New recycling guides for the Convenience Centers in Whitfield County or the City of Dalton Curbside Recycling Program are available for download as a PDF document.
Learn about the items you can recycle in our community. Paper, Rechargeable Batteries, Used Motor Oil, and more. Click on each link below to download.
Whitfield Co. residents invited to dispose of bulky waste at no cost at 4 locations. For Whitfield County Residents Only.
1.) OLD DIXIE HWY.LANDFILL & CONVENIENCE CENTER*
*Only site accepting Household Hazardous Waste.
Address: 4189 Old Dixie Hwy. SE, Dalton, GA
2.) North Whitfield Middle Sch.
3.) Westside Middle School
4.) old Eastbrook Middle Sch.
RESTRICTIONS:
• This event is for Residential Customers that live in Whitfield County ONLY.
• Residential / Household waste ONLY.
• NO commercial or business waste.
• NO construction or demolition waste.
• Household Hazardous Waste accepted ONLY at
the Old Dixie Landfill Household Hazardous Waste
Facility - NOT accepted at any School.
• Limit of 1 (one) television per vehicle.
ONLY ACCEPTED at old Dixie Hwy.: HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE -
These items ONLY accepted at Old Dixie Hwy. Location:
*Must be in original, clearly labeled container.
* Limit 220 lbs. per vehicle.
• Swimming Pool Chemicals
• Pesticides, Insecticides
• Latex Paint
• Oil-Based Paint
• Paint Thinner, Varnish
• Lead Acid Batteries
• Aerosol Cans
• Used Motor Oil
Questions? Call 706-278-5001 or visit www.DWSWA.org.
Bulky Waste:
• Furniture
• Mattress / Box Spring
• Tables / Chairs
• Sofa / Recliner
• Bookcases
• Large Plastic Toys
• Plastic Dog House
• Swimming Pool Liner
ELECTRONICS:
• Gaming Systems
• Digital Cameras
• Video Cameras
• DVD Players
• Cellphones
• MP3 Players
• Scanners, Printers
• Tablets, eBook readers
• Laptops / Computers
• TVs (limit 1 per vehicle)
Scrap metal:
• Refrigerator / Freezer
• Stove / Oven
• Dishwasher
• Washer / Dryer
• A/C Units
• Hot Water Heater
• Outdoor Grills
• Basketball Hoops
• Trampolines
• Bicycles
Bulky Waste Round Up hosted in partnership with Whitfield County Public Works, Dalton-Whitfield Solid Waste Authority, and Keep Dalton-Whitfield Beautiful.
Secure your load, don't litter!
Top Honor for Keep America Beautiful Affiliates
(Dalton, GA, March 1, 2013) – Keep Dalton-Whitfield received Keep America Beautiful President’s Circle Award for 2012 during Keep America Beautiful’s 60th anniversary National Conference, which recently took place in Washington, D.C. The President’s Circle Award recognizes exemplary performance made by certified affiliates of the national nonprofit in building and sustaining vibrant communities. This is the third year in a row that KDWB has received this honor.
In qualifying for a President’s Circle Award, Keep Dalton-Whitfield Beautiful has met Keep America Beautiful’s standards of excellence by conducting an annual Community Appearance Index, calculating the affiliate’s cost/benefit ratio, and administering activities in the areas of litter prevention, recycling and waste reduction, and beautification and community greening.
During 2012 Keep Dalton-Whitfield Beautiful held or helped facilitate several events including Christmas Tree Recycling Day, Community Pride Day, Adopt-a-Mile cleanups, educational sessions for children and adults, Compost Awareness Week, Ecumenical Earth Day, and the Conasauga Watershed Cleanup. KDWB also introduced two new events to the community, the Eek-O-Friendly Costume Swap featuring the Green Halloween Gazebo in October, and Community Planting Day in November.
“One of Keep America Beautiful’s most effective tools is the work of our grassroots network of affiliate organizations, which has an impact on millions of Americans each year,” said Keep America Beautiful President and CEO Matt McKenna. “Our affiliates are providing real solutions to local problems caused by litter, graffiti, illegal dumping and other community blight by engaging volunteers of all ages in its effort to create a vibrant community.”
“I want to thank the Keep Dalton-Whitfield Beautiful board members and volunteers for participating in so many activities throughout the year that make our community a beautiful place to live.” said Executive Director of KDWB, Liz Swafford. “There’s still room for us to grow and we’re looking for board members and volunteers to join us and make a positive impact in 2013.” Visit www.KeepDaltonWhitfieldBeautiful.org to register for the KDWB newsletter or call 706-278-5001 to find out how you can participate.
About Keep America Beautiful, Inc.
Keep America Beautiful is the nation’s leading nonprofit that brings people together to build and sustain vibrant communities. With a strong national network of 1,200 affiliates and partners including state recycling organizations, we work with millions of volunteers who take action in their communities. Keep America Beautiful offers programs and engages in public-private partnerships that help create clean, beautiful public places, reduce waste and increase recycling while educating generations of environmental stewards. Through our actions, we help create communities that are socially connected, environmentally healthy and economically sound. For more information, visit www.kab.org.
Three local schools make it to the Top Five in Georgia
(Dalton, GA, February 28, 2013) – Keep America Beautiful, Inc., the nation's largest volunteer-based community action and education organization, has announced the winners of "Recycle-Bowl", the first comprehensive nationwide recycling competition for elementary-, middle- and high-school students. 65 schools in Georgia participated at the state level recycling as much as possible during the weeks of October 15, 2012 to November 9, 2012. Three local schools placed in the Top 5 in Georgia taking second, third, and fourth place.
Public and private schools in Whitfield County currently participate in Target Recycling at School, a free recycling collection service offered by the Dalton-Whitfield Solid Waste Authority. With the assistance of the DWSWA's recycling center, 35 local schools were registered for the 2nd annual nationwide competition. Each school received a kit to help promote recycling in their school with posters and educational activities.
At the end of the competition period the weights of the recyclables collected at each school were reported to Recycle-Bowl staff. The national winner was Taylor Primary in Kokomo, Indiana. A full list of statewide winners can be found at www.Recycle-Bowl.org. Below are the top five schools in the state of Georgia for Recycle-Bowl 2012:
Georgia's Top 5 Recycle-Bowl Competitors:
1. Kingsley Elementary School, Dunwoody, GA
2. New Hope Middle School, Dalton, GA
3. Dug Gap Elementary School, Dalton, GA
4. Learning Tree Elementary School, Dalton, GA
5. Brighten Academy, Douglasville, GA
The total amount of school only recyclables recovered nationwide during the 2012 competition added up to 4.5 million pounds, which in turn prevented the release of nearly 1,717 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MTCO2E). In real-world terms, this reduction in greenhouse gases is equivalent to the annual emissions from 334 passenger cars.
"Keep America Beautiful is pleased with the great momentum Recycle-Bowl achieved in its second year, thanks to the effort of students, teachers and school administrators across America," said Matt McKenna, president and CEO of Keep America Beautiful. "Recycle-Bowl provides teachers with a great opportunity to integrate math, science and sustainability lessons into classroom curricula through experiential education as well as a way to introduce recycling into a school's general operations."
