Knoxville Recycling Coalition Making Saturday Night on the Square a Recycling Litter Free Event

[Katie Swick]

Subject: Making Saturday Night on the Square a Recycling Litter Free Event
Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 17:41:32 +0000
> The City of Knoxville Public Service Division, The Tennessee Valley
> Earth Partnership and, Keep Knoxville are partnering to make Saturday
> Night On The Square a Recycling and, Litter Free Event. 
> http://www.cityofknoxville.org/Press_Releases/Content/2007/0614.asp  
> Volunteers are needed to help make this a environmentally successful
> green event.  Volunteers should email or call Keep Knoxville Beautiful
> for more information, work a assignments and, times. 521-6957 or
> keepknox at korrnet.org
>  
> Volunteers are needed to work this event for the collection and
> recycling of drink containers and plastic cups.  A few volunteers are
> needed to work on Saturday morning for set up of equipment and
> collection containers.  But, the majority of work will be needed in the
> early and late evening hours for collection, handling of the recycled
> materials and, take down of equipment.  Recycling containers and bags
> will need to be monitored, collected and processed at staging locations
> on site during the event and, the containers themselves will need to be
> collected and stored at the end of the event.  SP recycling is providing
> clear stream containers for collecting materials. APR will be providing
> toters to use to pickup the clear stream bags during and after the event
> as well as providing a side loader truck for storage and collection of
> the bags. 
>  
> Each volunteer will need to provide a, phone or email to receive
> further information concerning work times, names of site coordinators,
> and a meeting location.
>  
> Volunteers should email or call Keep Knoxville Beautiful for work a
> assignment and times. 521-6957 or keepknox at korrnet.org
>  
> If you have access to a list of volunteers and can pass this
> information on to individuals or groups please do so.  Any general
> announcements would also be helpful from those organizations that have
> PSA ability.
>  
> Thanks,
> John Homa
> City of Knoxville
> Solid Waste Office


Katie Swick
Education Program Manager
Knoxville Recycling Coalition
3624 Vandeventer Ave. Knoxville, TN 37919
865-525-9694
www.knoxvillerecycles.org