GAINESVILLE - Keep America Beautiful s Great American Cleanup is the nation s largest annual community improvement program, attracting more than four million volunteers each year - and this year's event is April 13, with four Hall County cities planning to participate.
Keep Hall Beautiful - in conjunction with Oakwood, Flowery Branch, Lula and Gainesville - will join in the effort by hosting local cleanups throughout the county. The City of Oakwood will also be offering an electronics recycling and document destruction opportunity for all Hall County residents.
Volunteers are need for the following assignments:
***City of Oakwood
8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Stream & Roadside Cleanups
(Wear Old Clothes)
Meet at Oakwood City Park
Supplies, Breakfast & Lunch will be provided!
Contact: 770-534-2365
Items accepted for free recycling: Most Electronics and household documents
* TV's will be recycled for a fee
* No Electronic material containing hazardous materials/chemicals will be accepted
Contact Keep Hall Beautiful or go to its Facebook page for a more complete list of accepted items
***City of Flowery Branch
8:30a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Meet at Flowery Branch Depot
Bags, gloves & food will be provided.
Contact: 770-531-1102
***City of Lula
8:30a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Meet at Lula RR Depot
Bags, gloves & food will be provided.
Contact: 770-869-3801
Hall County Resource Recovery, City of Gainesville Public Works, Chick-fil-A, Atlanta Recycling Solutions, Go Green Document Destruction and the Eidson Family are among the agencies, organizations and individuals helping sponsor the cleanup.
Keep Hall Beautiful Executive Director Kelly Norman said Gainesville "will be heading up the Stream Cleanup portion of the Oakwood site," adding, "Oakwood is the primary hub for this event including a roadside cleanup, stream cleanup and electronics and paper recycling opportunity."
For more information, click on the link below, call 770-531-1102 or email [email protected].
Monday
May 20th, 2024
7:50AM
