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!