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Welcome to Keep Covington/Newton Beautiful (KCNB)!



Keep Covington/Newton Beautiful (KCNB), an affiliate of Keep Georgia Beautiful and Keep America Beautiful, provides environmental education in our community.  KCNB works on various projects focusing on litter prevention, beautification, recycling, and water pollution prevention.  KCNB staff and volunteers visit schools with puppet shows and other educational programs, speak at club and organizational meetings, and participate in festivals and expos.  KCNB also sponsors cleanups, recycling events, and awareness contests throughout the year.  KCNB relies upon government and grant funding, private contributions, and volunteer participation.



OUR MISSION:  To challenge, motivate, and inspire everyone to take responsibility for a clean and beautiful community



Puppet Shows 2013--Seymore & Buster Clean the Bases:  Our mascot, Detective Seymore Green, is visiting schools and talking to children about the costs of litter and litter cleanup.  He encourages them to share with their families and friends what they have learned about the importance of not littering and working together to keep our community clean.



Click here for "Seymore & Buster Clean the Bases" activity sheets.

 

TRASH TO TREASURE ART CONTEST--DEADLINE:  FRIDAY, APRIL 19 AT 4:30

KCNB is sponsoring the 2013 Trash to Treasure Art Contest for elementary, middle, and high school students in Newton County



Please deliver entries to the Newton County Library on Floyd Street between 3:00 and 4:30 on Friday, April 19.



The contest, held as an Earth Day Event, features entries made from discarded items usually thought to be "trash" or from recyclable materials



Winners in each age category will receive Wal-mart gift cards.



Please click below for details:



Flyer



Contest Rules



Entry Form



GARBAGE DISPOSAL AND RECYCLING



Citizens can take trash and recycling to any Newton County Neighborhood Recycling Center.  City of Covington and City of Oxford residents have curbside trash and recycling pickup through their respective cities and may request bins by calling Covington City Hall at 770-385-2000 or Oxford City Hall at 770-786-7004.  Residents outside those city limits can take trash and recycling to centers free of charge or can contract with private garbage haulers for curbside service.  Please see list in box on left below.  KCNB does not provide residential recycling bins. 



Neighborhood Recycling Centers



Recycling Brochure 



RECYCLED PAINT



Green paint in 5-gallon buckets is available for pickup at the Newton County Landfill, 205 Lower River Rd., Covington, GA  30016, between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday.



Click here to see paint color.  



MULCH



Call the Newton County Landfill at 770-786-5808 or the City of Covington Recycling Center at 770-385-2046.

 

The Great American Cleanup 2013



VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO CLEAN UP LITTER.



It's not too late to participate!  Call 770-784-2015 to arrange for cleanup supplies.

 

 Private Residential Garbage Haulers operating in Newton County:

 All South Robertson
678-432-1670

Burgess
770-787-3182

Curbside
770-385-1000

NOTE: KCNB neither recommends nor endorses any company listed above. This list may not be all-inclusive.

Electronics & Paint Recycling

SATURDAY, MAY 4







Recycle household electronics and paint and dispose of pesticides on the first Saturday of each month from 8 a.m. to noon at the Newton County Landfill. Ink cartridges and car, truck, marine, household, and rechargeable batteries are accepted. Now accepting clothing and bicycles for the Salvation Army! Now accepting used cooking oil!







Free to Newton County residents only.  No commercial wastes accepted. 

Call 770-786-5808 for more information.







Click here to learn how to properly dispose of medicines.

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