We love this kind of litter.
But we are passionate about ending littering, making our communities greener, and reducing waste.
Litter Prevention
It doesn't matter what you call it — trash, litter, debris, or junk — it's dangerous to our safety, our wildlife, our economy, and our well being. Roadside trash is ruining “the view” for everyone. Aquatic debris is a threat to our favorite recreational activities — like swimming, kayaking, boating, and fishing. Wildlife are harmed each year because they mistake litter and plastic debris for food or become entangled in ropes and lines.
Remember the ‘Crying Indian’ public service announcements that aired in the early 1970s? It captures the idea that throwing litter and waste into public spaces degrades the space and encourages more littering. That’s why we need to “team up to clean up” and restore Calhoun and Gordon County’s natural glory!
Donny Robertson is a fanatic for litter pickup. He leads a Spring clean up event each year and can often be seen picking up litter near his neighborhood. He invites individuals, families, business crews, local clubs to join him.
Check out our events page for upcoming clean up and litter prevention events.
Beautification
Research shows that people are much less likely to litter in attractive, green spaces. Keep Calhoun Gordon Beautiful regularly holds beautification and community greening events, where we plant trees, bulbs, and flowers. We’ve planted hundreds of trees during the Arbor Day celebrations and planted over 1,000 bulbs at the Black & Gold Park.
Please check our events page for our next scheduled beautification events.
But you don’t have to wait for our next event — you can start now in your own yard and in your own neighborhood or check out our events page for the next fall or spring planting event.
Waste Reduction
Keep Calhoun Gordon Beautiful encourages everyone to embrace the 3 Rs: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle.
These are things that you can do, right now, at home and at work to improve your places and our community.
Reduce - Use natural resources wisely. Use only what you need.
Reuse - Instead of throwing them in the trash, reuse materials again and again, or recycle them. For example, refill your bottle of water rather than just grabbing a new one.
Recycle - Don’t throw away anything that can be recycled. Both the City of Calhoun and Gordon County accept plastic, cardboard, tin cans, aluminum cans, and newspaper for recycling. The Calhoun Recycling Center also accepts glass: soda, ketchup, beer, wine, and liquor bottles, as well as juice and food containers.
Keep Calhoun Gordon Beautiful holds regular recycling events where, for no charge, we collect and recycle:
Batteries
Appliances
Electronics
Shred paper (great for personal documents)
Paint
Christmas Trees, and
Much more
Our recycle events are scheduled for the 3rd Saturday in October and April. Check out the events page for details.