Filed under: Green Actions | Tags: Cans for Cash, Greensun, GREENSUN Recycling, Keep America Beautiful, Mayor Hays Arnold, Novelis, Sustainable Recycling, Thomaston Georgia, Thomaston Mayor, United States Conference of Mayors
Cans for Cash
Greensun is happy when we asked Thomaston, Georgia, Mayor Hays Arnold if he would respond today to the “Cans for Cash” program he stated yes. Greensun is confident this will be a wonderful program for the community of Thomaston to participate with Keep America Beautiful. We would be honored to work for ”Cans for Cash” recycling as a community public service program for the City of Thomaston. We encourage Thomaston, Georgia residents to support our Mayor’s response as a positive effort to go green. This city recycling challenge is a partnership of The United States Conference of Mayors, Keep America Beautiful, Inc. and Novelis Corporation to assist towns in sustainable recycling efforts.
Sponsors of Cans for Cash
Filed under: Green Actions, Single Stream | Tags: Greensun, GREENSUN Recycling, Package Design, Plastic Can, Sustainable Packaging
Cans made of plastic and aluminum are now being used in China. Recycling Materials Recovery industry leaders have concern because of this plastic can design. Greensun supports product packaging that considers recyclable recovery of materials in package design. Greensun supports sustainable packaging.
Sustainable Packaging Resource Guide
DEFINITION OF SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING
Sustainable Packaging Coalition
Sustainable packaging:
- Is beneficial, safe & healthy for individuals and communities throughout its life cycle;
- Meets market criteria for performance and cost;
- Is sourced, manufactured, transported, and recycled using renewable energy;
- Maximizes the use of renewable or recycled source materials;
- Is manufactured using clean production technologies and best practices;
- Is made from materials healthy in all probable end of life scenarios;
- Is physically designed to optimize materials and energy;
- Is effectively recovered and utilized in biological and/or industrial cradle to cradle cycles.
Filed under: Curbside Recycling, Griffin Recycling Hub | Tags: Barnesville, Barnesville Recycling, Coke, Conserve Georgia, Georgia Beautification, Georgia Recycles, Governor Sonny Perdue, Greensun, GREENSUN Recycling, Griffin Hub, Home Depot, Kenny Roberts, Pratt Recycling, Single Stream, Thomaston Georgia
News
Local businesses have opportunity to Go Green
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| Frank Mason Robinson (center) displays information from Pratt Recycling in Griffin, regarding their cardboard recycling bins located at their new four-quadrant hub. The hub serves Valdosta, Statesboro, Griffin, and Savannah. Frank Mason and his mother, Patti, were guests of the local Rotary Club at the Rotary monthly meeting. Patti presented information on Pratt recycling opportunities for businesses in Thomaston and introduced their local residential curbside recycling program, Greensun. |
by Jane Lee
At a recent Thomaston-Upson County Rotary Meeting, Patti Robinson and son, Frank Mason Robinson, spoke to the civic group on the importance of bringing recycling to Thomaston.
Patti reported that the effort to push recycling in all Georgia communities falls under the state umbrella of “Beautification” in Governor Sonny Perdue’s Conserve Georgia plan.
The Governor’s “Georgia Recycles”program offers state grants and initiatives to local governments who are willing to make a serious commitment to recycling and conservation.
Large Georgia industry such as Coke and Home Depot are involved as strong proponents of this movement.
Communities throughout Georgia including Griffin and Barnesville are getting in at the ground level and reaping the benefits of support from the Governor’s office.
“As a part of the whole state-wide effort, we need to get in to the stream to get the goodies before they are all given away,” Patti said of the state initiatives.
Frank Mason’s company, Greensun, offers recycling options for locals interesting in residential conservation efforts.
A curbside service, Greensun supplies collection bags for “single-stream” recycling and home pick up service for a nominal monthly fee. Greensun proceeds are donated to the Gilmore Center.
Barnesville City Manager, Kenny Roberts, and Lamar County made the commitment to Go Green and instigated a mandated recycling program.
Griffin offers a progressive conservation plan. Pratt Industries Recycling (out of Atlanta) has established a large four quadrant recycling hub site in Griffin.
Pratt offers an additional option to residential recycling for surrounding communities.
Pratt has offered Thomaston 100 of their red bins for local businesses, reducing regular garbage by as much as half.
This offer includes pickup and free bins for all schools in the county. For more information, go to: greensunrecycling.com.
Filed under: Griffin Recycling Hub | Tags: 1888 Mills, Cardboard Waste, Greensun, GREENSUN Recycling, Griffin Hub, McDonald's, Michael's of Dalton, Piggie Park, Thomaston
Currently frustrated Thomaston business owners are handling cardboard waste in inefficient manners of hauling and burning. Cardboard becomes wet and heavy with no cover on open bins and costly to haul. The Griffin Hub Red Bin program is an effective solution. Many owners with 2 bins like Piggie Park are looking forward to this affordable solution to cardboard waste coming to Thomaston.
Click here to see Thomaston Business Leaders interested in recycling their cardboard waste with a red bin serviced by the Griffin Grant Winning Hub.
Cardboard Concerns
Filed under: Curbside Recycling, Single Stream | Tags: American Pie, Greensun, GREENSUN Recycling, Griffin Hub, Recycle Kickoff, recycling, Single Stream
Greensun to Host Recycle Kickoff and Costume Contest
A Recycle Kickoff will be held in the Party Room of American Pie, 710 N. Church Street, Thomaston, Georgia on Thursday October 23, 2008. 6:30-8:00 p.m. The public is invited to see a Single Stream Recycling DVD and learn about our local Recycle Programs. There will be prizes from local sponsors for recycle costumes. The theme is “Why did you trash it? The devil made me do it!”
Filed under: Green Actions | Tags: America Recycles Day, Bio International Convention, Enviro Expo USA, Greensun, GREENSUN Recycling
Introducing ENVIRO EXPO USA
Free To Public Nov. 14 & 15, 2008 Become aware of how Georgia is motivated to become a showcase for green living.
2009 Bio International Convention
Filed under: Curbside Recycling, Recycling Bins, Single Stream | Tags: drama recycling upper school, green arts education, green skits, Greensun, GREENSUN Recycling, recycling, recycling theatre, Single Stream, single stream dating
Filed under: Green Actions, Griffin Recycling Hub, Recycling Bins | Tags: Add new tag, can recycling, City of Thomaston, Coca-Cola, Coke, Flint Tech Recycling, Flint Technical College, Greensun, GREENSUN Recycling, Griffin Hub, Recycling Bins, The Coca-Cola Company, Thomaston Civic Center, Thomaston Georgia Recycling, United Bank, United Bank Recycling
Coca-Cola Recycling Bin
Coke Recycling Bin
Flint Tech Main Campus
City of Thomaston
Thomaston Civic Center
Filed under: Green Actions | Tags: CO2-neutral, Green Actions, green grilling, Greensun, GREENSUN Recycling, hardwoood sawdust, pellet grill, pellet heat, renewable heat, sawdust recycling, Thomaston Hardware, traeger
Available locally at Thomaston Hardware.
Pellets – Made from 100% pure hardwood sawdust, Traeger wood pellets are the source of both fuel and flavor in your Traeger Barbecue. Traeger cooking pellets are manufactured using heat and pressure (10,000 psi) and provide more than 8,500 BTUs of heat per pound. Traeger hardwood cooking pellets contain no added substances-just pure hardwood goodness.
Green GrillingFiled under: Curbside Recycling | Tags: Colony Bank, Curbside Recycling, DaVita Dialysis, Dr. Keith Huckaby, Dr. William Gardner, Georgia, Green Ribbon, Greensun, GREENSUN Recycling, Griffin Hub, Home and Health Solutions, M.D.'s, recycling, Tara Hallmark, The Wellness Center of URMC, Thomaston, Thomaston Prescription Shop, Top Ten Curbside Recycling, United Bank, Warnock & Bramlett
Top Ten Curbside Recycling Businesses, Thomaston, Georgia
Green Ribbon Winners 
8. Dr. Keith Huckaby
10.Thomaston Prescription Shop
Mirror mirror on the wall, who's the greenest of them all? Mr. Chris Pettis receives award from Greensun for recycling efforts in Thomaston Georgia.
