Keep Carroll Beautiful spent over a decade at our last location on Dixie Street as guests of Tanner Health System. This gave us the freedom to build our organization and focus on the mission to engage the citizens of Carroll County in taking responsibility for improving our community’s environment. Now, with the plans for that building changing, we had an opportunity to find something permanent [,…]
A NEW CHAPTER FOR KEEP CARROLL BE...
January 25, 2022For Immediate Release CARROLL COUNTY, GA. Keep Carroll Beautiful (KCB), is moving its office into a new, temporary location. With the move, we expect short-term disruptions to our in-house recycling program for household batteries. KCB will continue to provide Adopt-A-Road cleanup supplies, event recycling bins, and run the regular recycling collection events like […]
2020 Carroll EMC Grant Report
Keep Carroll Beautiful and our Household Recycling Program was among the proud recipients of the Carroll EMC Foundation 2020 Impact Grants. The much-needed funding helped us send thousands of pounds of collected household hazardous materials to the proper recycling facilities. We were able to ship off 95% of the materials collected between 2018 and 2020, […]
2020 E-Recycling Results
KCB’s Electronics Recycling (or E-Recycling) is an amnesty event held twice a year and open to all residents of Carroll County (check our Facebook Events Page for future events). During the event, participants drop off old, broken, and/or unusable electronics in a designated location, and KCB ships them off to Atlanta Recycling Solutions – a […]
Green Run 2020 breaks participati...
80 runners and walkers support KCB’s fundraiser Between our awesome sponsors and 5K participants, the 2020 Green Run helped us raise almost $4,000 for recycling and litter prevention programs. Those funds will also help us establish a new community garden program in Carroll County. Results: Overall Finish List By age group You can check some […]
GGCU 2020 Report
The Great GreenBelt Cleanup 2020 is in the books! Over 170 volunteers joined Keep Carroll Beautiful to remove litter and debris, clean signs, and perform simple tasks on the Carrollton GreenBelt trail. Beautiful weather, happy faces, hard workers… we could not have asked for a better day on the trail! Families, friends, puppies, singles, small groups, big […]
2020 Green Run Registration Open
KCB’s 5K Fundraiser comes with in-person and virtual-run options Date and location: The 5K walk/run will be held on Saturday, October 3rd, 2020, at 8 am. The run will begin at Target parking lot next to the bike share station and will follow the Carrollton Greenbelt to Hays Mill Trailhead, through Laura’s Park, and under […]
How to read recycling labels
Whether you sort your recyclables to take them to the convenience centers or put them all in one bin for curbside pickup, it is good to periodically check which materials are recyclable in those systems. Rules on accepted materials change from time to time and sometimes we try to recycle too much, thinking items “should” […]
New rules for Carrollton yard deb...
FROM CITY OF CARROLLTON: In accordance with state Environmental Protection Division standards, the City of Carrollton has instituted a new yard debris collection policy designed to improve stream health and prevent damage to our stormwater system. Coming into effect o. Effective September 1, grass, leaves, clippings, and yard debris must be bagged in paper bags (no plastic) and […]
#GivingTuesday
Today is #GivingTuesdayNow !!! GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities through volunteerism and charitable giving. Please consider donating to Keep Carroll Beautiful or a non-profit of your choice. You can support KCB by clicking the link below or using the FB Donate button on our page.https://www.gagives.org/organization/Keep-Carroll-Beautiful Also, join […]
COVID-19 Response
Changes to daily operations Following the developing situation surrounding the Coronavirus/COVID-19 and to minimize any risk to staff, board members, and the public, Keep Carroll Beautiful, Inc is making changes to its operations. KCB Office access Starting March 18, 2020, KCB is closing its office to the public. Please excuse delays in answering your calls […]
COVID-19 Press Release
Press Release WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2020 – CARROLLTON, GEORGIA. Following the developing situation surrounding the Coronavirus/COVID-19 and to minimize any risk to staff, board members, and the public, Keep Carroll Beautiful, Inc (KCB) is making changes to its operations. Starting March 18, 2020, KCB is closing its office to the public and suspending the Adopt-A-Road […]