Keep Cherokee Beautiful

This week is Waste and Recycling Workers Week! We want to thank our friends at the Cherokee County Recycling Center ♻️ who store and loan out our supplies, answer questions about our Adopt-A-Mile program, and collect our orange bags after cleanups. 🦺

If you are looking for tips on how to thank these hardworking people, read on at georgiarecycles.org/programs/waste-and-recycling-workers-week/

Also visit Georgia Recycling Coalition

One of our newer Adopt-A-Mile teams completed their second cleanup last Thursday with a team of 12 people. Working in shifts so all employees can participate, they filled six bags with litter collected from their adopted road. 👏

Morrison Products now qualifies to receive their Adopt-A-Mile signs. 🪧

Thank you for your dedication to the mission to keep our county clean and beautiful! We are so happy you joined the effort. 🫶🏻

Woohoo!! 🙌 The volunteer team from Universal Alloy Corporation in Canton completed another cleanup recently. Their 14 volunteers collected 15 bags of litter to make their community cleaner and more inviting.

UAC is the reigning 2025 Adopt-A-Mile Partner of the Year! 🏆

Thank you, people of UAC! We see your dedication and honor your hard work. 🫶🏻

🚨 WANTED 🚨 This guy!! And more like him!

Look at the level of commitment! 😍

We had heard rumors of this group’s attention to the intersections. And we caught them in action this past Saturday blowing and cleaning!

If you drive Bells Ferry or Sixes Road near BridgeMill, you will see how spotless they keep this road. ✨

They finished another cleanup with 12 volunteers collecting 37 bags of litter along 3.5 miles of Bells Ferry Road.

Yay, BridgeMill Community!! You all are the best!! 👏🏆

We love learning about native plants and their part in our ecosystem. Instilling the appreciation of natural beauty and diversity is a part of eco-education. How can you share your care and concern for nature with the next generation? Tell us in the comments! 🌿

Join the challenge and feel good about your contribution! 💙

Did you know? Much of the litter on our roadways results from uncovered loads. Cherokee County passed an ordinance in 2021 requiring all commercial trash trucks and junk haulers to secure their loads before driving on county roadways.

Keep Cherokee Beautiful receives 30% of the fines collected, which we use to cover supplies for our Adopt-A-Mile program.

See the link in the comments to read more about the passage of this amendment.

Secure Your Load Day News 📰

📈 The good: Litter from unsecured loads along US roadways has dropped by more than half since 2020 - from an estimated 1 billion pieces to 454 million.

📉 The bad: That's still more than 450 million pieces of litter on our roads, plus another 200 million pieces along waterways and coastlines.

When debris falls from trucks, trailers, and vehicles, it doesn't just create litter - it can create safety hazards and impact our communities, waterways, and wildlife.

Do your part by properly securing and covering your load before hitting the road. 💚

Learn more: https://kab.org/secure-your-load-prevent-litter-and-accidents-on-the-road/