As a service to its citizens and to the planet, Cobb County, Georgia has implemented some great waste disposal programs and clean-up programs. Mark your calendar and plan to participate!
GEORGIA 'S FIRST LARGE SCALE MEDICATION DISPOSAL PROGRAM A SUCCESS!
Keep Cobb Beautiful, in partnership with Cobb Public Safety, Cobb Water, Cobb Senior Services and Kaiser Permanente of Georgia, offered the first Medication Disposal Days in the state of Georgia for Cobb citizens in February 2010.
Total collections for the three drop off days was 1,425 pounds of liquid and pill form medications, sharps and needles, diabetes materials, catheters, tubing, etc.
KCB is working on a permanent collection program. We hope to have a plan in place soon!
For more information, please call Keep Cobb Beautiful at 770-528-1135, or visit the web site at kcb.cobbcountyga.gov.
THE GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP IS ON!
Get free supplies to spruce up your school, neighborhood or business. For more information go to kcb.cobbcountyga.gov/greatamerican.htm. You can win prizes, Cash Awards and other giveaways when you turn in your report and photos.
DOCUMENT SHREDDING DAY RETURNS IN APRIL
Saturday April 17, 2010
9:00am - Noon
In celebration of the Great American Cleanup: Green Starts Here and Earth Day, Keep Cobb Beautiful will again offer a Document Shredding Day for Cobb. This is your opportunity to have household papers securely shredded on site, at no cost to you.
Jim R. Miller Park
22 Callaway Road
Marietta, GA 30008
Piedmont Church
570 Piedmont Rd
Marietta, GA 30066
Each car will be limited to 100 pounds of documents to be shredded. ONLY PAPER PRODUCTS.
The following things are NOT acceptable:
Plastics, Electronics, Cardboard, Large binders with metal rings/clips.
For more info,visit our website at kcb.cobbcountyga.gov/americarecycles.htm
MERCURY COLLECTION PROGRAM
Do you have any mercury in need of disposal? Perhaps an old thermostat or a thermometer is rolling around in a drawer? As part of our Earth Day eco programs, Keep Cobb Beautiful is partnering with Cobb County Water System,to offer a FREE Mercury Collection program.Cobb County will be collecting household mercury for proper disposal during Earth Week, April 19th- April 23rd.
Dates: M-F, April 19-23
Times: 7:30 am - 4:00pm
Address: Located at the Cobb County Water System's Customer Service Complex: Water Quality Lab
660 South Cobb Drive
Marietta , GA 30060
For more information or questions, please call 770-528-5389.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
April 22, 2010 - Earth Day celebrates its 40th Anniversary.
Join Cobb County and help to make every day Earth Day!
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