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Roads and Rivers Day Community Cleanup
Keep Sevier Beautiful is having its spring Roads and Rivers Day Cleanup
on Saturday, March 24, 2007 from 9am to noon. Cleanups will be held at:
1,
Sevierville City Park
2.
Patriot Park in Pigeon Forge
3.
Welcome Center on the Spur in Gatlinburg
4. East TN Realty Group in Wears Valley
5.
First Baptist Church in Seymour
You can either participate in the cleanup there are you can come and collect
supplies to do a cleanup near you.
Telephone Book and Magazine Recycling Program
Keep Sevier Beautiful is proud to announce another partnership with
SP Recycling Company, telephone book recycling. When you receive your new phone
book, please recycle your old phone book at one of the magazine
recycling bins across town.
Food City in Pigeon Forge--3625 Parkway
Food City in Seymour--10329 Chapman Highway
Kroger in Pigeon Forge--220 Wears Valley Road
Kroger in Seymour--10721 Chapman Highway
Patriot Park in Pigeon Forge--186 Old Mill Avenue
Sevierville City Hall--110 Gary Wade Boulevard
Household Hazardous Waste
In cooperation with the Tennessee Department of Environment and
Conservation, a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event is held in Sevier
County each year. This helps to prevent hazardous waste materials from being
improperly disposed of which causes a hazard to both the environment and to
health safety. The date for the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event
in Saturday, April 28, 2007 from 8:00am to 1:00pm at the Sevierville Municipal
Complex (in front of city hall at 120 Gary Wade Boulevard).
Vehicle Recycling Program
Do you have an old car that you want to get rid of, but you don't
want to have to pay to have it towed away? We can help. We have a
junk car program that will tow away your car at no cost to you. In fact, you can
either get $25 per car (up to $100 per customer) or get a tax deduction. Please
call 774-6677 for an application and help clean up Sevier County. Sponsors of
this program include Sevierville Sunrise Rotary, American Truck and SUV, and
Sevier County Government.
Litterbug
Catchers
Be a bug catcher, litter bug that is. Do you get
tired of watching people throw their trash out the window? Do you get
tired of people using the earth as their ash tray? Fill out the litterbug
catchers form and report them today. A letter will be mailed the litterbug with
information about the laws regarding litter and the importance of keeping litter
off the ground in Sevier County. Please call 774-6677 and let us know if someone
is littering.
Waste in Place
Waste in Place, a program designed by Keep America Beautiful, is an
interdisciplinary environmental program focusing on litter prevention and solid
waste management for educators of kindergarten through sixth grade. It
reinforces the concepts of litter prevention and provides an integrated approach
to managing solid waste, including source reduction, recycling, composting, and
transforming waste to energy. In 2002, the Sevier County School Board approved
this program for implementation with all 2nd grade classes, so 48 teachers were
trained. This program was be repeated in May 2006.
Clean Sweep USA
Clean Sweep USA is a web-based program designed by Keep America
Beautiful which is designed to help middle school students. It is an interactive
program that promotes learning through games and observation. If you want to
look at it, please go to
Clean Sweep USA.
In Concert with the Environment
In Concert with the Environment, an educational program sponsored by
Sevier County Electric System, TVA and Keep Sevier Beautiful, is a program shows
students how they can help preserve the environment by making simple changes in
the way they use energy. Participating students develop an energy action plan
for their households by gathering information about their homes, energy use,
family vehicles, and recycling habits. The gathered data is then analyzed by a
computer program to generate a personal report with recommendations for using
energy wisely and protecting the environment.
Adopt-a-Spur
In coordination with the Great Smokey Mountains National Park,
individuals and groups may adopt an area on the spur (road leading into the
national park) to clean up twice a year. Information can be obtained by
contacting Babette Collavo at 436-1265.
Great American Cleanup
Great American Cleanup is the largest organized cleanup in the United
States and a key event with Keep America Beautiful. It encourages people to get
out in front of their businesses and homes and clean up. If we picked up one
piece of litter a day, just think of the impact that we would have. According to
KAB research, people litter where they feel no sense of ownership, believe that
people will clean up after them, and where trash has already accumulated. In
accordance with the Great American Cleanup, several communities hold Sparkle
Days. These are days that people are encouraged to get out and make the
community sparkle.
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