KEEP DECATUR COUNTY BEAUTIFUL
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Mission Statement
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Our Mission is to improve the local environment through education, beautification and waste management.
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Litter Attitude Survey
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Keep Decatur County Beautiful (KDCB) is a not-for-profit organization that is dedicated to keeping our community free of litter and educated about recycling, solid waste management, beautification efforts and environmental stewardship. We are the local affiliate of Keep America Beautiful, Inc. and Keep Georgia Beautiful and are run by a volunteer Board of Directors and a full-time Executive Director, Suzanne Brandt. We help sponsor events like the RIvers Alive Clean-up in October and the Great American Clean-up in the spring.
Over the years our clean-up efforts have pulled thousands of tons of litter from county waterways and roadsides. Our volunteers have been recognized with awards from the State level for our litter prevention efforts. We worked with Decatur County Commissioners to establish environmental ordinances for our county. A grant developed by KDCB helped start the Decatur County Recycling Center in November 2000. We have portable recyclable collection trailers located in Attapulgus, Brinson, Climax and the Faceville area. As of December we have a brand new recycling trailer acquired with GEFA grant funding and constructed by local company, Anderson Manufacturing. This trailer is located in the local Wal-Mart shopping center parking lot.
Schedule of Events for Keep Decatur County Beautiful's "GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP" April 20 through April 25, 2009
(Please call 246-3611, KDCB Director Suzanne Brandt for more information)
April 20 - City of Climax Free Trash Pick-up
April 21 - Potter Street Elementary and Sanfilippo Tree Planting at 1 pm.
April 22 - "EARTH DAY"/Great American Cleanup, Wal-Mart & Associates and Keep Decatur County Beautiful event on Alice Street
April 24 - Bainbridge High School campus and surrounding area cleanup
April 25 - KDCB's Countywide Great American Cleanup (teams assigned to various areas for cleanup - call 246-3611 for area assignment & supplies)
Volunteers include: NAACP Youth Council, Bainbridge College Science Club, Ryan Cleveland and LDS Church members, Brennan Leathers and other Kiwanis Club members, Marlene Love-Jones, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Heather White family and friends, City of Bainbridge and both Decatur County and City of Bainbridge Code Enforcement Officers
A BIG THANK-YOU TO OUR 2009 GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP NATIONAL SPONSORS!!
University of Phoenix, SOLO, Arm & Hammer, Honda, Wrigley, Dow, Pepsi, SCotts Miracle-Gro Company, Waste Management, Glad ForceFlex, Colgate-Palmolive Company and Tryo-bilt
Are you really recycling everything you can? Click here to find out!
The first ever Electronics Recycling event was a great success!! The event was held at the Decatur County Fairgrounds. Three full box trucks of electronic recycling were collected. (28 pallets, 12,573 lbs)
Did you get a new cell phone for Christmas and need to know what to do with your old one? Please call our office and we will give you information on mai-back programs to reuse/recycle that old phone, Since your trusty old cell contains not-so-nice materials like arsenic, lead and zinc, keeping it out of the landfill is a must. Yes, one phone is small, but think of this - in 2007 over 1.1 billion phones were sold!
**White Goods ARE accepted at both Decatur County Landfills. For locations and contact information call 248-3030.
KDCB Projects & Activities
For up-to-date information, feel free to call this office at any time. 246-3611. You can help! Our programs depend on donations of time, services and financial contributions from members of our community. Decatur pride starts with you. Become a KDCB member and volunteer!
PROGRAMS:
Press Coverage
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Litter Index
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Electronics Recycling
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Youth Leadership programs
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Botanical Park at 309 Landfill
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Family Connection Partnership
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Special Events
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Away from Home Recycling Projects
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Street/Roadside cleanups
Code Enforcement - Sgt. David Ellis, cell phone 400-8042
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Education Events People often ask "What can I do?? Here's a good response. Be better stewards of our beautiful earth. Be aware that everything you do affects it. At the very least, recycle and don't litter. Enjoy the beauty of the earth. Smile back at the flowers nodding in the breeze; listen to the wind whispering through the trees; marvel at a sunset; rejoice over a rainbow!
WHERE TO RECYCLE in Decatur County
Recycling Center Location in Bainbridge (229-246-4104)
Bainbridge: Corner of West Alice and Faceville Highway 97 South (just off the Bainbridge bypass going south)
Hours: 9:30-2:30, Monday - Friday (Attendant available to help)
After Hours: Labeled containers are always available for recyclables
Recycling Locations in Decatur County
Look for the blue or green Recyclinator collection trailers!
Attapulgus: Corner of Main Street and Thomas Avenue
Brinson: Corner of First Street and McNair Street
Climax: Corner of Broad Street and Main Street
Faceville: Faceville Fire Station on Community Club Road
Wal-Mart: Alice Street
PLEASE, NO HOUSEHOLD GARBAGE, JUST RECYCLABLES!
Additional Recycling Locations in Decatur County
Scrap Tires, Appliances, Car/Motor Batteries
Decatur County Landfill - *new landfill, Tallahassee Hwy - 465-3188
*old landfill, Hwy. 309 - 248-3448
*Note: There is a landfill tipping fee
Used Motor Oil
TexPar Energy, Inc. - 268 Industrial Blvd., 246-4341
Scrap Metals
Regional Recycling LLC - 10 Gray Street off Dothan Road
Plastic Grocery Bags
Winn Dixie - 915 E.Shotwell Street - 246-3454
Wal-Mart - 500 E. Alice Street - 246-2404
  
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