Upcoming Keep Tyler Beautiful Board Meeting
Tuesday, December 8, 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 email.

 

Become a Committee Member! Choose from the following:

 

 

• Recycling--Jess Hall, Committee Chair
• Education--Vicki Rowe, Committee Chair
• Beautification--Marjorie Mustard and Eloise Muxworthy, Committee Co-Chairs
• Litter Prevention and Cleanup
• Public Awareness

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

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Tyler Recycling Collection Center	Tyler Curbside Recycling

Adopt A Street, Park or Spot
Your family, group or organization can adopt a street, park or spot.
Keep Tyler Beautiful will work with the Group to determine the specific section of the City street right-of-way to be adopted. Keep Tyler Beautiul will erect a sign at the adopted area with the Group’s name or acronyms displayed. Keep Tyler Beautiul will provide safety vests, trash bags, portable traffic control signs, a first aid kit and safety literature. Tyler Solid Waste will remove the filled trash bags the first workday after the pickup.

If you would like to adopt an area please donwload this form and mail to Keep Tyler Beautiful.

Keep Tyler Beautiful hosts Tyler Recycles Day
November 14, 2009
418 N. Bois D’Arc Ave.

Keep Tyler Beautiful is hosting Tyler Recycles Day from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Nov. 14 at the Tyler Recycling Collection Center, 418 N. Bois D’Arc Ave. This year’s theme is “It all comes back to you,” with an emphasis on efforts to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Rebuy.

“If you have never recycled or been to the Recycling Center before, this event will be a great opportunity to meet others who recycle and ask any question that you might have,” said Jessica Hall, Tyler Recycles Day chair. 

 

Citizens are encouraged to bring their recyclables to the center and have a pancake fold over, free Starbucks coffee and play games focused on being a good steward of the environment. All children who attend will receive free prizes and fun educational materials from Keep Tyler Beautiful.

 

The Tyler Recycling Collection Center will be accepting:

·         Aluminum cans;

·         #1 plastic, such as water and soda bottles;

·         #2 plastic, such as milk jugs and detergent bottles;

·         Newspapers, magazines and junk mail;

·         Any type of paper;

·         Any type of cardboard and paperboard;

·         Brown paper grocery bags;

·         Clear, brown and green glass;

·         Phonebooks;

·         Cell phones to be donated to the Caldwell Zoo;

·         Eyeglasses to be donated to the Tyler Lions Club; and,

·         Electronics to be donated to Goodwill Industries. Goodwill guarantees data removal of all hard drives based upon the Department of Defense Standards and Guidelines and then refurbishes or disassembles the electronics.

 

 “Recycling not only decreases the amount of garbage thrown away each year, but it also conserves natural resources and saves energy,” said Ms. Hall. “Join us as we celebrate our community’s growing effort to recycle. In the end it all comes back to you.” 

 

For more information visit www.KeepTylerBeautiful.com or call Kristi Boyett, City of Tyler special projects coordinator, at (903) 531-1348.

Compost Your Organic Waste!

To purchase a compost bin come to the Tyler Solid Waste Department at 414 N. Bois D'Arc Ave. in downtown Tyler. The cost is $43.30 which includes tax.

Each Complete Composter is equipped with a unique aerator feature, or chimney, to speed the composting process and provide maximum aerobic efficiency. This bin is made in the USA and comes complete with an informative "How to Compost" brochure. 

While even small composters are often awkward and unsightly, the Shepherd Complete Composter is easily handled and blends into the backyard environment.  The compost bin capacity is generous for most families but bins can be easily joined (no additional hardware or accessories necessary) for added space.  Manufactured from highly corrosion resistant PVC coated welded wire, the Complete Composter is virtually indestructible and will withstand many years of exposure to the elements.

Dimensions: 42" X 42" 

What can go in my compost bin?

leaves grass pine needles        weeds wood chips

raw and cooked meats vegetable peelings crushed egg shells tea bags coffee grounds

FREE Bulky Item Collection Weeks
City of Tyler Residential Customers can get rid of bulky items such as unwanted furniture, appliances, carpet, fence material, up to four noncommercial vehicle tires, old toys and other large items that would normally require a special fee for FREE. Brush is not accepted as part of this program.
Dates are as follows:
If your garbage is picked up on Monday and Thursday, your free bulky item week is Sept. 28-Oct. 2, 2009
If your garbage is picked up on Tuesday and Friday, your free bulky item week is Oct. 5-9, 2009
Bulky items will also be accepted from 7 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Oct. 3 and Saturday, Oct. 10 in the City of Tyler employee parking lot in the 300 block of North Bois D’Arc Avenue in downtown Tyler.

    
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.

What happens during the GAC?
Keep Tyler Beautiful, as an affiliate of Keep Texas Beautiful and Keep America Beautiful, brings the GAC to Tyler through events and programs. At the end of the GAC we report our improvements and volunteer hours to Keep America Beautiful.

Activities may include: litter clean-ups; recycling; graffiti removal; building restoration; school and community playground renovation/construction; community improvement & beautification (e.g. Adopt-A-Spot); park clean-up; roadway clean-up & beautification; litter-free events; and special promotions. 

What are Tyler's GAC events?

March 6, 2008                      Arbor Day Celebration
March 14-April 6, 2008       Azalea Trails
March 28-29, 2008              Main Street Flower Market at the Goodman Museum LeGrand Gardens
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April 14-May 10, 2008         Neighborhood Empowerment Works Program
April 5, 2008                         Don’t Mess With Texas Trash Off, Rose Rudman Park, 9 a.m. to Noon
April 19, 2008                       Earth Day at Caldwell Zoo
April 20, 2008                       Earth Day at Camp Tyler, Noon to 5 p.m.
April 22, 2008                       Earth Day at Brookshire's Grocery Store on Roseland Drive
April 26, 2008                       Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m
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May 3, 2008                          Master Gardeners Spring Home Garden Tour 
May 10, 2008                        Komen Race for the Cure (Litter Free Event)
May 31, 2008                        Cigarette Litter Prevention Day—hand out pocket ashtrays at Broadway Square Mall

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.

Don't 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

The World's FIRST EarthKind Garden!