Litter/Reclamation Recycling/ Waste Management
 Keep America Beautiful Awards --
Apply Online Today!
In an effort to honor the work of all partners whose commitment to community
improvement delivers more beautiful, cleaner and improved neighborhoods
and public spaces, Keep America Beautiful presents the online National
Awards Program for 2010.
Through this annual awards program, Keep America Beautiful recognizes and
rewards the best of the best among its Network of Affiliates, leading corporate
partners, and volunteers across the country.
Award winners will be recognized at KAB's Conference in Orlando, in December
2010. read more >>
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KEEP AMERICAN BEAUTIFUL
Keep America Beautiful is proud to partner with Simon & Schuster’s
“Little Green Books” series.
The newest book in the series -- "The Adventures of a
Plastic Bottle" -- is now available for $3.99 on KAB's Web site. Additional
books -- "I Can Save the
Earth" and "The Polar Bears'
Home" -- can also be ordered for $3.99 each.
Visit RecycleCurbside.org
to read the press release or learn more about the Curbside Value
Partnership!
KAB Boosts Grant Amount for 2009 Graffiti
Hurts® Program
Keep America Beautiful's 2009 Graffiti Hurts® Grant Program,
sponsored by The Sherwin-Williams Company, will offer three grants of
$2,500, an increase of $500 for each grant over 2008 awards. Grants are offered
to one community under 100,000 population, one community between 100,000 and
300,000 population, and one community over 300,000 population. The application
deadline is June 5, 2009. The funds must be used for projects that will be
initiated in Fall 2009 and completed no later than December 31, 2010. http://www.kab.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Graffiti_Hurts_Grant_Application
| CELL PHONES |
IPODS AND MP 3 PLAYERS |
Best Buy and Office Depot in-store recycling kiosks
Drop off old phones at AT&T, Verizon or T-Mobile stores
Free mail-back programs: Motorola (www.racetorecycle.com)
Sprint (www.sprint.com/recycle)
Nokia (www.nokiausa.com/recycle)
LG (us.lge.com/recycle)
Wireless Foundation's Call to Protect donation program (www.wirelessfoundation.org) |
Apple in-store recycling (iPods only)
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation donation program (www.cellphonetradeins.com) iPods only; cell phones also accepted
eBay Giving Works, donation to a variety of local charities. (givingworks.ebay.com) all MP3 players |
| COMPUTERS AND PERIPHERALS |
TV, DVD PLAYERS, AND STEREOS |
Dell recycling (www.dell.com/recycle)
Hewlett-Packard recycling (www.hp.com)
The national Cristina Foundation donation (www.cristina.org) |
My Green Electronics, to find local electronics recyclers as well as a
database for environmentally friendly products (www.mygreenelectronics.org)
Freecycle, to find a local reuse groups (www.freecycle.org) |
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LGCF AWARD NO. 24
Billie Massa Litter Control Award
Donor: District II
A certificate and $25.00 may be awarded to a Federated club, council of
group of clubs for sponsoring a project in the field of litter control
encompassing such activities as waste reduction, recycling, and endeavors
for a quality environment. Youth involvement emphasized. Project documentation
must include: extent of involvement of individual club members; involvement
of other organizations in the community, youth involvement, including youth
garden clubs and other youth groups; government involvement; the actual
or potential extent of the goals that the project accomplished; and the
influence on the public for a quality environment.
See LGCF Newsletter, Directory issue, for award rules and deadlines
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DEEP SOUTH Award #7 Litter Control Award (1976, revised 1987)
Donor: Florida Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc.
An annual cash award of $25 to a garden club, council or group of clubs
affiliated with one of the State Garden Club Organizations of the Deep
South Region for sponsoring a project in the field of litter control, encompassing
such activities as waste reduction, recycling, and endeavors for a quality
environment. Youth involvement to be emphasized
Deep South Award Rules Booklet, Deadlines, and Forms
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NGC Award #39 Litter/Recycling/Reclamation
The Harriet Thomas Award and a $100 donation by the Florida Federation
of Garden Clubs, Inc. may be awarded for the most outstanding community
project on litter prevention, reclamation and/or recycling, ex. year long
program, organizing recycling program, establishing community composting
site.
A. Single member garden club - i small club, ii medium club, iii large club
B. Group of member clubs
D. State Garden Club - i small state, ii medium state, iii large state
NGC award listings and application forms
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Litter Control and Recycling Information
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Keep Louisiana Beautiful
DEQ Louisiana
Recycle First
Recycle Please
Cigarette Litter Prevention
Donate A Computer
Auntie Litter, Inc.
Abundant Forests
Recycle Phone Books
Recycle Cell Phones
Recycle Paper
Recycle Caps with Aveda
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