Special Electronics Recycling Day at the Roswell Recycling Center. The Roswell Junior Woman’s Club is sponsoring a drawing for an iPod Nano from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at the for any electronics recycled that day. For Roswell residents with proof of residency, all services at the Roswell Recycling Center are free every day. To see a complete list of the items that can be recycled including plastics, glass, paper, metal and electronics, download the Recycling Center Brochure by clicking here.
Keep Roswell Beautiful
Calendar of Events for 2008
January
January 19 -- Rain Gardens and Rain Barrels, Chattahoochee Nature Center, 1:00 – 2:30 PM -- Ages 14 – Adult, $35 Non-CNC Members; $30 CNC Members, Pre-Registration Required.
Fee covers cost of rain barrel and supplies
January 26 -- February
February 2 -- Adopt-A-Stream Chemical Training Workshop, 9 a.m. until noon, Roswell Area Park Community Activity BuildingFebruary 9 -- "ShredFest" -- Sensitive Document Shredding Event, 8:00 a.m. until Noon, Roswell Recycling Center, 11570 Maxwell Road, 770.442.8822.
March
Great American Cleanup Projects -- March 1 through May 31March 29 -- Earth Hour, 8 - 9 pm; sponsored in Roswell By Keep Roswell Beautiful. April
Great American Cleanup Projects -- March 1 through May 31April 16 – Volunteer Reception and Awards Ceremony, 6:00 p.m., Roswell City Hall Council Chamber April 19 -- Graffiti Paint-Out, Due to possible inclement weather, rescheduled to June 6
April 22 -- Earth Day
-- Kids' Conservation Class, 3:30 - 4:15 pm April 23 -- Composting Workshop with Louise Estebrook, sponsored by Keep Roswell Beautiful and City of Roswell Public Works Department, partnering with Harry’s Farmers Market. 6:30 pm at Harry’s in the café
April 26 -- Bulky Trash Amnesty Day, 8:00 am until 2:00 pm (sharp!), City of Roswell Sanitation Division, Hembree Road and Cooperative Way. • The section of Hembree Road between Maxwell Road and Wills Road will be "Bulky Trash Day Traffic Only".
Because of traffic and safety concerns, the Roswell Police will help us close the gates at 2 pm sharp!
-- "Everything you wanted to know about recycling", Starbucks, Mansell Road and Alpharetta Highway, 11:30 - 1 pmApril 29 -- Electronics recycling collection day and fun kids recycling activity sponsored by Harry’s Farmers Market, Keep Roswell Beautiful, the Roswell Recycling Center and Atlanta Recycling Solutions. Atlanta Recycling Solutions will be on site at Harry’s Farmers Market, 1180 Upper
Hembree Road, from Noon until 5:00 accepting electronics.
May
Great American Cleanup Projects -- March 1 through May 31May 1 - 28 -- Nike ReUse –A- Shoe Walk at Big Creek Park to support Keep Roswell Beautiful! May 17 -- "ShredFest" -- Sensitive Document Shredding Event, 8:00 a.m. until Noon, Roswell Recycling Center, 11570 Maxwell Road,
770.442.8822. Note: Event is over when truck is filled.
Paint and paint related items. Roswell residents only. Residency will be confirmed and is defined as physically living within the city limits of Roswell. After residency is confirmed, the resident will be notified by email of the place and time of the event.
June
June 7 -- Graffiti Paint-Out, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Historic Roswell, 10 am; meet at City Hall (rescheduled from April 19)July
July 12 -- Litter Index, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Historic Roswell, 8:30 am; meet at Roswell Town Center Chick-Fil-ALooking for easy cost effective ways to “go green?” Why not start in your own home! Laura Aikens from the City of Roswell EnvironmentalDepartment will discuss the benefits of looking closer at the products we all use in our homes and ways to make green cleaning easy and affordable! Participants will receive a gift bag full of “green” goodies! Space is limited so call 770-664-6300 to sign up. August
August 16 - "ShredFest" -- Sensitive Document Shredding Event, 8:00 a.m. until Noon, Roswell Recycling Center, 11570 Maxwell Road, 770.442.8822. September
September 20 -- Electronic Recycling Day, Saturday, 9 am to 1 pm, Waste Management Alpharetta Transfer Station, 11465 Maxwell Road, AlpharettaRegistration for cleanup opens at 8:00 and Festival begins at 10:00. T-shirts available while supplies last.Big Creek Foot Bridge on Oxbo Road, 12:45 p.m.. Rent ducks at: Alive After 5 on July 17, August 21, September 18; City of Roswell Environmental/Public Works Office at 38 Hill Street, Suite 235 or day of the race at Rivers Alive River Cleanup and Water Festival at
Riverside Park starting at 8:00 a.m. Ducks are $3.00 each or 3 for $5.00. Prizes: First Place $100 and Second Place $50.00. You do not
have to be present to win. Roswell Mayor Jere Wood will be the official race starter along with all the kids present. KiRBy, the official KRB
Mascot, will be the event’s Grand Marshall.
October
October 11 -- 58th Annual Roswell Youth Day Parade, 10 amNovember
November 1 -- Bulky Trash Amnesty Day, Saturday, 8 a.m. -- 2 p.m; City of Roswell Public Works, Hembree Rd November 15 -- America Recycles Day -- Recycle, Reduce, Reuse!November 14-16 -- Fluorescent Bulb Recycling, 8:30 to 5 on Friday/Saturday; 11–5 on Sunday; Roswell Recycling Center, 11570 Maxwell Rd Fluorescent bulb recycling -- 4ft bulbs (T-6 and T-12), compacts (CFL 2 pin, 4 pin and spiral) accepted. Limit of 10 bulbs per vehicle per day. Bulbs will be accepted during normal business hours for the Center.
November 15 -- "ShredFest" -- Sensitive Document Shredding Event, 8:00 a.m. -- Noon, Roswell Recycling Center, 11570 Maxwell Road, 770.442.8822. Note: Event is over when truck is filled.
Important notes about Bulky Trash Recycling!
• If you come after 11 am, you will probably have to wait in a line -- come early!
• Because of traffic and safety concerns, the Roswell Police will help us close the gates at 2 pm sharp!
• NO NEED TO WAIT! Items such as appliances, electronics and tires can be recycled at the Roswell Recycling Center
7 days a week, not just on Bulky Trash Recycling Day. This is a free service to all Roswell residents. There is no
reason to wait in line with these items!
For more information www.roswellgov.com or 770.641.3715
This is a perfect opportunity to safely dispose of sensitive documents like old tax returns, personal information, etc. junk mail with personal information, dated documents with personal information, dated pay stubs with personal information, etc.
Limit of 5 boxes or 200 pounds per car.
Earth Hour uses the simple action of turning off all non-essential lights for one hour to deliver a powerful message about the need for action on global climate change. At 8pm March 29, 2008, millions of people in some of the world’s major capital cities, including Copenhagen, Toronto, Atlanta, Chicago, Melbourne, Brisbane and Tel Aviv will unite and switch off for Earth Hour.
Suggested donation: $10; proceeds go to Roswell High School Beta Club's participation in Relay for Life to benefit the American Cancer Society. They will not accept electronics in wood cabinets, kitchen or bathroom electronics or appliances. There is a $3 fee for large, old TVs. Visitor’s Lot in front of Roswell High School, 11595 King Road, Roswell
You are invited to bring any old, unusable items to the City of Roswell Public Works building on Hembree Road and dispose of it for free! Examples of items accepted: old appliances, tires (limit of4 regular car tires per vehicle), furniture, toys, etc. Items not accepted include any and all liquids (paint, oil, gas, etc), yard waste and demolition/construction materials).
Join Harry’s Farmers Market, Keep Roswell Beautiful and the City of Roswell in a fun, interactive workshop about water conservation. Learn easy things that you and your family can do to help conserve water. Each participant will make a rain gauge to take home with them and get a coloring book with tips on water conservation. Limit of 20 children to the class
Are old tennis/athletic shoes piling up in your closet? Harry’s Farmers Market is taking part in the Nike ReUse-A-Shoe month this May. You can drop off your old shoes between May 1 and May 28 and Keep Roswell Beautiful will pick up the shoes from Harry’s Farmers Market and take them to NikeTown where they will be sent to be recycled and made into the padding that goes under gym floors! Athletic and tennis shoes only, please. Make this part of your Spring cleaning this year.
This is a perfect opportunity to safely dispose of sensitive documents like old tax returns, personal information, etc. junk mail with personal information, dated documents with personal information, dated pay stubs with personal information, etc.
Limit of 5 boxes or 200 pounds per car.
This is a perfect opportunity to safely dispose of sensitive documents like old tax returns, personal information, etc. junk mail with personal information, dated documents with personal information, dated pay stubs with personal information, etc.
Limit of 5 boxes or 200 pounds per car. Note: Event is over when truck is filled.
You are invited to bring any old, unusable items to the City of Roswell Public Works building on Hembree Road and dispose of it for free! Examples of items accepted: old appliances, tires (limit of4 regular car tires per vehicle), furniture, toys, etc. Items not accepted include any and all liquids (paint, oil, gas, etc), yard waste and demolition/construction materials).
This is a perfect opportunity to safely dispose of sensitive documents like old tax returns, personal information, etc. junk mail with personal information, dated documents with personal information, dated pay stubs with personal information, etc.
Limit of 5 boxes or 200 pounds per car. Note: Event is over when truck is filled.
