Join in and see how some of our members are celebrating Earth Day 2016!

Janet G. – Collier County, FL

Click here to hear Collier Counties Earth Day PSA! (mp3)

Larry S. – Marion County, FL

Marion County, FL – Larry S.

PROJECT SPRING CLEAN

Come join us on Saturday, April 23^rd, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, for the Ocala National Forest cleanup event; safeguarding the Ocala Wildlife Management Area of unwanted and unsolicited trash.

You can register for this event by calling the FWC’s Regional Office at (352)-732-1225. Additional information and updates will be emailed to you.

We’ll start at the US Forest Service office on SR 40, or you and your group can start at an alternate location. The trash drop off locations will be sent out closer to the time of the event.

*If you’re required to complete volunteer hours for your school or club, this will be a great way to earn those hours.

Established in 1908, the Ocala National Forest spans 673 square miles and hosts numerous recreational opportunities for the public. A mainstay for many generations, this effort will enhance the land and help perpetuate the outdoor tradition of recreation in the Ocala National Forest. Help keep your land safe and clean.

Click here to download flyer

Dee Dee G. – City of Key West, FL

The City of Key West and Keep Key West Beautiful are hosting Earth Day’s Great American Clean Up!

Click here to download flyer

Heather A. – Recycle Florida Today, Inc.

Visiting the Villages Environmental Club for their Earth Day Celebration on Friday, April 22, 2016, at Lake Sumter Landing in The Villages, FL.

Willie P. – Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County, FL

Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County News

March 11, 2016

Contact: Willie Puz, Public Affairs and Recycling, 561-640-8914 (o); 561-379-2405 (c)

Celebrate At The SWA Soiree On Saturday, April 2

~ 5K Trail Run/Walk, FREE Residential Document Shred, And FREE Residential Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off ~

Join us for the Annual SWA Soiree<http://www.swa.org/soiree> on Saturday, April 2, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The SWA Soiree and Run AWAY 5K Trail Run will demonstrate that it takes us all to do our part to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Rethink! for a sustainable future. Proceeds from the event will benefit Rebuilding Together of the Palm Beaches and Resource Depot.

Run AWAY 5K Trail Run/Walk – 7:30 a.m., rain or shine. More than 200 runners are expected to greet the early morning with a trail run/walk over 3.1 miles of the Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County’s Greenway Trail System and Grassy Waters Preserve’s Owahee Trail. An awards ceremony starts at 9 a.m. There is a 300 runner maximum. Registration is online.

Early Bird Registration is $25 until March 18, 2016
Race Day Registration is $35
School Groups of 4 or more are $20 each
Children 12 and under are $15

Soiree – SWA Administration, 7501 N. Jog Road in West Palm Beach from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain or shine. More than 50 Exhibitors from all industries will showcase how they are doing their part to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Rethink! Another 10 Exhibitors are expected for the Kids Corner. Four food trucks will offer lunch. In the auditorium, a Recycled Fashions Showcase will feature student designs on the catwalk.

Exhibitors and Sponsorsare still being accepted

FREE Shred – SWA Landfill, 6890 N. Jog Road in West Palm Beach from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain or shine. Palm Beach County residents can drop off up to 6 boxes of personal documents to be shredded for FREE by Shred Trust. For safety reasons, no participant will be allowed to get out of their car and watch their documents being shredded. New or replacement Blue and Yellow recycling bins will be available for pick up.

Home Chemical Drop-off, SWA Home Chemical and Recycling Center, 6161 N. Jog Road in West Palm Beach from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain or shine. Palm Beach County residents can drop off their old or unwanted household hazardous wastes for free. Examples of household hazardous wastes include:

Paints
Fluorescent light bulbsand CFLs
Batteriesfrom cars, boats, power tools and cameras, or those that are rechargeable
Boat products, such as flares, deep cycle batteries, fuels
Pesticides
Propane tanks
Used automotive products, including oils, antifreeze and filters
Used cooking oil
Electronics

A complete list of hazardous home products is available online. If PBC residents can’t make it to this event to drop off their residential household hazardous wastes, they can take them to one of seven drop-off locations in the county:

Belle Glade (unattended)

Glades Regional Transfer Station

1701 State Road 15 in Belle Glade

Monday – Friday: 7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Saturday: Closed

Delray Beach – West

Southwest County Transfer Station

13400 South State Road 7 in Delray Beach, FL 33446