaign and a series of litter cleanups all over Carroll County. We need your help to make this happen so talk to your neighbors and plan to tackle your block, neighborhood, street, or front yard! ... For organized cleanup groups, Keep Carroll Beautiful can provide trash grabbers and bag holders, trash bags, and gloves. Let's show our community some LOVE this spring and make the litter disappear! Message us for more info! #carrollcountyga #dobeautifulthings

Two quick updates before the weekend: There are many ways to deal with your old Christmas Tree - from dropping it off at the Carroll County, GA Convenience Center, to leaving it on the curb (if your municipality picks up yard debris) , to feeding it to the fish! (Not literally, but the tree branches provide habitat and hiding spots for fish in ponds!) Learn more at kcbga.us! Learn how to craft upcycled mittens! We are partnering with Southeastern Quilt & Textile Museum in promoting the 3xRs - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle an old sweater into a pair of mittens with Laura Bosma. This is a virtual workshop and supplies will be provided to participants! $10 person and you can sponsor a spot for a friend or a stranger. :) Please contact the SQTM to sign up!

We love to see local businesses involved in helping us Keep Carroll Beautiful! Big thanks to Brad Cole Construction Co., Inc. and Mr. Colt Morris for helping us move all the electronics during our Fall event. Missed the E-Recycling? Don't you worry - the Spring E-Recycling is coming in April!

https://www.keepcarrollbeautiful.org/2020-e-recycling-resu/ E-Recycling numbers are in! Head over to our website to check this year's statistics. Spring E-Recycling is coming April 2021! ... The Fall E-Recycling was made possible by: #strongsustainablesouthwire Southwire | #CarrollCountyGA Government | Alice Huffard Richards Fund | Southland Insurance Agency | Carroll County Sheriff's Office | #SLMRecycling | Villa Rica Golden City Lions Club | Brad Cole Construction Co., Inc. | Gradick Communications Inc | Atlanta Recycling Solutions, and Midway Church!

Help us reach our $1,000 goal by Tuesday, 8/12! Every $1 counts! $5 funds a Great GreenBelt Cleanup Volunteer packet $25 covers a recycling fee for a single TV during e-Recycling $50 pays for recycling 100 pounds of household batteries (AA, AAA, and so on).... $75 pays for one Adopt-A-Road volunteer kit (trash picker, bag holder, vest) $100 gets an organic soil boost and planting material for a community garden bed! Help us Keep Carroll Beautiful... and clean! and green! and safe! and healthy!

Great tips from The City of Carrollton, GA! For more info on recycling, curbside services in your area, Carroll County Convenience Centers, and composting tips - check www.keepcarrollbeautiful.org!

There's still time to clean up your medicine cabinet and drop off your unused prescription medication during tomorrow's DEA Take Back Day event hosted in front of Carrollton's Kroger by the Carroll County Sheriff's Office! #DEATakeBack #deatakebackday "The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day addresses a crucial public safety and public health issue. According to the 2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 9.9 million Americans misused controlled prescription drugs. ...The study shows that a majority of abused prescription drugs were obtained from family and friends, often from the home medicine cabinet." Source: https://takebackday.dea.gov/ If you cannot make it to the event, the DEA Controlled Substance Public Disposal Locations for Carroll County can be found on: https://apps2.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/pubdispse/spring/main ...and include: Carrollton: CVS Pharmacy (Bankhead) and Wallgreens Pharmacy. Villa Rica: CVS Pharmacy. Bowdon: CVS Pharmacy. Douglasville: Kaiser Permanente Pharmacy, Taylor Pharmacy, Premiere Drugstore, CVS Pharmacy. Heflin, AL: Cleburne Pharmacy.

Did you miss the Fall E-Recycling with Keep Carroll Beautiful? Keep Haralson Beautiful is hosing their event in at the WGTC Murphy Campus in Waco, GA! They also... need volunteer to unload the vehicles. https://www.facebook.com/events/2739383546282928 Please head to their page for details. :) https://www.keepharalsonbeautiful.org/copy-of-countywide-cl

We are pleased to offer a brown wheeled bin (similar to your garbage bin) to make collecting your yard debris easier. To order, email account name and service ...address to [email protected]. A one-time fee of $30 will be added to your utility bill. Find more information on the yard collection guidelines at https://carrolltonga.com/garbage-debris/ #carrolltonga

Looking for something fun to do for kids? How about a pumpkin decorating contest? Please read the rules! UGA Extension Carroll County Carroll County Agricultural Education Center - Georgia #carrollcountyga4h

We got a few questions about the yard clippings and brown bins available in The City of Carrollton, GA. Here is some info on how to get them! If you are still using the small recycling boxes, you should also consider getting a rolling blue bin for your recyclables! Wet cardboard cannot be recycled - blue bins protect paper from rain and are easily moved to curb. Visit KCB website for info on what to recycle in Carrollton’s single stream system and check you debris pickup dates! https://www.keepcarrollbeautiful.org/recycling/carrollton/

Are you trying to catch those Amazon Day deals? Don't forget to shop through Smile Amazon and support your favorite charity! Please look for Keep Carroll Beautiful on the non-profits list and ensure that a small portion of your purchase (at no cost to you) goes to support our mission! https://smile.amazon.com/... https://www.keepcarrollbeautiful.org//kroger-community-re/ See more

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Thank you so much to Gradick Communications for having us on Newstalk 1330 WLBB Community Voice this AM. Martyna Griffin, KCB's director, and Hannah Smith, KCB Board Member, spoke about the Fall Electronics Recycling Event 2020 - happening this Saturday (10/10), between 9 AM and 1 PM, rain or shine, at Midway Church, off Hwy 61, Villa Rica. There will be NO CARROLLTON drop off this year. For info on accepted items, please go to:... https://www.keepcarrollbeautiful.org/recycling/e-recycling See more

Let's do it again! Fall Electronics Recycling Event 2020 is: This Saturday, October 10th, ... 9 AM to 1 PM at Midway Church (3915 Carrollton Villa Rica Hwy, Villa Rica, GA 30180). For accepted items please visit our website at: https://www.keepcarrollbeautiful.org/recycling/e-recycling/ This FREE event is made possible by KCB's Community Partners: Southwire Company, Carroll County, GA, and Alice Huffard Richards Grant, and event sponsors: Southland Insurance, SLM Recycling, Gradick Communications, Brad Cole Construction Co., Inc., Carroll County Sheriff's Office, and Villa Rica Golden City Lions Club! In general, we accept: Electronics (computers, printers, cameras, phones, TVs, DVD players - anything that processes data) Cables, cords, chargers, headphones, keyboards, computer mice, and so on. Toner and ink cartridges. Household batteries. Please pack those in small ziplock bags and separate them by alkaline/rechargeable. We DO NOT accept: Any appliances and kitchen equipment (no ranges, refrigerators, microwaves, blenders, toasters, mixers, air fryers, instant pots, slow cookers, and so on). No household devices that turn electricity into other forms of energy (heaters, vacuums, irons, blow dryers, curling irons, fans, battery-powered tools). Bulbs of any kind. No shoes. No radioactive material. For info on how to recycle items we do not accept at E-Recycling, go to: https://www.keepcarrollbeautiful.org/recycling/howtorecycle/ Good to know: All our volunteers, staff, and KCB Board Members will be wearing masks and gloves to protect ourselves and the public. We ask that you STAY IN YOUR VEHICLE. Please put the electronics in the trunk, truck bed, or back seat where our volunteers can quickly remove them. We hope you consider making a donation to KCB. Please have your checks filled in advance (make them payable to Keep Carroll Beautiful), place cash in a small envelope (put your name and address on the envelope if you would like a tax receipt), or donate through PayPal. We will have a code to scan to speed things up! We are still looking for a few volunteers to help us unload the vehicles - if you would like to join KCB, please fill out this short form: https://forms.gle/Azb3kuuaL7g8F3Lr6

Not even the sub zero temperatures stopped the runners from coming to Keep Carroll Beautiful’s 3rd Annual Green Run this morning! Here are just a few photos and more to come in the October newsletter (sign up link below). Please share yours in the comments and tag your friends! #kcb #greenrun2020 Big shout out to all the participants and sponsors- your contributions help us run all the events (don’t forget the Fall E-Recycling is next week at Midway Church!) and programs lik...e #carrollcountyga Adopt-A-Road and Carrollton Greenbelt Adopt-A-Trail! Sponsors: Pioneer Ford Grillo and Associates, Mike Dugan, Jason Templeton State Farm, Dietech Industriies, Addison Smith Mechanical Contractor, INC., West Georgia Cycling, Ozier Apparel, and the Fleck Family. https://www.keepcarrollbeautiful.org/newsletter-sign-up/

Huge shout out to all our sponsors: Grillo & Associates, Pioneer Ford, Mike Dugan - State Senator, Addision Smith, Jason Templeton- State Farm, West Georgia Cycling, The Fleck Family, Ozier Apparel, DieTech Industries!! And thanks to all of our runners & volunteers!! See you all next year!!

How fast can you run? Those #fastestoverall tumblers will not win themselves! See you tomorrow! #grilloandassociates Pioneer Ford Mike Dugan Jason Templeton State Farm Dietech Industriies Ozier Apparel Addison Smith Mechanical Contractor, INC. West Georgia Cycling and the Fleck Family! ... The Green Run If you plan on registering in the morning, please bring exact change, a check, or pay with PayPal!