Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following report with photos about Keep Cobb Beautiful and Cobb County Water‘s Household Hazardous Waste event:
Keep Cobb Beautiful and Cobb County Water had their Household Hazardous Waste event at Jim Miller Park. Over 900 cars came through to drop off old paint, chemicals, fertilizer, and other items that they do not end up in our soil
or waterways. Do you know that latex paint is recyclable?
We appreciate volunteers such as Hillgrove High School’s Honor Students, the South Cobb Lions Club and others who worked hard to make the event a success. We are also grateful to the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office for doing a fantastic job directing traffic. Afterwards, all of us celebrated with delicious Chick-Fil-A sandwiches and salads.
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About Keep Cobb Beautiful
Keep Cobb Beautiful (KCB) is a nonprofit organization that fosters environmental sustainability and community engagement throughout Cobb County, Georgia. Established as a public-private partnership, the organization collaborates with local governments, businesses, schools, and residents to promote a cleaner, greener community.
The Keep Cobb Beautiful website describes the organization and its purpose as follows:
Keep Cobb Beautiful is a nonprofit organization created for the purpose of assisting the County and Board of Commissioners in establishing, promoting and maintaining a countywide policy for improved environmental and waste management.
Keep Cobb Beautiful is an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful (KAB), a national, non-profit public education organization dedicated to improving waste handling practices in American communities.
To volunteer with Keep Cobb Beautiful, including its Adopt-A-Mile program, follow this link.
KCB focuses on the following goals: reducing litter, improving recycling, and promoting environmental education. Through its initiatives, the organization works to inspire residents to take an active role in maintaining their surroundings. Programs such as community cleanups, recycling drives, and educational workshops are integral to KCB’s mission.
According to the KCB website:
Our many activities reach out into neighborhoods, schools, youth groups, and the general population with programs on recycling, litter reduction, county-wide cleanups, water conservation, and the benefits of trees.