Earth Day & Outdoor EXPO
Thank You!
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We had so much fun at the Earth Day & Outdoor EXPO on June 5th! Thank you to everyone who came out and spent a few hours with us at Big Spring Memorial Park. We hope that you learned a little something about how to care more for our environment, or how that you can get involved on a local level to make a difference in our community!
We would like to take this time to thank all of our vendors, exhibitors, and performers for supporting this event and for making it fun for everyone! Thank you also to our hard working volunteers, who helped everything run more smoothly.
To our sponsors, this event would not be able to take place without your support. We would like to say a special thank you to the Limestone County Water and Sewer Authority, American Leakless Company, Indorama Ventures Sustainable Solutions, Athens State University, Limestone Pediatric Dentistry and Athens Now.
Thank you to Emily Davis, Captured Seasons Photography, for taking these beautiful photos at the event. Photos are available to view at the link below:
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KALB operates on a very small budget and does so much to educate and provide community service opportunities to the City of Athens and to Limestone County communities. We can only continue to provide the litter cleanups, household hazardous waste collections, classroom presentations, speakers, Adopt-A-Spot, Earth Day & Outdoor EXPO and so much more with your support.
If you value the work of KALB, please consider renewing your membership or becoming a member for the first time.
Because your donation is so important, we are providing thank you gifts associated with your membership level, which include a discount on the registration fee for the Duck and Run 5K (September 18th) and free duck entries into the Wacky Quacky Ducky Derby (October 2nd).
For more information including membership levels and gifts, and for a printable membership form, please click on the link below:
We also offer different levels of memberships for businesses. More information and a printable membership form are available at the link below:
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Duck and Run 5K Registration Open |
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The Duck and Run 5K is ON for 2021 and Registration is OPEN!
Our 17th Annual Duck and Run 5K will be held on Saturday, September 18th at 7:00 am. Race begins and ends at Big Spring Memorial Park.
Proceeds benefit Keep Athens-Limestone Beautiful. Early registration $25. Late/Race Day registration $30.
This is a well-run, certified, mildly challenging 5K on a beautiful and historic course in support of Keep Athens-Limestone Beautiful. This race will take runners through historic Athens neighborhoods and around the Courthouse Square.
The first 25 to register will receive a free entry in our Wacky Quacky Ducky Derby on October 2nd, where you will have a chance to win cash prizes and more!
For more information and a printable registration form, please click the link below:
For online registration, click the following link:
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Pollinator Day at the Athens-Limestone
County Public Library
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What's all the buzz about? Why bees, of course! Also, butterflies, hummingbirds, other pollinators, and the plants they love will be our topic at the Athens-Limestone County Public Library for Pollinator Day!
KALB is partnering with the library for their children's Summer Reading Program on Saturday, June 26th. Please join us at 10:30 am to hear a story about bees, make a craft, take a walk through the new pollinator garden at the library and more!
For more information contact Athens-Limestone County Public Library at 256-232-1233 or call KALB at 256-233-8000. We hope to see you there!
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Support KALB When You Shop Online at
Amazon.com
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With Father's Day coming up on June 20th and Amazon Prime Days on June 21st and 22nd, there are many opportunities to shop Amazon.com! Why not give back to KALB while you are shopping, at no cost to you! Go to smile.amazon.com and select Keep Athens-Limestone Beautiful, Inc. as the charity/organization that you would
like to support. Then enjoy shopping as usual! A portion of the sales will be donated back to KALB.
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The Recycling Center Manager and Ass
BUSINESS HOURS
Monday through Friday
6:30 am to 2:30 pm.
The Recycling Center Manager and Assistant Manager are working in the plant full time handling and baling materials. They will not be in the office to answer calls, but will return messages. If you do not leave a message, they cannot return your call. Please be patient as they are doing double duty to accommodate the needs of the community as best they can with less than half of their staff.
NO PLASTIC will be accepted at this time. Watch for updates on the Athens-Limestone Recycling Center and Keep Athens-Limestone Beautiful Facebook pages.
The Recycling Center will accept the
following materials at the
LUCAS FERRY RD. FACILITY ONLY
Please SORT BEFORE ARRIVING. If bringing items in a plastic bag, empty your items out of the bag into the correct bins. Do not leave the plastic bags.
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Electronics (if you have heavy items, please bring help to unload. We currently do not have staff at the plant to help you. There is a $10 fee for TVs of any size. All other electronics are accepted free of charge.)
- Cardboard (including paperboard: cereal boxes, drink cartons, etc.) (Cardboard MUST be broken down. Unbroken boxes take up too much space!)
- Newspaper (must be separate from other paper)
- Junk Mail, Office Paper, Magazines
- Steel/Tin Cans and Other Steel Items
- Aluminum Cans and Other Aluminum Items
- Glass Bottles and Jars - All Colors (Glass must be sorted by colors: brown, clear, and blue and green. NO other types of glass accepted!)
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NO COUNTY TRAILERS will be in place. Materials must be brought to the Lucas Ferry Rd. facility. We do not know when the trailers will be put back in place. We will update on the Keep Athens-Limestone Beautiful and Athens-Limestone Recycling Center Facebook pages.
DIRECT RECYCLING QUESTIONS TO:
Athens-Limestone Recycling Center
256-233-8746
AthensRecycling@pclnet.net
City of Athens Sanitation Department
(Athens City Curbside Recycling)
256-233-8747
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We Want to Hear From You! |
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Here is the link to our most recent articles featured in Athens Now:
May 7, 2021
June 4, 2021
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Athens Now can be found twice monthly in local grocery stores, pharmacies, doctors offices, the KALB office, etc. KALB's article is always on PAGE 12.
You can also read KALB's Clean, Green, and Beautiful articles (current and past) by clicking the link online at www.KALBCares.com.
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Keep Athens-Limestone Beautiful | 256-233-8000 | Fax: 256-233-8012
KALBCares@gmail.com | KALBCares.com
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