Greenwood County Great American Clean up report

Mission of Keep Greenwood County Beautiful

To create and maintain a society that is intolerant of litter and a landscape that is free of this blight.

On January 29, 2008  the Greenwood County “Pitch In” Litter Prevention Task Force received official certification to become a Keep America Beautiful and Keep South Carolina Beautiful affiliate. Keep Greenwood County Beautiful (KGCB) (501(c)3) board members had their initial training and set goals for this organization.  While still focusing on litter prevention, our organization has broadened its views through the  following activities:

Litter Prevention

• Engage residents in the prevention of litter in their own yards, streets, and communities
• Provide an easy and easily accessible trash collection system to prevent litter thrown from vehicles.

Public Relations

• Public Awareness of Keep Greenwood County Beautiful thru PSA, Website, media, etc.
• Create a liaison committee to connect all KGCB committee and sub-committees informed on   progress

Education

• KGCB propose d a plan for recycling/litter prevention education  programs in District 50 Schools in  conjunction with County recycling coordinator
• Promote and educate Greenwood Co. residents on the importance of recycling and litter prevention.

Beautification

• Consider becoming a “Tree City USA”
• Select 3 Greenwood County areas for beautification
• Select 1 “inner-city” park for beautification

We’re a long way  from our  goal of being a litter free community, obviously, but we’re on the right path -  which is less littered because of our existence.

Activities of Keep Greenwood County Beautiful

Great American Cleanup in Greenwood County:  This is an annual countywide litter pickup in preparation for the State Festival of Flowers, which attracts more than 10,000 visitors to Greenwood County.

• “Pick of the Litter” awards given annually to deserving individuals, businesses and organizations at an Appreciation Luncheon.
• Speeches by Board and committee  members to schools, churches and civic groups.
• Placement and maintenance of anti-littering roadside banners at strategic points throughout the county.
• Anti-litter skits by the Glitterbug and its arch-enemy, the Litterbug, at sports events, on school campuses, at Community festivals, and church and civic events.
• Lake Greenwood Cleanup Blitz – Annual  cleanup event for Lake Greenwood.
• Cigarette Litter Prevention Program – Distributed over 600 pocket ashtrays, and provided 18 cigarette disposal units in Uptown Greenwood.  Reported 40% reduction in cigarette litter.
• Coordination of the Zero Tolerance for Litter weekend – 3rd  weekend in April.
• Spring and Fall flower order for Non-Profits, Schools, Churches and Neighborhood/Community groups

KGCB  is affiliated with Palmetto Pride, Keep South Carolina Beautiful, Keep America Beautiful and Adopt-A-Highway, the state’s premier litter removal organization; and numerous neighborhood associations.  Any private citizen or representative of an organization is welcome to join our committees.

For more information, call (864) 941-3370

Planning a Neighborhood Clean Up

City of Greenwood and Greenwood County Recycling and Refuse Collection Information

City of Greenwood – 942-8420

Will pick up paper, leaves, tree limbs, grass and bags which have been separated out. On special clean up days, crews will pick up furniture & appliances left at curbside if called in advance.

To report unlawful dumping, junk,  or overgrowth in the City of Greenwood  – Call (864) 942-8424

County of Greenwood – 942-8662

Call for pick up residential yard waste (clippings, needles…etc. ) – MUST be bagged. Will pick up maximum of 2 trees that homeowner has cut into pieces which can easily be lifted into a truck. Other items should be taken to one of 9 recycling centers – scrap metal, furniture, yard waste and up to 5 gallons of consumer motor oil & filters (up to one (1) truck per day); (tires, refrigerators, freezers & air conditioners must be taken to county landfill on Siloam Church Road).

To report unlawful dumping, junk,  or overgrowth for Greenwood County – Call (864) 942-8569

Convenience Centers – 942-8662.

The following Convenience Centers are open

Monday, Thursday, and Friday from 7:00a.m. to 6:00p.m., Saturday 8:00a.m. to 6:00p.m., and Sunday 1:00p.m. to 5:00p.m.

All Centers are Closed all day Tuesday and Wednesday.

Bucklevel Road – Island Ford Road – Shirley Road

Highway 10 – Tedards Store Rd. at Hwy 25 South

Dixie Drive at Deadfall Road West – Siloam Church Road

The following Convenience Centers are open Thursday and Friday from 7:00a.m. to 6:00p.m., Saturday 8:00a.m. to 6:00p.m., and Sunday 1:00p.m. to 5:00p.m.  Closed Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

Mays Cross Road (Scotts Ferry Road) – Cedar Springs Road

Adopt-A-Highway— Jeff Davis  (864) 227-6701

A SC Department of Transportation program for state highways right-of-way. Orange vests and trash bags are available for Adopt-A-Highway groups call; (864) 227-6701. To sign up, call Jeff Davis for information, signage and pick-up dates.

Chair of  Keep Greenwood County Beautiful

Sarah Daniels – (864) 223-0333

Healthy Greenwood Neighborhoods, Inc.

KGCB Coordinator – Toni Able – (864) 941-3370

2010 KGCB Brochure

LITTER BUSTERS Program

The Department of Public Safety is asking citizens who have witnessed litter being thrown from automobiles to report the incident.  You can report a litterbug by calling 1-877-7LITTER or 1-877-754-8837 and giving the location, time, type of litter and the litterbug’s car make, model and license plate number. The litterbug will receive a courtesy letter informing them that littering that is witnessed by a law enforcement officer may result in a serious fine or even jail time.