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

• A.L. Sinclair, Adair County PRIDE Co-Coordinator, 270.384.4703
• Lisa Lee, Adair County PRIDE Co-Coordinator, 270.384.4703
• Rhonda Loy, City of Columbia PRIDE Co-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

Grant recipients might need help with their environmental education projects from community members. Contact the grant recipient to inquire about volunteer opportunities. (Grant amounts listed below include $500 to operate a PRIDE Club.)

• Colonel William Casey Elementary School/Adair County High School: $2,075 to enhance the outdoor classroom and mentoring program
• Lindsey Wilson College: $4,000 to build a rain garden