Curby steps out on the town

By BONNA JOHNSON • Staff Writer • May 12, 2008 Metro’s green recycling cart, Curby, is showing up all over town at major events to encourage people to recycle their aluminum cans, paper and plastic items. Attendees at the CMA Summer Music Festival in June, the city’s Fourth of July celebration downtown and the Bluebird on the Mountain summer concert series at Dyer Observatory can pitch their recyclables into the carts, said Veronica Frazier of Metro Beautification and Environment. “Special events generate a large number of plastic bottles, aluminum cans and other items that can easily be recycled instead of thrown into the trash, so we’re eager to form partnerships with event planners and organizers to provide recycling at their venues,” Frazier said. Some 30 Curby carts were set out at the Iroquois Steeplechase last Saturday to collect recyclables.

Do not forget to Start Saving your Pull Tabs

We have a few weeks before the District "29" cleanup at the end of May, so you do have some time to save them. At the District "29" cleanup you will be receiving little house to bring home with you to start saving them. Bring what you have collected so far, At a later date we will tell you when we will be collecting them. If you do not have one of the little houses that the Ronald House workers gave us a plastic bag will do... I am also was notified yesterday that there are many organizations collecting the tabs for other causes such as making wheel cheers from the Tabs... It is amazing that such a little thing such as a tab can turn people's lives around...