Keep Rome Floyd Beautiful

You still have time to submit your upcycled garden art! We’ve mentioned everything from soda can windmills to bottle cap mosaics, but did you know commonly discarded larger items like sinks, bathtubs, and even tires can be transformed into beautiful planters? We’ve even seen faux flowers made from painted hubcaps. We can’t wait to see what you come up with for our #reconsiderlitter Earth Month contest. It incorporates our key initiatives: ending litter, reducing waste, promot...ing recycling, and beautifying communities, and today is the last day to participate. Here’s how to enter: 1) Gather materials from your house or yard that often become litter if not disposed of properlysoda cans, glass bottles, aluminum cans, straws, bottle caps, cardboard, hubcaps, tires, etc. 2) Visit kgbf.org for inspiration, or use your own imagination, to create an upcycled piece of art for your yard, balcony, or windowsill. 3) Post a photo of your creation online by FRIDAY APRIL 23, tagging @keepgeorgiabeautifulfoundation and #reconsiderlitter. Feel free to include yourself in the photo as well. 4) Enjoy the increased beauty of your surroundings! During the last week in April, we will choose one winner in three categories: adult, grades 6-12, and K-5. The prize? A $50 gift certificate to a local restaurant or business of your choice. Thank you for making Georgia cleaner, greener, and more beautiful. See more

County employees gathered this morning for their semi-annual cleanup. They left Nichols Road, Norton Road and parts of Chulio Road A LOT more beautiful. Drive i...t home, Rome! Please help make it a part of your daily routine to throw away any trash left in your vehicle in the proper receptacle when you arrive at your destination. 57 bags, weighing 600 pounds 300 pounds of bulk material 900 total pounds! Special thanks to Emma Wells and Keep Rome Floyd Beautiful for always hosting this event! Thank you to Spring Creek Baptist Church for allowing us a safe place to meet and park. Finally, thank you to Floyd County citizen and Adopt-A-Mile sponsor Mr. Gary Nichols for helping us out this morning! #DriveItHomeRome #LitterAintLit #KeepAmericaBeautifulMonth

Come see us for a free recycling audit until 4 PM!! #happyearthday

Thanks to this awesome group of Floyd County, GA - Government Employees for picking up 900 pounds of litter on Chulio, Nichols, and Norton Roads! You guys are awesome and we are so thankful for local government employees who care so much about the community they live in! You are awesome! Also, huge shout out to the Nichols Family who regularly clean Norton Road as an adopted mile, and who came out today to help us! #keepromefloydbeautiful

With our friends at @romefloydparksandrec and @floydcountyga to celebrate National Arbor Day at Etowah Park!! Come join us at 2:30!! #keepromefloydbeautiful

We are so thankful for these guys and all the employees who showed up to help!

Does recycling confuse you? We're here to help! Come visit us at the Rome-Floyd Recycling Center this Thursday from 2-4 PM for a recycling audit! We will help you sort through what is recyclable at our location, and what needs to go back in the trash, or be recycled elsewhere!

A little paint can do wonders on discarded tires! You can transform them into planters, for example, or take it a step further and shape them into animals like swans and fish. (See step two below: we’ve posted examples for you.) Our #reconsiderlitter Earth Month contest incorporates our key initiatives: ending litter, reducing waste, promoting recycling, and beautifying communities, and we hope you will participate! Here’s how to enter: 1) Gather materials from your house or ...yard that often become litter if not disposed of properlysoda cans, glass bottles, aluminum cans, straws, bottle caps, cardboard, hubcaps, tires, etc. 2) Visit kgbf.org for inspiration, or use your own imagination, to create an upcycled piece of art for your yard, balcony, or windowsill. 3) Post a photo of your creation online by FRIDAY APRIL 23, tagging @keepgeorgiabeautifulfoundation and #reconsiderlitter. Feel free to include yourself in the photo as well. 4) Enjoy the increased beauty of your surroundings! During the last week in April, we will choose one winner in three categories: adult, grades 6-12, and K-5. The prize? A $50 gift certificate to a local restaurant or business of your choice. Let’s get crafting, Georgia! See more

You can use tin cans to build a whole family of creatures for your outdoor space. If robots aren’t your thing, try adding googly eyes and paint to make bumblebees or ladybugs. You can even transform one into a lantern by poking some holes and adding a candle inside! Help us keep Georgia clean, green, and beautiful by creating upcycled garden art for our #reconsiderlitter Earth Month contest. It incorporates our key initiatives: ending litter, reducing waste, promoting recycli...ng, and beautifying communities, and is fun for all ages. Here’s how to enter: 1) Gather materials from your house or yard that often become litter if not disposed of properlysoda cans, glass bottles, aluminum cans, straws, bottle caps, cardboard, hubcaps, tires, etc. 2) Visit kgbf.org for inspiration, or use your own imagination, to create an upcycled piece of art for your yard, balcony, or windowsill. 3) Post a photo of your creation online by FRIDAY APRIL 23, tagging @keepgeorgiabeautifulfoundation and #reconsiderlitter. Feel free to include yourself in the photo as well. 4) Enjoy the increased beauty of your surroundings! During the last week in April, we will choose one winner in three categories: adult, grades 6-12, and K-5. The prize? A $50 gift certificate to a local restaurant or business of your choice. Go make something beautiful! See more

Happy Earth Week! Thanks to these new friends for their help picking up 240 pounds of litter in the Lindale and Jamestown Community on Saturday! We also had friends with South Rome Alliance picking up litter on South Broad, and they managed to pick up 35 bags of trash! It was a great weekend to #keepromefloydbeautiful!! We hope you will join us at some of our events this week, starting with the National Arbor Day Celebration tomorrow at 2:30 at Etowah Park!!

Head over to the ECO Center tonight to learn about introduced, invasive, and feral animals!! Just call Sarah to save you a spot!!

We are excited to offer recycling audits at the Rome-Floyd Recycling Center next Thursday from 2-4 PM! We'd love to help sort through your recycling to make sure you are recycling right! #romerecycles

Did you know that textile waste is causing an environmental crisis? As you clean out your closets this spring, considering donating clothes to Goodwill, the Hospitality House Thrift Store, or the Salvation Army to limit textile waste in our landfill! #recyclerightga #keepromefloydbeautiful

We are so excited to join County Employees on Friday to clean up Norton and Nichols Road! Be on the lookout for our "Litter Cleanup in Progress Signs."

Hey, everyone. Ross here. Hope everyone has been able to enjoy their spring break. Looking forward, getting ready to offer some brand new service hour opportunities with KRFB. Be on the lookout for some ways to get some service hours and help out the community. Have a great week!... - Ross

These scrap metal flowers are one of many interesting items you can make for our #reconsiderlitter Earth Month contest. It incorporates our key initiatives: ending litter, reducing waste, promoting recycling, and beautifying communities, and it’s fun for all ages! Here’s how to enter: 1) Gather materials from your house or yard that often become litter if not disposed of properlysoda cans, glass bottles, aluminum cans, straws, bottle caps, cardboard, hubcaps, tires, etc. 2) ...Visit kgbf.org for inspiration, or use your own imagination, to create an upcycled piece of art for your yard, balcony, or windowsill. 3) Post a photo of your creation online by FRIDAY APRIL 23, tagging @keepgeorgiabeautifulfoundation and #reconsiderlitter. Feel free to include yourself in the photo as well. 4) Enjoy the increased beauty of your surroundings! During the last week in April, we will choose one winner in three categories: adult, grades 6-12, and K-5. The prize? A $50 gift certificate to a local restaurant or business of your choice. We can’t wait to see what you create! See more