Upcoming Keep Tyler Beautiful Board Meeting
January 13, 2009     5:30 p.m.
Chamber of Commerce Genecov Room
315 N. Broadway Ave.   Downtown Tyler, Texas

For more information on Keep Tyler Beautiful projects or how to get involved, call (903) 531-1348 or click here to e-mail.

Become a Committee Member! Choose from the following:

• Recycling--Kitty Springer, Committee Chair
• Education--Vicki Rowe, Committee Chair
• Beautification--Marjorie Mustard and Eloise Muxworthy, Committee Co-Chairs
• Litter Prevention and Cleanup--Susan Lucido, Committee Chair

Event Planning:
Texas Trash Off, Lake and River Cleanup, Recycles Day, Earth Day, Arbor Day, Day for Kids, Household Hazardous Waste Collection

Adopt A Street, Park or Spot
Your family, group or organization can adopt a street, park or spot.
Just fill out this form.

Tyler Recycles Day

Tyler Recycles Day will be held Saturday, November 15, 2008.
Texas Recycles Day is a statewide public awareness campaign that aims to educate Texans on the environmental and economic benefits of waste reduction and recycling. Its success served as the model for the development of America Recycles Day. Texas Recycles Day is working in cooperation with the Recycling Alliance of Texas to give all Texas Communities access to America Recycles Day materials and resources.

The Tyler event will be held at the City of Tyler Recycling Collection Center, 418 N. Bois D’Arc Ave. on November 15, 2008. The Tyler Recycling Collection Center always accepts #1 plastic, all colors of #2 plastics, newspapers, magazines, all colors of office paper, junk mail, cardboard, aluminum cans and clear and brown glass.

Computer systems, keyboards, servers, power supply units, connectors, cables, wire, telephones, cell phones, video and audio equipment, circuit boards and computer cards, computer monitors, LCD flat screens and peripherals, printers, fax machines and scanners.

Goodwill Industries disassembles the items to be recycled and guarantees data removal on all hard drives and any other information storing devices based on the Department of Defense Standards and Guidelines.

For more information or how you can get involved call Kristi Boyett, City of Tyler Recycling Coordinator, at (903) 531-1348.

FREE Bulky Item Collection Weeks
North Tyler: September 29-October 4
South Tyler: October 6-11

In order to spruce up the city before visistors arrive for Azalea Trails and the Rose Festival, Tyler Solid Waste picks up bulky items for FREE as part of Spring and Fall Cleanup Weeks.

    

Bulky items that will be picked up for FREE include:

• Furniture and Mattresses
• Appliances and Electronics
• Carpet
• Fence Material
• Up to 4 Noncommercial Vehicle Tires
• Car Batteries
• Old Toys

Other large items that would normally require a special fee.

Paint must be dried out with oil dry or kitty litter.

Brush and liquid waste are NOT accepted.

What is the Great American Cleanup™?
 

Millions of Volunteers Cleaning, Beautifying and Improving The Quality Of Life In Communities Across America Every March 1 through May 31! Keep America Beautiful’s Great American Cleanup™ (GAC) is the nation’s largest community improvement program, built on a foundation of individual responsibility and civic pride. In 2006, the program mobilized over 2 million volunteers in 15,000+ communities from coast to coast in a total of over 30,000 community improvement events… targeting areas of greatest need and got the job done! Great American Cleanup™ activities improve the quality of life in each participating community.

Beauty and Business Award

Taking another step to grow community pride in Tyler, Keep Tyler Beautiful is recognizing businesses in the community for their improvement, upkeep, cleanliness and beautification efforts. The Board presents a “Beauty and the Business” award certificate and yard sign to a business each quarter. 

“Awarding those who keep their property beautiful and clean will motivate others in the city to do the same,” said Eloise Muxworthy, Keep Tyler Beautiful chair. “We know that community beautification takes the cooperation of all residents of Tyler.”

Board members examine different aspects of the business, such as:

·         Store front is inviting with use and upkeep of greenery, such as grass, trees, shrubs and/or flowers along with benches, trash cans and/or chairs.

·         Parking area is litter free.

·         Store front has attractive signs.

·         Dumpster and trash areas are clean and tidy.

·         Old, unused bulky items are not stored around or behind the store i.e. equipment, furniture, supplies.

·         Building front is in good shape with clean paint or bricks.

Dont Mess With Texas Trash Off

The Don't Mess with Texas Trash-Off is part of the partnership between Keep Texas Beautiful and the Texas Department of Transportation. It is the single largest one day cleanup event in the state where more than 55,000 volunteers offer their time to keep our state beautiful.

Trash-Off is also the signature litter prevention event of the Great American Cleanup™, which is sponsored by Keep America Beautiful and takes place throughout the United States March through May.

Household Hazardous Waste

Hazardous waste is any product labeled: toxic, poison, corrosive, flammable, combustible or irritant. Materials that will be accepted at the event include: chemicals, household cleaners, pesticides, fertilizers, latex and oil based paints, thinners, any type of battery, motor oil, antifreeze, gasoline, old medications, mercury thermometers, aerosols, fluorescent bulbs, nail polish, polish remover, lighter fluid and glues.

A typical home can contain a vast array of household hazardous products used for cleaning, painting, beautifying, lubricating and disinfecting the house, yard, workshop and garage.  The chemical-based household products from a single home may seem insignificant; but, when combined with thousands of homes across East Texas the effect becomes a major problem.

Many people have hazardous waste items sitting in their garage because they don’t know how to properly dispose of them.

LeGrand Gardens at the Goodman Museum