Dr. Karen Bell
Keep Liberty Beautiful
Next Saturday is a good time to recycle all those electronics and household items that take up the space you need!
Check your closets, storage rooms, and office storage for household items and old electronics that need to be recycled.
Also, look for old papers you do not need any longer, especially ones with your personal information on them.
On February 18, 2023, Keep Liberty Beautiful is here to help! quarterly Recycle It! Fairs are scheduled for Saturday, February 18, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. We will be at two locations in the county to make it easier for you to recycle various items that can be recycled successfully or disposed of properly. We will have a Shred-It Day only at the Walthourville City Hall location. You must be in line by 12:45 p.m. As most of you know, the local recycling drop-off centers throughout the county are available for drop off for regularly used items, including newspapers (even the inserts), paper, magazines, lightboard (like food boxes and product boxes), many types of plastics (bottles and containers), glass bottles, tin cans, aluminum cans, and cardboard. The quarterly Recycle It! Fairs are for other items that are used around the house and around the workplace. Our local partners, Fort Stewart Recycling, Savannah Shredding Company, Liberty County Solid Waste, and local law enforcement, as well as the Cities of Walthourville, Hinesville, and Midway, make it possible to offer different recycling events throughout the year for your convenience.
Our fair sites, which are all open between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m., are:
• Liberty County Community Complex, 9397 East Oglethorpe Hwy, Midway
• Walthourville City Hall, 222 Busbee Drive, Walthourville Here is a reminder of the items we can accept:
• E-waste (electronics) — computers, printers, monitors, and any computer accessories; stereo equipment and televisions; cell phones and accessories. All hard drives will be wiped clean for your security by our local Goodwill Industries.
• CFLs and fluorescent light bulbs (no longer than 4 inches); check out the CFL website for Energy Star (www.energystar. gov) for more information on these energy-efficient lights.
• Used motor oil and antifreeze, as well as car batteries. We can only take the oil and antifreeze in clean, disposable containers. (Remember to always recycle motor oil and antifreeze as soon as possible.
Never pour these items down the drain or into a storm drain or just dump them. They cause severe water pollution problems.)
• Any household batteries.
• Printer ink and toner cartridges.
• Telephone books and large sale catalogs.
• Hardback books, paperbacks, and textbooks.
• Prescription takeback: Dispose of your old prescription and overthe- counter medications.
Never flush these items down the toilet! These things harm our waterways and, consequently, aquatic life and humans.
Note: We cannot accept hypodermic needles.
• Household goods and clothes (in clean, decent condition, please). So, make room for your new spring stuff!
Just think how much space you will have in your closets, cabinets, and storage areas at home and work. Collect all these items for the upcoming Recycle It!
Fairs! Take this first step now! Then bask in the glow of reducing some of the waste in the world!
Also, if you have not reserved a free tree yet, KLB invites all the local citizens, schools, businesses, churches, and civic and youth groups to get a free tree and plant it for Arbor Day! We ask that you reserve one fruit tree per household or group, and while the supply lasts, you can reserve up to four flowering trees. You have until February 11, 2023, or until all trees are reserved.
To reserve your tree, go to www.signupgenius. com and search: klcb@libertycountyga.com, or you can use this link https://bit.ly/Arbor-Day2023. See you on February 18, 2023! We will be looking for you and your stuff!
For more information, please contact us at (912) 880-4888 or klcb@libertycountyga. com or www. keeplibertybeautiful.org.