keep america beautiful: Local Industry WOWS local KAB board
- 08/25/08 03:45 AM
Albemarle Corporation invited Orangeburg County's Keep America Beautiful board members to tour their latest project...a walking trail and outdoor classroom that they are constructing on acreage adjacent to their Orangeburg SC plant. Not far along the trail they did run into a local 'critter' a five foot canebrake rattlesnake! While the trail is patroled to ensure safety for the students and visitors it was very apparent that the wildlife is indeed protected and in place on this site. There was also a whitetail deer spotted further along.
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keep america beautiful: Take Your Tree To a MULCH Better Place
- 11/28/07 07:28 AM
There's a mulch better thing to do with your Christmas tree than throw it away. It's not too early to begin planning what you will do with your old Christmas tree. Each year, ‘Grinding of the Greens' offers a chance for your trees to be recycled and ground into mulch for use in erosion and drought control, or as an excellent fertilizer or mulch. Recycling your tree is a mulch more environmentally responsible method of disposing of your tree. Disposal of trees in the landfills consumes space needlessly, and it's missing a positive opportunity for use of old trees. Grinding trees transforms a … (0 comments)
keep america beautiful: Orangeburg County Keep America Beautiful
- 11/15/07 02:22 AM
Orangeburg County Keep America Beautiful has received the 2007 President's Circle Recognition Award for the third year. The Orangeburg County affiliate has fulfilled all accompanying requirements for good standing which include: maintaining an active Board/Advisory Council, attending 6 hours of training in the last twelve months, remaining current with your Network Service Fees and completing your 2007 Semi Annual Report. At the 2001 annual meeting of the State Leaders Council, the council and KAB determined that KAB should institute a policy for all certified affiliates to remain in "good standing." Adherence to the following standards would result in good standing, which … (0 comments)
keep america beautiful: Recycle Your Telephone Books!
- 11/09/07 12:34 AM
Keep America Beautiful Works with BellSouth to Help You Recycle Old Phone Books Phone books are an essential resource for millions of consumers. But these books are made of materials that don't recycle as easily as newspapers, so you may need a little help figuring out how to recycle them. Keep America Beautiful is now working with BellSouth to give you the help you need. Recycling your old phone book is an easy way to keep excess paper out of our community's landfills. The American Forest & Paper Association reports that more than 50 percent of the paper consumed in the United States … (2 comments)
Will you join our Green Business Team? Orangeburg County Keep America Beautiful and Orangeburg County Chamber of Commerce care about the environment and we know you do too. KAB volunteers can help you evaluate your litter prevention measures, explain ordianances and offer suggestions for recycling and better solid waste handling practices. Orangeburg County Keep America Beautiful is a city/county sponsored affiliate organization dedicated to beautification, litter reduction and recycling through education, public awareness and citizen envolvement. Maintaining a clean and beautiful city is a team effort involving government, business and citizens. For more information contact our Green Business chairman Jim Johnson at: 803-534-1234 ext 21 … (0 comments)
Albemarle Corporation invited Orangeburg County's Keep America Beautiful board members to tour their latest project...a walking trail and outdoor classroom that they are constructing on acreage adjacent to their Orangeburg SC plant.
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