Volunteer to pick up litter around your community during the PRIDE Spring Cleanup. Cleanup events already scheduled in your area are listed below. To volunteer, call the contact person listed. If you want to clean an area that is not on this list, please call your local PRIDE Coordinator.

Adair County — Contact Judge-Executive Ann Melton, 270.384.4703

• 3/18/2008 — 8 am - 4 pm — Dumpsters at Portland, Knifley, Pellyton, Gradyville, Cane Valley
• 3/19/2008 — 8 am - 4 pm — Dumpsters at Portland, Knifley, Pellyton, Gradyville, Cane Valley
• 4/1/2008 — 7 am - 3 pm — Roadside cleanups along various roads
• 4/12/2008 — 8 am - Noon — Take PRIDE cleanups along Mt. Carmell Road, Bridgewater, Old Johnston School Road, Boat Ramp Road, or choose your own road. Drawing for prizes. Lunch at 11 am at Mt. Carmel Boat Ramp
• 4/19/2008 — 8 am - 4 pm — Roadside Cleanup at Pickett Chapel Road — Organization: Kings Kids
• 4/19/2008 — 7 am - 3 pm — Free Tipping at Mid-State Transfer
• 4/30/2008 — 7 am - 3 pm — Roadside Cleanup along various roads
• Date TBD — 8 am - 4 pm — Roadside Cleanup at Bull Run — Organization: Garden Club

City of Columbia — Contact Mayor Pat Bell, 270.384.2501

• 4/15/2008 — 9:30 am - 10:30 am — Roadside Cleanup along city streets — Organization: Columbia Headstart
• 4/15/2008 — 10 am - 11 am — Roadside Cleanup along city streets — Organization: Adair Co. Head Start
• 4/16/2008 — 10 am - 11 am — Roadside Cleanup along city streets — Organization: Adair Co. Head Start
• 4/17/2008 — 4 pm - 5 pm — Roadside Cleanup along city streets — Organization: Chamber of Commerce
• 4/7/08 thru 4/11/08 — Metal Recycle at City Park — Organization: City of Columbia
• 4/7/08 thru 4/11/08 — Community Cleanup along city streets — Organization: City of Columbia

Contact your local PRIDE Coordinator to learn about volunteer opportunities in your community.

• A.L. Sinclair, Adair County PRIDE Co-Coordinator, 270.384.3146
• Lisa Lee, Adair County PRIDE Co-Coordinator, 270.384.4703
• Carolyn Edwards, City of Columbia PRIDE Coordinator, 270.384.2501

Contact your Solid Waste Coordinator to request a list of licensed garbage haulers in your county or to report illegal dumping.

• A.L. Sinclair, 270.384.4703

Your local PRIDE Coordinator(s) put together this list of your nearest recycling facilities and sites for disposing of household hazardous waste. Before taking anything to these locations, please call the contact person to learn more about details and requirements.

Adair County Recycling Center
Accepts: Aluminum cans, paper, glass, vehicle batteries, used motor oil
Location: Service Road
Contact: A.L. Sinclair, 270.384.4703

Semi-Annual Free Appliance Drop Off
Accepts: Appliances, scrap metal
Location: Adair County Fair Grounds (only twice a year on publicized dates)
Contact: A.L. Sinclair, 270.384.4703
Note: Watch for advertisements about the two free drop-off events or call to request the dates

This list is only a starting point. To search for other nearby facilities - and to learn more about recycling and household-hazardous-waste disposal - two web sites you could visit are listed below.

• Kentucky Division of Waste Management
• Earth 911 web site

Disclaimer: PRIDE does not endorse any of the businesses, organizations or web sites listed.

For information about becoming a Watershed Watch volunteer, call 1-800-928-0045 and ask for extension 473, or visit the program’s Web site at www.kywater.org/watch.

• Upper Cumberland River Watershed Watershed Watch
• Upper Green River Watershed Watch