And Now... Rivers Alive!

What a Great Rivers Alive Event!

This year’s Rivers Alive cleanup event was a huge success! We want to thank all our volunteers, our loyal groups, individuals, Scout troops, parents and our civic participants – we couldn’t do it without you. Over 300 volunteers, many seasoned volunteers, along with much welcomed newcomers, walked approximately 10 miles over Walton County, picking up 480 pounds of trash and debris. Items picked up included over 400 cigarette butts, over 300 food wrappers, 200 plastic drink bottles, over 100 aluminum drink cans plus over 600 food related items . We have two scout troops with a scheduled pick up in November and look forward to their adding to the totals of items littering our county

We always appreciate the support of our Sanitation Dept. and our Sheriff’s Dept. for assistance with safety and disposal. We couldn’t do what we do without them.

               A BIG THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO WAS A PART OF RIVERS ALIVE



And Soon...RIVERS ALIVE!

Rivers Alive is held annually each fall and is sponsored by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Environmental Protection Division's Georgia Adopt-A-Stream Program and the Georgia Department of Community Affairs' Keep Georgia Beautiful Program, in cooperation with Help the Hooch.
Georgia's 70,150 miles of streams and rivers need your help. Our waterways provide us with fresh drinking water, great recreational opportunities like canoeing and fishing, and they serve as a pleasant respite from our busy day to day lives. This is your opportunity to help protect one of our most precious resources. Help us clean our rivers, streams, lakes and wetlands by joining in support of Rivers Alive.
Thank you to our past volunteers who come from all walks of life - non-profit organizations, corporations, community and civic groups, school groups, faith-based groups, individuals, governmental agencies, and others.

Rivers Alive is held annually each fall and is sponsored by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Environmental Protection Division's Georgia Adopt-A-Stream Program and the Georgia Department of Community Affairs' Keep Georgia Beautiful Program, in cooperation with Help the Hooch.
Georgia's 70,150 miles of streams and rivers need your help. Our waterways provide us with fresh drinking water, great recreational opportunities like canoeing and fishing, and they serve as a pleasant respite from our busy day to day lives. This is your opportunity to help protect one of our most precious resources. Help us clean our rivers, streams, lakes and wetlands by joining in support of Rivers Alive.
Thank you to our past volunteers who come from all walks of life - non-profit organizations, corporations, community and civic groups, school groups, faith-based groups, individuals, governmental agencies, and others.

This year's Rivers Alive cleanup will be held on October 5.Groups must be registered by September 16 by contacting us here at the KWB office. Call us at 770-267-1421 or email us at kwb.recycling@co.walton.ga.us.  Won't you come join us in our efforts to Keep Walton Beautiful?

Cooking, Cars, & their Connection

Here in the South we love our fried foods. We also love our cars. But how can they possibly be connected? Fried foods get a bad rap nowadays, but one of the positive benefits from frying -in addition to the wonderful taste we all can't get enough of - is fueling our vehicles. Honest! Now, don't try pouring your french fry oil into your car's gas tank, but you CAN do the next best thing: pour it into our used cooking oil container at the Recycling Center for further refinement into diesel fuel. Used cooking oil is an often overlooked source of recycling and reuse, and saves money, too, by not having to pay to dispose of it through your trash. It's a win-win  and a no-brainer!

Labor Day Closing

 We will be closed Saturday, August 31 and Monday, September 2 in honor of Labor Day. We will resume regular business hours on Tuesday, September 3.

Our next regular volunteer meeting will be at the Recycling Center on Wednesday, September 4 at noon. Bring your lunch and come join the fun!

HAPPY LABOR DAY!

Can you believe it?? Labor Day, the traditional "end of summer" blowout is upon us! Where did the summer go? It seems like time is moving faster and faster. Perhaps because here in Georgia we've had the wettest summer on record and so many activities have been 'drowned out'.
      Speaking of rain, DID YOU KNOW?

• The Chattahoochee River supplies 70% of metro Atlanta with its drinking water?
• The Flint River begins in a drainage ditch at the base of Hartsfield International Airport?
• Alabama, Florida and Georgia have been waging a 'water war' over how to share water from  the Chattahoochee River since 1992?
• The Chattoochee River is the southernmost habitat for trout?

All true. Also true: Keep Walton Beautiful and Recycling Center will be closed Saturday, August 31 and Monday September 2 in honor of Labor Day. Have a safe and fun holiday weekend!

Hello?? Hello??

Notice to Walton County citizens - We have been experiencing sporadic phone outages at the Center, and understand many people have tried to contact us unsuccessfully. The County is aware of the problem and is working on it, so we hope to have the problem resolved soon. In the meantime, the best way to contact us by phone is 770-267-1421 x 4. We apologize for the inconvenience and are trying our best to correct the problem. Thank you for your patience!



July 4th

The Recycling Center will be closed Thursday, July 4 in honor of Independence Day.
We will re-open with normal business hours Friday, July 5
Have a wonderful  4th!

We Came, We Saw, We Shredded!



Document Destruction Day 2013 was a huge success!

We want to thank everyone involved involved in this very beneficial progrm. Huge thanks to

The Lindsay Group for their efforts. Mr. Jim Neu, Walter Killings and Jerome Taylor were awesome in in helping to organize, carry out and assist citizens with shredding - are you ready??  - 8200 POUNDS!!  That is 4 times the amount from last year's event . Our sponsors,  Carmichael Drugs, BB&T, Walton C & D Landfill and Caruthers Mill contributed their time and efforts as well -and a big Kudos goes to them. Most of all, we want to thank YOU - the concerned citizens of Walton County for your interest and efforts in recycling and striving for a clean and beautiful Walton County. Keep it up, Walton!

Document Destruction Day is Near!

Our Document Destruction Day 2013 is almost upon us! This Saturday, June 8, don't forget to join us at our annual Documenet Destruction Day shredding event. We will be located at Carmichael Drugs parking lot from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon. There is a limit of 2 bankers size boxes per vehicle allowed at no charge. There will be a $5.00 charge per box for each box over two.

Join us in safely and confidentially disposing of your unwanted documents.

Volunteering

VOLUNTEERING AT KWB

     Did you know that Keep Walton Beautiful has been around since 1980? Yessir, we've been around the block a few times! KWB depends on a wide variety of volunteers, organizations, schools and businesses throughout Walton County to assist with programs encouraging envirnomental education year round, and we need YOU!

       Projects include THE GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP - now a year round effort that includes such events as neighborhood, road and river cleanups, school activities, document destruction and Earth Day. RIVERS ALIVE is held annually in the fall and focuses on cleaning up the county's rivers, lakes and streams. AMERICA RECYCLES DAY is held November 15 and involves public education of the benefits and methods of recycling. BEAUTIFICATION assists with landscaping area parks, schools and public locations, including Arbor Day. BRING ONE FOR THE CHIPPER, of course, is the Christmas Tree Recycling Program that takes place every January. There's a lot to do!

        By volunteering with KWB, you can become an important part of improving our community and the quality of life for every Walton County citizen. It will  save resources, money AND give you that warm, fuzzy feeling!

       Give us a call at 770-267-1421 or check out our website at http://www.waltoncountyga.gov/KWB/KWB.html

Document Destruction Day Hours Changed

Due to scheduling conflicts, the hours for the Document Destruction Day on June 8 have been changed to 10:00 am.m until 12:00 p.m.
Up to two bankers box size files of paper will be shredded fere of charge. There will be a $5.00 per box charge for more than two.

We hope to see you there!

Document Destruction Event

We're gearing up for our annual Document Destruction Day event scheduled for June 8. We will be partnering with Lindsay Document Destruction to offer free document shredding for the public (no businesses, please!) Bring old bank info, credit card info, bills, tax records, legal papers and even old medical records and have them safely disposed of right before your eyes! You can feel secure in the knowledge that your disposed-of data will not be compromised or misused. From 10:00 am to 1:00 pm we will be located in the parking lot in front of Carmichael Drugs in Monroe, so stop by! More info as we get closer to the date!

Good Friday Hours

The Recycling Center will be closed on Friday March 29, 2013 and Saturday March 30, 2013 in observance of Good Friday. Regular business hours will resume on Monday, April 1.