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Thanksgiving in Marietta, GA is a time for family, food, friends and thanks.
Thanksgiving is a time to come together, to welcome family and friends.
Take time to come together around Glover Park to enjoy our town and visit our local stores and restaurants. Click on the photo above to see the Google Map of our town. If you maximize the map image it will show businesses and restaurants in town. Remember to support our local businesses.
Many city offices will be closed for Thanksgiving and “Black Friday.” So there will be lots of your neighbors and community members out and about to visit and catch up with. Don’t let this Thanksgiving pass with out taking a chance to be thankful for our community.
Just a note about the trash business:
Trash pick up for the week of Thanksgiving:
Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014, and Friday, Nov. 28, 2014
Regular services for Monday and Thursday will be on Monday only before the holiday
Regular services for Tuesday and Friday will be on Tuesday only before the holiday
All Roll Cart customers will be serviced on Tuesday
Yard waste services will be on Wednesday.
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Local Business is a corner stone of every community.
I really am not surprised by all the chains opening on every corner. Larger companies have greater financial backing and they pay less for inventory because they buy it in greater quantities. I have taken pride in finding locally owned businesses and spending my money with them because I have a sense that I am paying my “neighbor” instead of some beast of a corporation, that may not even live in my country, much less my town.
There are many reasons why we should support our local businesses:
- Keeping dollars in our local economy.
- Promote the traditions of your community.
- Protect an industry from being “monopolized” by the big guys.
- Local businesses are respectful with their use of space and structure.
- Attracts tourism. No one wants to visit a town full of chains.
- Entrepreneurship is a fundamental American Quality.
- Thriving local business allows for stability of employment to town residents.
A local business has that personal touch.They remember you and your name, they don’t have to hire someone to stand and greet you on cue.
There are several studies to support the importance of healthy local business. One Article shows as #1,
Buy Local — Support yourself: Several studies have shown that when you buy from an independent, locally owned business, rather than a nationally owned businesses, significantly more of your money is used to make purchases from other local businesses, service providers and farms — continuing to strengthen the economic base of the community.(Click here to see summaries of a variety of economic impact studies; these include case studies showing that locally-owned businesses generate a premium in enhanced economic impact to the community and our tax base.)
To view the full article visit SustainableConnections
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Most states support the movement to recycle, reduce and reuse.
Georgia has several organizations that lead the way for the residents to participate.
The Georgia Recycling Coalition
This organization’s mission is complement and coordinate activities relative to recycling, to foster communications among professionals, organizations, government agencies and individuals, and to promote and enhance reduction and recycling programs throughout the state.
The provide events to promote awareness and provide drop offs for communities around the state. Click on The EcoVille logo above to visit their page and learn about what they’ll be doing near you.
I looked through this website and found great information about recycling in general as well as about the Georgia specific recycle information. They compiled this list of the top 10 reasons to recycle to encourage each of us to take part in this cause.
Top Ten Reasons to Recycle
- Good for our Economy
Manufacturing companies rely on recycling programs to provide the raw materials they need to make new products.
- Creates Jobs
Recycling in the U.S. is a $236 billion a year industry. More than 56,000 recycling and reuse enterprises employ 1.1 million workers nationwide.
- Reduces Waste
The average North American discards seven and a half pounds of garbage every day. Most of this garbage goes into to landfills, where it’s compacted and buried.
- Good For The Environment
Recycling requires far less energy, uses fewer natural resources, and keeps waste from piling up in landfills.
- Saves Energy
Recycling offers significant energy savings over manufacturing with virgin materials. (Manufacturing with recycled aluminum cans uses 95% less energy.)
- Preserves Landfill Space
No one wants to live next door to a landfill. Recycling preserves existing landfill space.
- Prevents Global Warming
Each year it is estimated that recycling of solid waste prevents the release of 52 million metric tons of carbon equivalent (MMTCE, the unit of measure for greenhouse gases) into the air.
- Reduces Water Pollution
Making goods from recycled materials generates far less water pollution than manufacturing from virgin materials.
- Protects Wildlife
Using recycled materials reduces the need to damage forests, wetlands, rivers and other places essential to wildlife.
- Creates New Demand
Recycling and buying recycled products creates demand for more recycled products, decreasing waste and helping our economy
Content from: National Recycling Coalition/Georgia Recycling Coalition
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How much trash are you throwing away? What is it?
We all make trash every day. We throw it in the trash can. Then someone takes the trash out. Then one day a week, a large, loud truck comes to get it. These trucks, as I refer to as “overheads” pick up the bins and dump them into a compactor, set the bins back down and leave. This regular trash service is mainly for the purpose of everyday trash. You probably pay a “refuse” bill, my bill is part of my water bill.
Then there are times that you have more trash than will fit into your bin. Like Christmas time… or spring cleaning… or fall cleaning… or
“I’m feeling ambitious and I’m tired of climbing through the garage” cleaning.
Sometimes you can cram all this stuff into your bin and sometimes you can’t.
So then come the “roll off containers” (aka dumpster, can, box.) these are to haul trash from household or yard clean-up or remodeling and construction level projects. Sometimes one will due and sometime you’ll need many. The reason is it called a roll off is because the container is rolled onto the truck and rolled off. Larger containers are used for larger jobs and smaller containers are used for smaller jobs and the disposal or recycling of dirt, concrete, asphalt and other aggregate.
Here is a list of tips in regards to dumpster sizes. (courtesy of Enlightenme.com)
- One cubic yard equals 1 yard wide x 1 yard long x 1 yard high. A 6′ dumpster will hold 6 cubic yards.
- A 72″ couch will take up 1/3 of a 6 cubic yard container.
- A twin mattress will take up 1/4 of a 6 cubic yard container.
- A 10 yard dumpster will hold 5 to 10 tons, depending on materials.
- 12 and 20 cubic yard dumpsters are the most popular rentals and accommodate small to medium residential projects.
- 30 cubic yard dumpsters are ideal for major home renovations and demolition.
The list of restricted items includes: TVs, refrigerators, paints, solvents, asbestos, liquids, and other chemicals and toxic materials.
Call R&R Containers to find out which of our dumpster sizes is right for you!
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Children of Marietta teach how to Reduce our use of water and power in a poster contest!
On October 8, 2014, eight students were honored from Park Street Elementary School for their accomplishments. October 5-11, 2014 was Public Power and Clean Water Week. The students were asked to design posters illustrating preservation of water through source protection and conservation.
In an effort to educate citizens of all ages about Public Power and Clean Water Week, Marietta’s Board of Lights and Water held a poster contest for its adopted school, Park Street Elementary. The poster contest was judged using the themes below for both Public Power and Clean Water Week:
Clean Water Contest Winners
- Theme: “Why Water is Important to Me”
- Grand Prize: $100 Takara Scurry, 5th grade
- 1st Place: $50 Hamzah Hilali, 4th grade
- 2nd Place: $25 Nathaly Santos, 3rd grade
- 3rd Place: $15 Angel Matias, 3rd grade
Public Power Contest Winners
- Theme: “Why Electricity is Important to Me”
- Grand Prize: $100 Jaleel Smith, 3rd grade
- 1st Place: $50 Myles Cook, 3rd grade
- 2nd Place: $25 Valeria Virgen, 4th grade
- 3rd Place: $15 Trinity Williams, 3rd grade
We ask you We Reduce Our Use
The Board of Light and Water is organized to create, build, operate and supply water systems, electrical systems, cable television systems, sewer systems, telecommunications systems and all other utilities. The board adopted Park Street Elementary to challenge the students to create posters that would show how our community can reduce our use of natural resources.
R & R Containers cares about our community and congratulate these young people.
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What do I do with my PUMPKINS?
I like to use a perfect pumpkin to make a Jack-O-Lantern! It is a tradition I have had with my children since they were 2 years and 3 years old. We go to the pumpkin patch to pick out our perfect pumpkins, sometimes a pumpkin that is too heavy to carry to the car. We carve the top open and remove the seeds for roasting of course. Then the creativity begins. The children draw interesting faces, then mom and dad try to carve on the lines. Not always easy. We enjoy as the candle flickers inside on Halloween evening as the smell of roasting pumpkin lingers through the house.
In the morning when we wake, it saddens me to see some neighborhood pumpkins have been smashed in the street. Some child’s art work turned to mush.
Then there are the truly gifted who can take a Halloween pumpkin and turn it into a delicious pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread, or pumpkin soup. One of each for me please!
Another pumpkin use is to become a part of your compost.
If you collect leaves and grass in the Autumn for your compost you know that you need to add other items to help break them down. Pumpkin use in a compost is great as a nitrogen item. There are helpful charts available if you are in an inexperienced compost-er.
Compost Carbon:Nitrogen Ratios
Whichever way you decide to use your pumpkins after the Autumn holidays, enjoy them, there will be another year of harvesting before they’re available again.
R and R Containers, as member of the Acworth, GA Community is interested in making the most of our natural resources. Call R and R Containers for information about waste disposal in our community.
