Announcements

Start Your Own Household Hazardous Waste Program (HHW)

Come & Learn Which “HHW” Programs Are Best For Your
Community. Learn About Resources, Risks, Grants & Funding!
Learn the Planning Process, How to Assess Your Community, HHW Program Components,
Policies, Procedures, Financing & Sponsorships
This Training is Great For City & County Officials, Code
Enforcement, Law Enforcement, Business & Community Leaders

Go On-Line & Register for COURSE 5113
“Household Hazardous Waste Management”

March 4, 2010, LCRA Riverside Conference Center, Bastrop, Texas
www.texasleadership.org or call Ray Alvarez at 1-800-776-5272 ext. 3252

(approved for 6 credit hours for county commissioners)

Green Schools Symposium:
Starting a School Recycling Program
Monday, March 1, 2010
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Houston-Galveston Area Council, Conference Room A
3555 Timmons Lane
Houston, Texas 77027
Registration is required.
There is no cost to attend. Register HERE

Coca-Cola and Keep America Beautiful Announce 2010 Recycling Bin Grant Program

Grants Provide Recycling Bins and Consultation for Parks, Schools, Offices, and Special Events

STAMFORD, Conn. (Feb. 1, 2010) — The Coca-Cola Company and Keep America Beautiful, Inc. (KAB) today announced the Coca-Cola/KAB Recycling Bin Grant Program, an effort designed to promote and support community recycling. For more information click HERE

EPA Free Webinar Series

The EPA's Resource Conservation Challenge (RCC) Web Academy will continue in 2010 with a great line up of free webinars. To sign up go to the EPA's website: HERE

Dear CTRA Members:

Keep Texas Beautiful (KTB) is excited to kick off its 2010 awards season, and we invite you and the
communities you represent to take part! The 2010 Governor’s Community Achievement Awards (GCAA), a program sponsored by KTB and funded by the Texas Department of Transportation. The GCAA recognizes grassroots community excellence and stewardship in seven different categories. All Texas communities are eligible to apply and the 10 winning cities will share $2 million in landscaping awards. The 2010 KTB Awards, which celebrates the diligence and dedication of individuals, community and governmental programs, and organizations devoted to recycling, waste reduction and/or litter prevention. But don’t think you or your constituents have to navigate this process alone! Whether you’re a first-time applicant unfamiliar with the process or a returning applicant in need of a refresher course, you can register for one of our awards trainings to help you along. KTB will conduct a training webinar on November 19; a second session is scheduled for early January. Please visit our web site to register for the webinar.

Catch the excitement of the 2010 KTB awards season! Visit our web site, www.ktb.org, for more information
about awards and trainings, and make plans to attend our 43rd Annual Conference in June to celebrate the
successes of our affiliate network. Learn more at www.ktb.org

Sincerely,
Christine Chute-Canul
Program Manager, Keep Texas Beautiful
512-961-5260
Christine@ktb.org
www.ktb.org