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By: Lynne Hart My last two articles were full of information about the pressure points needed to change behaviors and the many things we must all do to ensure we are not contributing to the litter problem. So who cares? I don’t know. What about you? Do you care? We are in this together, whether... .....

By: Lynne Hart Part 2 In Part 1 of this series, I shared information on the pressure points that lead to behavioral changes in people who litter. In this article, I am focusing on what each of us can do to help prevent litter. Even those of us who say we aren’t litterbugs may inadvertently...

By: Lynne Hart Part 1 of a Series In this country, 83% of people dispose of their trash properly, leaving 17% who dispose of trash in a way that creates litter. Litter cleanup costs the citizens of the United States over $11 BILLION annually! Those include local dollars. Think of what could be done .....

By: Lynne Hart As we begin a brand new year, I share with you a message that I believe is so important that it surely bears repeating Being in the business of helping people understand the importance of caring for our world, we often hear the words “dominion” and “stewardship” brought up as .....

By: Lynne Hart As I tried to decide what to write about in this last article of 2018, I decided to deviate from the normal KALB-related topics. As I thought about story ideas, I was reminded of a poem that I wrote two years ago that was read as part of the entertainment at the...

By: Lynne Hart I happen to love going to a buffet restaurant because it gives me the chance to taste new things without the commitment of an order-off-the-menu meal. If I don’t like it, I can go back and get something else. You may not want to talk about buffets having just finished the Thanksgivi .....

By: Lynne Hart KALB recently partnered with the Better Business Bureau and the Athens Police Department to hold a shredding, electronics collection, and drug take-back event. It was a huge success with over 200 cars coming through to utilize services. I did learn one important fact as I spoke to nea .....

By: Lynne Hart On behalf of our KALB Commission members and staff, we offer our sincere appreciation for all of the support given during our Duck and Run 5K and Wacky Quacky Ducky Derby. Fundraising is a crucial part of our job – definitely not our favorite, but critical to our continued existence .....

By: Lynne Hart According to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Americans purchase 1.1 billion pounds of pumpkins per year. Most of these pumpkins will be carved, displayed, then tossed in the trash and be added to our landfills. Pumpkin is packed with antioxidants, vitamins, fiber, a .....

By: Lynne Hart We are constantly advised to protect our identity, and one way to do that is to shred documents that contain important personal information. Not everyone has a paper shredder at home. Even if they do, papers often accumulate to the point that it would take hours to get it all shredded .....