KEEP ATLANTA BEAUTIFUL - Earthday 2008

Photos from the event! Click Here. Keep Atlanta Beautiful and Partners Keep Earth Day Rolling All Month Long! Since the Greener Atlanta Initiative launched its community outreach program in 2007, support from our partners has made it possible to connect with thousands of residents; helping them understand their carbon footprint, inspiring them to step more lightly in Atlanta and improving the quality of life for residents and visitors of Atlanta for generations to come. Each April, Earth Day provides an opportunity to connect with community members and organizations who share these same values. Below is a brief overview of what we accomplished in just one month! 26 teams across Atlanta collected thousands of pounds of litter and recyclables (numbers are still coming in. Stay tuned to www.KeepAtlantaBeautiful.org for details). Reclaimed hundreds of illegally dumped tires in partnership with Scrappy Green Recycles to be recycled as eco-safe playgrounds; estimates to date are 18,000 tires. more... Properly disposed of several tons of eWaste at the Turner Field eWaste Recycling event with Councilmember Carla Smith on April 26; (The program continues at Grady High School in Midtown Atlanta every 3rd Saturday, which in April recycled 30,000 tons of e-waste.) more... Hosted the 2nd Annual Arms Around Atlanta ~ Earth Day Celebrations at Zoo Atlanta and Glenwood Park, providing the public with a fun way to celebrate Earth Day with live entertainment, Kids ECO-Zone and the Organic and Local Taste of Atlanta. Put on the Stepping Lightly in Atlanta Awards Contest presented by Pratt Industries and in conjunction with the WSB-TV’s People’s Choice Awards, providing a way to reward kids in Metro Atlanta who are caring for the environment in their local communities. The power of partnership is what makes the City of Atlanta great! We appreciate the community's continued support of Keep Atlanta Beautiful’s Greener Atlanta Initiative. Special thanks go to Pratt Industries for their support as the 2008 Benefactor supporting our Stepping Lightly in Atlanta Awards and The Home Depot Foundation, now entering their second year as a Greener Atlanta Benefactor and to Zoo Atlanta for hosting the Arms Around Atlanta~Earth Day Celebration on April 19th. Collectively we can Keep Atlanta Beautiful and create a Greener Atlanta!	Thank you Greener Atlanta Sponsors and Partners!
	Greener Atlanta Benefactors


	Greener Atlanta Earth Leader


	Greener Atlanta Partner SignPost Networks Walmart & Sam’s Club WSB TV—Atlanta

	Greener Atlanta Contributor Craft Creation & Design, LLC Glenwood Park Merchants

	Greener Atlanta Family 360 Vodka Allied Waste Services, Inc. ARCADIS Best Buy Delta Airlines Environmental Protection Agency, Region IV Fulton Paper Co. Ketchum Perkins + Will Scrappy Green Tree Sound Studios Vickery’s Vino Libro Whole Foods Market

	Greener Atlanta Friend Atlanta Bicycle Campaign Atlanta Recycles Atlanta Tool Bank Charlotte’s Web of Associates City of Atlanta Parks & Recreation City of Atlanta Solid Waste Services Clean Air Campaign Conex Recycling Dogwood Alliance Georgia Conservancy Georgia Department of Community Affairs Georgia Department of Natural Resources Georgia Green & Healthy Schools Georgia Organics Green Foodservice Alliance Greenprint Atlanta Keep Georgia Beautiful Mohawk Industries MWH Global Novelis Park Pride Planet Smoothie Pollution Prevention Assistance Division (P2AD) Premier Events Management, Inc. Sierra Nevada Southeast Green Terracycle Trees Atlanta
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April 2008 Schedule of Events:
April 19, 9:30am - 5:30pm		Arms Around Atlanta ~ Earth Day Celebration at Zoo Atlanta featuring the Kids ECO-Zone and World MusicFest more [PDF] zooatlanta.org/events_earth_day.htm
April 20, 1-4pm		Atlanta Bicycle Campaign Presents The BeltLine Bike Tour will begin at the North Avenue Park site (across from City Hall East). Pick your own endpoint depending on how far you want to ride! more [PDF]
April 26, 10am - 10pm		Arms Around Atlanta ~ Earth Day Celebration at Glenwood Park featuring the Kids ECO-Zone, World MusicFest & The Organic & Local Taste of Atlanta more [PDF] www.glenwoodpark.com
April 26, 12 noon		Pratt Recycling Presents the Stepping Lightly in Atlanta Awards Ceremony with Mayor Shirley Franklin at Glenwood Park About the Stepping Lightly in Atlanta Awards Contest
April 26, 9am - 1pm		eWaste Recycling with Councilmember Carla Smith At Turner Field in the Gold Lot. Click here for a list of accepted items [PDF]
April 26, various times and locations		Scrappy Green Presents Go Green Tire Drive & Round-up About the Go Green Tire Drive & Round-up [PDF] DM Therrell High School 3099 Panthers Trail Atlanta District Councilmember 10 Jim Maddox 10am – 4pm Perkerson Park 770 Deckner Avenue SW Atlanta District 12 Councilmember Joyce M. Shepard 10am – 2pm Turner Field’s GOLD Lot of Turner Field District 1 Councilmember Carla Smith 9am - 1pm

More Volunteer Information:
Sign up for a neighborhood clean-up
Volunteer for the event
Scrappy Green Tire Round-up (PDF)
Tire Round-up Procedure (PDF)

General Information:
About (PDF)
Our Sponsors (PDF)
Booth Application (PDF)

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