Spruce
Get involved with Spruce and help keep Cary clean and forever green! Spruce is a volunteer-based program designed to connect citizens to beautification, litter reduction, and environmental service projects in our community.
Upcoming Events
AMERICA RECYCLES DAY
Paper Shred and Rigid Plastics Recycling Event
November 13, 2010, 9-11 a.m. at the Garmon Operations Center, 400 James Jackson Ave.
The Town is partnering with Recycle America and PROSHRED to offer citizens this unique opportunity to recycle more. Bring your paper documents for secure destruction and recycling, as well as pre-shredded paper and rigid plastics.
Rigid plastics are non-bottle plastics marked with #2 (HDPE) or #5 (PP), and include flower pots and nursery trays, plastic toys, buckets, garbage cans, storage bins/lids, pet carriers, laundry baskets, lawn furniture, and much more.
View a list of accepted items or call (919) 469-4301 with questions. Don’t forget to sign the pledge and be entered to win great prizes such as a backyard compost bin and CFL home recycling kit.
The October Fall Litter Sweep was a huge success with 294 volunteers giving over 700 hours of their time to keep our community clean and forever green. Volunteers collected almost 4,000 pounds of litter, 1,300 pounds of recycling, and 11 tires.
Program Details
Spruce initiatives will include biannual town-wide litter sweeps, Adopt-a-Spot opportunities, garden projects, tree plantings, outdoor improvement projects in public places and neighborhood-scale sweeps.
The Spruce program is a way for citizens, civic and religious groups, neighborhoods, churches, businesses and schools to work together to have a direct, positive impact on our environment. We welcome participation on large and small scales. From town-wide litter sweeps to smaller neighborhood projects, Spruce is designed to support your efforts to keep our community clean and forever green. Know of a project you’re interested in starting to Spruce up your neighborhood?Please contact us to get a project started.
Links
NC Keep America Beautiful
www.nckab.com
NC Department of Transportation Office of Beautification
www.ncdot.org/doh/operations/dp_chief_eng/roadside/beautification/
Contact
Heather L. Morell
Conservation Specialist-Volunteer Coordinator
Public Works and Utilities Department
P.O. Box 8005
Cary, NC 27512-8005
(919) 469-4301
heather.morell@townofcary.org
