22 Apr In Honor of Earth Day

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The first Earth Day on April 22, 1970, activated 20 million Americans from all walks of life and is widely credited with launching the modern environmental movement. The passage of the landmark Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act and many other groundbreaking environmental laws soon followed.

Twenty years later, Earth Day went global, mobilizing 200 million people in 141 countries and lifting environmental issues onto the world stage. More than 1 billion people now participate in Earth Day activities each year, making it the largest civic observance in the world. Learn more about Earth Day and Earth Day Network’s mission here: http://www.earthday.org/about/.

Recycling Resources

For those of you local to Atlanta, in honor of Earth Day, here are some recycling resources that I thought would be helpful for you.

  • Keep Atlanta Beautiful – http://keepatlantabeautiful.org/ (Buckhead, 1st Saturday each month; Old Fourth Ward, 2nd Saturday each month)
  • The Center for Hard to Recycle Materials (CHARM) – http://livethrive.org/charm/ (Grant Park/Summer Hill)
  • Davis Recycling – http://davisrecycling.com/consumer-recycling/ (near West End / Castleberry Hill)
  • Intonu, Inc. – http://intonu.com/about/ (Westside)
  • Remix Recycling – http://remixrecycling.com/?page_id=15 – Recycling storage and pickup options
  • Desktop Disposal – http://desktopdisposal.com/aboutus.php – National resource, business or quantity disposal

And some city resources:

  • Cartlanta Recycling Program (city recycling program): http://www.atlantaga.gov/?page=493
  • Decatur http://www.decaturga.com/residents/recycling – Next spring recycling day is May 13th
  • North Fulton http://www.keepnorthfultonbeautiful.org/recycling-center.html
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