SEATTLE (Waste Advantage): The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) recognized Keep Broken Arrow Beautiful (KBAB) with the highest recognition a community can receive under the Oklahoma Clean Community Program. KBAB received the Level I Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Award during a special ceremony at Central Park on Oct. 5, in honor of the city’s biannual Trash Bash & Recycling Rally, which helps beautify the city and reduces landfill dumping.
You can be a part of this award-winning program by volunteering for the next Trash Bash and Recycling Rally Saturday, Oct. 21. The Recycling Rally will be held at Events Park, 211010 E. 101st St., from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Over the last year, KBAB volunteers have picked up 17 miles of waste and material from the roadsides. In April, KBAB collected:
City of Broken Arrow Solid Waste and Recycling Director Jerry Schuber spoke glowingly about the work the volunteer organization has accomplished already this year. “We are so delighted to be a part of Keep Broken Arrow Beautiful and to partner with the organizations who are helping us reach our goals of reducing waste in our roadways, waterways, and community,” Schuber said. “We’re incredibly proud and humbled by the number of people who volunteer to make Broken Arrow a beautiful place to live, work and play!”
Courtesy: www.wasteadvantage.com
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