Green Life Expo returns to The Classic Center this Saturday

ATHENS, Ga. – The Classic Center, in association with the Athens-Clarke County Recycling Division, will host the Green Life Expo on Saturday, Jan. 10 in The Classic Center’s Athena Ballroom from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

This will be the sixth Green Life Expo held at The Classic Center since 2009.

The family-friendly Expo will feature exhibitors, green shopping, fun hands-on activities for all ages, a recycling drop off and more. Admission is free.

There will be several “make and take” activities for families, such as making green mustaches and then taking a photo in one of Athens Photo Booths. Families also will have the opportunity to make no-sew T-shirt bags, Valentine’s Day picture frames, grease containers and other items with recycled materials. There will also be a petting zoo featuring a dairy calf, sheep, chicken, goats, a peacock, rooster and chicks.

Check the Signs, a local family band, will perform at 12:30 p.m. The band released its debut album “Along the Way” in 2014 and most recently composed and recorded a pop theme song for Binny, the Athens-Clarke County Recycling mascot.

The Expo will feature several hands-on educational sessions such as building a worm-composting bin, making felted soap, a live canning demo and how to make a rain barrel.

The ACC Recycling Division will be collecting the following recyclables at the Expo:

· Computers for Free IT Athens

· Bulbs

· Batteries

· Plastic bags

· Hardback books

· Used cooking grease

The Green Life Expo is made possible by many environmentally conscious, community-minded sponsors including Leon Farmer and Company, Georgia Power, UGA Office of Sustainability, Akins Ford, Let Us Compost, Athens Banner-Herald, The Fresh Market, Flagpole and Magic 102.1 FM.

For more information, visit GreenLifeAthens.com.