Gwinnett County to host America Recycles Day event on Saturday
Gwinnett County residents will have an opportunity to responsibly dispose of hard-to-recycle materials during an America Recycles Day event Saturday, hosted by Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful and Gwinnett County Solid Waste Management. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to noon at the Gwinnett County Fairgrounds, 2405 Sugarloaf Parkway in Lawrenceville. Residents should enter through the traffic light off Sugarloaf Parkway. America Recycles Day, commemorated annually on Nov. 15, is a Keep America Beautiful initiative that encourages recycling and raises awareness about its environmental benefits, including reducing waste, conserving natural resources and saving energy. Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful, a local Keep America Beautiful affiliate, is organizing the event as part of its ongoing efforts to promote sustainability throughout the county. “At Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful, we are all about Connecting People and Resources for a Sustainable Gwinnett,” said Schelly Marlatt, executive director of the nonprofit. “Each year, our America Recycles Day event serves as a shining example of our mission in action. We bring our neighbors together with Solid Waste Management, haulers, and a variety of recycling partners.” Marlatt noted that because the organization cannot hold these collection events every month, residents seeking disposal options for items not accepted
