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Carter County Beautiful is a program of the Elizabethton/ Carter County Chamber of Commerce.
- Become a Keep America Beautiful Affiliate
- Increase participation in the 2009 Great American Cleanup
- Achieve Litter Reduction in Carter County
- Encourage Litter Free Events
- Support Voluntary Recycling
- Practice effective waste management
- Promote Beautification Projects
- Educational programs to include Businesses, Industries, Schools and Residents.
| March 7 – |
Democratic Woman’s Club – Road Pickup |
| March 21 – |
National Baseball & Softball League – Cleanup |
| March 24 – |
Kick Off Celebration – Carter County Beautiful Committee – Pollution Solution Team |
| April - |
Carter County Woman’s Cub – Cleanup and Beautification |
| April 7 – |
1:30 p.m. - Arbor Day Celebration –
Sycamore Shoals Hospital |
| April 18 – |
Downtown Business Association Cleanup |
| April 18 – |
9:00 a.m. - Plant Sale – Sycamore Shoals State Park |
| April 21 – |
Environment Day – Carter County Leadership Day – sponsored by TDEC and TVA |
| April 21 – |
Public Library – Pollution Solution Team @ 3:30 p.m. |
| April 24 & 25 – |
Carter County Cleanup – Free Disposal and Cleanup |
| April 27 – |
9:00 a.m. Truman Clark Annex – Environmental Committee |
| May – |
City Cleanup |
| May – |
Carter County and City of Elizabethton Schools –
Campus Cleanup |
| May - |
Chamber of Commerce Cleanup |
| May 16 – |
River Cleanup – Trout Unlimited and Boone Watershed |
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Arbor Day Celebration – Arbor Day Celebration inspires people to plant, nurture, and celebrate tress.
Litter Free - Encourage all events in the area to be publicized as Litter Free. Support event planners in making it successful with support of supplies and literature. For help in hosting a litter free/recycling event please e-mail director@elizabethtonchamber.com
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School Programs
- Pollution Solution Team
- Conservation Days
- Recycling Program
- Beautification Projects
- Classroom Presentations
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Great American Clean Up - 
Keep America Beautiful's Great American Cleanup, the nation's largest community improvement program, takes place annually from March 1 through May 31, involving an estimated 3 million volunteers and attendees. The hardworking volunteers donated more than 6.7 million hours in 2008 to clean, beautify and improve more than 17,000 communities during more than 30,000 events in all 50 states and beyond. Activities included beautifying parks and recreation areas, cleaning seashores and waterways, handling recycling collections, picking up litter, planting trees and flowers, and conducting educational programs andlitter-freeevents .
In 2008, Great American Cleanup volunteers collected 86 million pounds of litter and debris; planted 107,000 trees and 48,000 gardens and green spaces; cleaned 144,000 miles or roads, streets and highways; and diverted more than 189 million plastic (PET) bottles and more than 1.4 million scrap tires from the waste stream.
Christmas Tree Recycling - In partnership with TWRA. This is a collection of live/used Christmas trees to be used in the lake for fish habitats.
Annual River, Stream and Lake Cleanup – Coordinated and sponsored by the Boone Watershed and the Trout Unlimited.
TDOT Litter Grant – Carter County – Carter County Sheriff’s Department collected 197,269 pounds of litter in 2008.
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...misplaced, man-made or man-used solid waste. Litter is the symptom; mishandling of solid waste is the behavior, and attitude is the problem.
The Seven Sources Of Litter:
Improperly containerized household garbage
Improperly containerized commercial refuse
Loading/unloading Areas
Uncovered trucks
Construction/demolition sites
Motorists/boaters
Pedestrians
Last year 8 million dollars was spent on cleanup in Tennessee.
When you litter, you set a bad example for others. Use a trash can, or better yet, recycle.
Stop it. Stop litter!
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To Make an Impact on the Community – WE need Volunteers with the desire to have a more Beautiful Place to Live!
Ways to Volunteer:
- Carter County Beautiful Committee
- Great American Cleanup (March 1 – May 31)
- Litter Inventory
- Christmas Tree Recycling
- Litter Free Events
- Adopt – A – Road
- Educational Programs
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Carter County Beautiful(CCB) relies on membership donations to supplement other funding. BECOMING a member of CCB is important in order to help further the program's effectiveness and heighten public awareness in our community. CCB's efforts at improving our community through education on litter prevention, recycling education and beautification is of great benefit to our community. CCB educates businesses, industries, schools and residents on the importance of preserving the natural beauty.
Carter County’s natural beauty is a contributor to the quality of life enjoyed by all who live and work here. It is up to each individual to protect our resources and beautify the environment. Please become our partner in making our community a better place to live in a cost effective way" by becoming a Sponsor/Member of Carter County Beautiful.
Benefits to members include:
- Advanced notice of upcoming events
- Living or Working in a Cleaner more Beautiful Place
Levels of Membership:
Individuals:
$25.00 - Friend
$50.00 - Supporter
$100.00 - Patron
Business:
$100.00 - Business
$250.00 - Corporate
$500.00 - Program Partner
$500+ - Benefactor
Click to Download an application
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Phone: (423) 547-3850
Fax: (423) 547-3854
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 190, Elizabethton, TN 37644
E-mail: director@elizabethtonchamber.com
Candy Craig,
Executive Director of the Elizabethton/Carter County Chamber of Commerce
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Arbor Day Foundation - www.arborday.org
Keep America Beautiful - www.kab.org
Keep Tennessee Beautiful - www.ktnb.org
Tennessee Recycling Coalition - www.trc-online.org
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