Closed September 5, 2016 for Labor Day

Four Dalton-Whitfield Solid Waste Authority facilities will be closed on Monday, September 5, 2016 in observance of Labor Day. Locations include the Old Dixie Landfill & Convenience Center, McGaughey Chapel Convenience Center, Westside Convenience Center, and the M.L. King Convenience Center. 

All locations will reopen on Tuesday, September 6, 2016 from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm.  For more information visit www.DWSWA.org or call 706-277-2545.

Labor Day Holiday Schedule:

Saturday, September 3, 2016 - All Locations Open - Normal Hours (7:00 am – 3:00 pm)

Monday, September 5, 2016 – All Locations Closed

Tuesday, September 6, 2016 – All Locations Open (7:00 am – 6:00 pm)  (Westside Normally Closed)

Wednesday, September 7, 2016 – Resume Normal Operating Days and Hours (McGaughey Chapel Closed)

Four Place In Equipment, Mechanic, and Truck Road-E-O

Two Advance to International Road-E-O

On May 11, 2016, the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) Georgia Chapter held its annual Equipment, Mechanic, and Truck Road-E-O at the Southern Pines Ag and Expo Center in Dublin, Georgia. This chapter event was held to qualify competitors for the SWANA International Road-E-O to be held at the same location on September 3rd. The equipment, mechanic, and truck Road-E-Os are just one way that SWANA tries to give back to and recognizes the outstanding personnel in the solid waste management industry.

Four employees of the Dalton-Whitfield Solid Waste Authority participated and placed in the May event which qualified competitors from both the private and public sectors. Competitions were held for automated side- loader, front load, rear load, roll-off, and tractor trailer under the truck categories; dozer, articulated dump truck (ADT), rubber-tired loader, and track hoe in the equipment categories; and mechanics. Competitors skills were tested as they maneuvered through challenging courses.

In the Truck Competition category McKenny Pittman placed 2nd in the Front Loader event. In the Equipment Competition category Eddie Ashe placed 3rd in the Dozer event. Josh Kruse placed 3rd in the Off Road Truck event and in the Rubber Tire Loader event. Marlon Cole placed 1st in the Track Hoe event, and was the top overall finisher in the equipment category earning him the title of “Top Gun”. Pittman and Cole will move on to compete in the International Road-E-O next month. Learn more about this event here: http://www.gaswana.org/road-e-o.html

Dalton-Whitfield Solid Waste Authority employee, Marlon Cole, placed 1st in the Track Hoe event during the Road-E-O competition in Dublin, Georgia this May. His top scores in the Equipment competition category earned him the title of “Top Gun” and a spot at the International Road-E-O event next month.

McKenny Pittman, who represented the Dalton-Whitfield Solid Waste Authority at the Road-E-O in May, placed 2nd in the Front Loader event which is part of the Truck competition. Pittman will move on to compete in the International Road-E-O event in September.

Josh Kruse, a Dalton-Whitfield Solid Waste Authority employee, participated in the Equipment category of the Road-E-O in May which was held in Dublin, Georgia. Josh Kruse placed 3rd in the Off Road Truck event, and in the Rubber Tire Loader event.

Joel Scott, SWANA Georgia Chapter Treasurer, recognizes Eddie Ashe at the Road-E-O competition in Dublin, Georgia this May. Ashe, an employee of the Dalton-Whitfield Solid Waste Authority, placed 3rd in the Dozer event which is part of the Equipment competition.

2016 School Beautification Grants Available Thru Keep Dalton Whitfield Beautiful

(Dalton, GA, August 10, 2016) – Keep Dalton-Whitfield Beautiful is pleased to announce the availability of School Beautification Grants for Fall 2016. The committee for Beautification and Community Greening has established mini-grants in celebration of National Planting Day. Beautification grants may range from a minimum of $100 to a maximum of $250.

Public and private schools in the Dalton, GA and Whitfield County area are invited to apply for funding that can help implement a project related to planting native plants. A school club, a single classroom, whole grade level or the entire school may organize a project.

National Planting Day is celebrated annually by Keep America Beautiful in the fall as an opportunity to encourage volunteers to plant native species restoring ecological balance to the environment while creating greener, more beautiful communities. Keep Dalton-Whitfield Beautiful is making these grants available to improve the visual aspects of our community through projects that beautify and clean the environment.

Knowing that children play a very important part in making this happen we want them to reap the benefits by participating in a project for their very own school. Beautification projects could include establishing or supporting a school garden, planting flowers in an outdoor space, or using plants for educational purposes.

Grant applications must be submitted online no later than Friday, September 9 at www.KeepDaltonWhitfieldBeautiful.org using the form on the Beautification page. For questions regarding the form or any aspects of your proposed project call executive director Liz Swafford at 706-278-5001. Grant winners will be announced September 23. Projects must be completed by December 2 and a project summery is to be submitted by December 16. 

To see what the 2015 winners did with the grant visit the School Beautification Projects page. 

Closed July 4, 2016 in Observance of Independence Day

Landfill, Convenience Centers To Be Closed July 4

Facilities closed in observance of Independence Day

Four Dalton-Whitfield Solid Waste Authority facilities will be CLOSED on Monday, July 4, 2016 in observance of Independence Day. 

Locations include:

• Old Dixie Landfill & Convenience Center
• McGaughey Chapel Convenience Center
• Westside Convenience Center
• M.L. King Convenience Center

All locations will reopen on Tuesday, July 5, 2016 from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm.  For more information call 706-277-2545.

Independence Day Holiday Schedule:

• Saturday, July 2, 2016 - All Locations Open - Normal Hours (7:00 am – 3:00 pm)
• Monday, July 4, 2016 – All Locations Closed
• Tuesday, July 5, 2016 – All Locations Open (7:00 am – 6:00 pm)   (Westside Normally Closed)
• Wednesday, July 6, 2016 – Resume Normal Operating Days and Hours (McGaughey Chapel Closed)

Dalton-Whitfield Solid Waste Authority To Be Monitoring Site for Rare Plant

The Dalton-Whitfield Solid Waste Authority is slated to be a monitoring site for the large-flowered skullcap, a rare plant that is found in the wild only in northwest Georgia and southeastern Tennessee. Representatives from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently meet with representatives from the Authority to establish a monitoring site and ensure the continued success of the plant. Below is an excerpt from a recent article from the DNR. 

Photo courtesy of Plant Delights Nursery, Inc.

Surveys by Thomas have also uncovered other large-flowered skullcap populations and promising conservation partnerships in the region. A hardwood drainage owned by the Dalton-Whitfield Solid Waste Authority and protected under a conservation easement features skullcap and lanceleaf trillium, a species DNR monitors.

Although the site is not open to the public, the authority is willing to do its part for the plants, suggested Assistant Executive Director Dirk Verhoeff. “Having the skullcap located within and adjacent to a wetland conservation easement will ensure the success of these colonies,” Verhoeff said. “In addition, our staff will be on the lookout for additional colonies for future conservation.”

Such partnerships could help large-flowered skullcap win its battle to not only survive, but thrive.

READ THE FULL STORY HERE:

https://georgiawildlife.wordpress.com/2016/06/15/plant-partnerships-spur-hope-for-battlefield-survivor/