The HHWD is part of Keep America Beautiful's Great American Cleanup, the nation's largest community improvement program. It is held annually from March 1 through May 31 and involves an estimated 3 million volunteers and attendees. Lincoln County has participated in the event for more than 10 years.
The day-long cleanup will take place rain or shine from 8:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. and is an opportunity for area residents to rid their homes of gently-used household items and give them to Goodwill. The HHWD also gives everyone in the area a place to properly dispose of residential hazardous waste. Gail Randolph, director of Keep Fayetteville/Lincoln County Beautiful, Inc., says, "I wanted somewhere for people to conveniently take their household goods (clothes, furnishing, etc). Kind of a one-stop day for all kinds of goods."
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation reports on its Web site that the average home in Tennessee produces 20 pounds of household hazardous waste each year. In 2008 almost 1.4 million pounds of household hazardous waste, including 315,272 pounds of electronics, were collected from 19,799 households at collection events across the state. Since the program's inception in 1993, Tennessee households have properly disposed of more than 19.2 million pounds of material.
About Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee, Inc.
For over 50 years, Goodwill has provided job training and job placement free of charge to people with disabilities or other barriers to employment through the sale of donated items. Goodwill has served 3,358 people and placed 189 clients in jobs to date in 2009. For more information on Goodwill's Career Solutions, retail stores, and donation centers, please visit www.giveit2goodwill.org or call 1-800-545-9231.
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