"Love it, don't trash it!" Educational Campaign Launched

One of the billboards for the new "Love it, don't trash it!" anti-litter campaign is located at S. Thornton Ave. and Cedar St. in Dalton. 

(Dalton, GA, February 10, 2016) – Keep Dalton-Whitfield Beautiful wants you to show some love to Whitfield County by preventing litter, trash in the wrong place, starting in your own neighborhood. This month KDWB is launching a new educational campaign, titled “Love It, Don’t Trash It” aimed at providing residents with actions they can take to help prevent litter in our community. Residents can share how they’re showing our community some love on social media using the hashtag #LiveLitterFree.

Litter is a growing issue in the Dalton and Whitfield community. Fast food wrappers, cigarette butts, and bottles along the road have become the norm. Litter impacts our quality of life, destroys our town’s natural beauty, can harm or kill wildlife, diminish water quality, and even contribute to motor vehicle accidents.

Yet it’s important to recognize that litter is preventable when individuals take personal responsibility for their environment. Simple actions like keeping a plastic bag in your vehicle to collect trash, or properly closing the lid on trash carts can make a big difference.

KDWB believes that the majority of residents in Whitfield County want a clean, beautiful, and vibrant place to live. Last June the litter prevention committee invited residents to submit their anti-litter slogan ideas to be used in the new educational campaign. In August the group chose the slogan, "Love it, don't trash it!" and the hashtag #LiveLitterFree out of more than fifty entries. Both phrases were slight variations on slogans submitted by local residents Eli Miranda and Robert Fernandez.

Show Whitfield County some love - visit www.keepdaltonwhitfieldbeautiful.org, click on litter prevention, then download graphics with litter prevention tips to share on your social media sites. Use the hashtag #LiveLitterFree to see your post and what other residents are doing to prevent litter. Like the Keep Dalton-Whitfield Beautiful page on Facebook for weekly educational posts and updates on volunteer opportunities. Together we can make Whitfield County a more vibrant place to live.

To help launch the campaign, there are two billboards posted with the campaign slogan along South Thornton Avenue and Cleveland Highway. KDWB also has bumper stickers, t-shirts, and other promotional items available for volunteers and residents. For more information about the campaign, contact Keep Dalton-Whitfield Beautiful at 706-278-5001 or e-mail Executive Director Liz Swafford at lswafford@dwswa.org.

Closed Saturday, Jan. 23 - Landfill, Convenience Centers

Landfill, Convenience Centers Closed Saturday

(Dalton, GA, January 22, 2016) – The Dalton-Whitfield Solid Waste Authority has announced that it’s four facilities in Whitfield County will be closed on Saturday, January 23 due to inclement weather. (All four locations also closed early at 3:00 pm on Friday, January 22.)

Locations include the Old Dixie Landfill & Convenience Center, McGaughey Chapel Convenience Center in Cohutta, Westside Convenience Center in Rocky Face, and the M.L. King Blvd. Convenience Center in Dalton.  For more information visit www.DWSWA.org or call 706-277-2545.

Early Closing, 3:00 PM, Friday, January 22

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 22, 2016

Landfill, Convenience Centers Closing Early

Facilities closing at 3:00 pm Friday

(Dalton, GA, January 22, 2016) – The Dalton-Whitfield Solid Waste Authority has announced that it’s four facilities in Whitfield County will close early at 3:00 pm on Friday, January 22 due to inclement weather. Locations include the Old Dixie Landfill & Convenience Center, McGaughey Chapel Convenience Center in Cohutta, Westside Convenience Center in Rocky Face, and the M.L. King Blvd. Convenience Center in Dalton. 

For more information visit www.DWSWA.org or call 706-277-2545.

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC - PUBLIC HEARING

January 8, 2016 

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

PUBLIC HEARING

The Dalton-Whitfield Regional Solid Waste Management Authority (DWRSWMA), in accordance with Section 391-3-4-.02-(4)-(a) of the Rules of Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division, Chapter 391-3-4, Solid Waste Management, will hold a public hearing to discuss the submission of a permit modification request. The permit modification is considered to be a major modification by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division. The major modification application specifically requests that the Permittee be allowed to expand, design, build, and operate an inert waste landfill at the closed Rocky Face - Westside Landfill facility, located at 1536 Miracle Drive, Rocky Face, Georgia. This modification will provide local residents with access to manage inert waste materials in the western portion of Whitfield County. This public hearing will be held during the Whitfield County Board of Commissioners meeting, on Monday, February 8, 2016, at 6:00 PM, in ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING #2, LOCATED at 214 W. KING STREET.

 DALTON-WHITFIELD REGIONAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY

706-277-2545 

Code Enforcement Official of the Year Awarded to Dalton Officer

Code Enforcement Officer Chris Cochran from the Dalton Police Department was honored as the 2015 Code Enforcement Official of the year by Keep Georgia Beautiful. 

(Dalton, GA, December 18, 2015) –  Code Enforcement Officer Chris Cochran from the Dalton Police Department was honored as the 2015 Code Enforcement Official of the year by Keep Georgia Beautiful. Cochran established the code enforcement program in 2013 and has been responsible for enforcing environmental, housing, and land use codes in the city.  

Keep Dalton-Whitfield Beautiful, the local Keep America Beautiful and Keep Georgia Beautiful affiliate, and the City of Dalton nominated Cochran for his extensive work in the area of code enforcement. Throughout the year he’s been involved in activities ranging from removing illegally dumped tires to informing residents about building code violations.

Almost 250 Georgians attended the 37th Annual Keep Georgia Beautiful Awards Luncheon on Wednesday, December 16 at the Marriott Century Center. The annual program honors individuals and organizations working to improve Georgia’s environment.

“Today’s program celebrates and recognizes 37 years of collaboration by individuals, schools, corporations, non-profit organizations and government agencies to keep Georgia’s environment beautiful,” said Kevin Perry, President of the Keep Georgia Beautiful Foundation.

The annual awards ceremony recognizes outstanding efforts in the areas of Litter Prevention, Waste Reduction & Recycling and Community Improvement. Individual wards are presented to a public works official, code enforcement official, elected official, student, male volunteer, female volunteer, and executive director of the year.

The program also honors Georgia’s Keep America Beautiful Affiliates for their comprehensive environmental impact on the local community. Since its inception in 1978, Georgia’s affiliate network has grown to be the nation’s largest, with 78 local affiliates serving 76% of the state’s population.

Additional article also posted on the Dalton Police Department Blog: http://daltonpd.com/2015/12/dalton-officer-named-code-enforcement-official-of-the-year/