2008 Highlights
2007 Highlights
Litter Prevention &
Cleanup
- Under the 2008 Great
American Cleanup, over 900 volunteers participated in 8
cleanups and removed 63,273 pounds of trash from the
Blackstone Valley.
Waste Prevention &
Recycling
- 2008 was our best year yet
for electronics recycling. Blackstone Valley residents
recycled a record 62,500 pounds of electronics, diverting
this e-waste from our landfill and ensuring their
electronics were recycled in an environmentally conscious
manner. Thank you to Green-Tech Assets, who sponsored all of
these events.
- The 2008 Blackstone Valley
Tire Round Up collected over 3,000 tires! Thank you to
Friends of the Blackstone/Blackstone River Watershed Council
who pulled several of these tires out of the river. This
event was sponsored by the Town of Smithfield, Firestone
Complete Auto Care in Pawtucket, Bill’s Auto Parts and
Dunkin Donuts/Dan’s Management.
Beautification
- Keep Blackstone Valley
Beautiful sat on the Earth Day Host Committee, working with
the City of Pawtucket, The Pawtucket Foundation, Pawtucket
Citizens Development Corporation, Pawtucket Alliance for
Downtown Success, The Town of Smithfield, Smithfield
Conservation Commission, Calcutt Middle School, Friends of
the Blackstone/Blackstone River Watershed Council, the
Burrillville Garden Club, Ballou Cemetery, and The Valley
Breeze.
- Volunteers planted over
500 flowers around Pawtucket, Smithfield and Woonsocket,
cleaned up 20 miles of river and shoreline and cleaned up 40
acres of wetlands and public parks.
- Keep Blackstone Valley
Beautiful worked with The Pawtucket Foundation on their
Pawtucket Proud Day project. 120 volunteers worked on
various sites around the city, such as area elementary
schools, Elizabeth Johnson’s house and Hodson Park at Slater
Mill. They also painted the YWCA and stained playground
equipment, and painted a large-scale community mural at the
Barton Street Tot Lot, in conjunction with the Pawtucket
Citizens Development Corporation.
2007 Highlights
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