Mayor's Recycling Challenge Winners Announced

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The Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce’s Going Green Committee has concluded its fourth annual Mayor’s Recycling Challenge event.

The friendly competition challenged cities in Cherokee County to encourage their residents to recycle during the months of June and July. The winning city for total pounds recycled, winning city for most pounds collected per capita, and the winning city for highest percentage increase over last year were announced during the Chamber’s September Good Morning Cherokee breakfast meeting.

North Metro Waste and Waste Management partnered with the Chamber on the initiative. Woodstock collected the most recycling which totaled 460,146 pounds, followed by Canton with 260,584 pounds, Ball Ground with 85,260 pounds, Waleska with 7,860 pounds and Holly Springs with 46,780 pounds.

The combined total collected by all the cities was 930,630 pounds which is a 15-percent increase from 2014.

The city of Waleska for the fourth consecutive year collected the most recycling per capita with 111.39 pounds per resident, as determined based on 2013 U.S. Census population estimates. Additional per capita totals included Ball Ground with 57.53 pounds/resident; Woodstock with 17.11 pounds/resident; Canton with 10.78 pounds/resident; and Holly Springs with 4.78 pounds/resident.

The city of Canton was recognized for having the highest percentage increase of collected recyclables over the previous year. This year the city collected 260,584 pounds, which is a 64 percent increase over last year.

This is the first year this award was presented. The Going Green committee’s goal is to encourage the community to implement green practices that conserve community resources while helping businesses thrive.

To learn more about the Chamber’s Going Green efforts, or to participate in upcoming events, visit the Chamber at www.cherokeechamber.com or contact the Chamber at 770-345-0400 or Amber@CherokeeChamber.com.

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Photo: Woodstock Mayor Donnie Henriques (center) accepts the Mayor’s Challenge award from Chamber Chairman Jeff Rusbridge, Dyer & Rusbridge, P.C. (left) and Going Green Chairman Vic Knight, Waste Management. Credit: Cherokee Chamber of Commerce