On February 13, 2010, the Shredfest event hours will be 8AM until 12 noon or until the truck is full, whichever comes first.

This is a perfect opportunity to safely dispose of sensitive documents like old tax returns, junk mail with personal information, dated documents with personal information, dated pay stubs with personal information, etc.

Shredded while you watch!

Limit: 5 boxes or 200 pounds of documents per vehicle. Roswell and non-Roswell residents are welcome to participate.

Shredfest takes place at the Roswell Recycling Center, 11570 Maxwell Road, Alpharetta, GA 30009 .

Keep Roswell Beautiful and the City of Roswell have cancelled the Rivers Alive River Cleanup and Festival and the Great Annual Duck Race due to the storms that came through earlier this week. The events were to take place at Riverside Park on Saturday, September 26th.

Keep Roswell Beautiful is working on rescheduling the events.

Recycle those old light bulbs! The City of Roswell and Keep Roswell Beautiful (KRB), are planning a Light Bulb Exchange event open to any Roswell resident and employee on Wednesday, April 22 at City Hall from 3 p.m.-7 p.m. Please limit three bulbs per household.

According to the ENERGY STAR website, if every American home replaced just one light bulb with an ENERGY STAR qualified bulb, we would save enough energy to light more than 3 million homes for a year, more than $600 million in annual energy costs and prevent greenhouse gases equivalent to the emissions of more than 800,000 cars.

The Light Bulb Exchange is a first-time event and is a result of fundraising efforts through the Green Hair Challenge. The money raised through the Green Hair Challenge is being used to purchase compact fluorescent light bulbs and there is still time to cast your vote for Mayor and Council and/or a Management Team member!

Employees and residents can cast their “vote” for who should wear green hair. Two people will be selected – one individual from Mayor & Council and one from the Management Team. Voting will take place through April 15 (close of business) and can be done online through the KRB website (www.keeproswellbeautiful.org) or at City Hall in the Environmental/Public Works Department. Votes are $1 each. The person with the most votes will wear green hair.

The City is making great strides in its efforts to “go green” by working toward the Atlanta Regional Commission’s Green Communities Certification. The City has updated policies to include hybrid vehicles, began the process of an energy audit on City facilities and diversified the types of recyclables collected both curbside and at the Roswell Recycling Center.

Councilman Kent Igleheart is leading the City’s green efforts by heading up the Green Ribbon Committee and assisting with the City’s sustainability goals. “It’s important for Roswell to set an example by using new green technology and in moving toward more sustainable operations,” explains Councilman Kent Igleheart.

For more information or to link to the Green Hair Challenge PayPal site, visit www.keeproswellbeautiful.org or www.roswellgov.com.

Sponsors for the Light Bulb Exchange include the City of Roswell, KRB, Georgia Power and Service Lighting of Roswell.