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A Litter Bit Better 2012

A Litter Bit Better 2012

Pick it up on April 21-28 During the week of April 21-28, 2012, volunteers from Rochester neighborhoods, businesses, groups, and individuals will once again, be joining together to pick up the litter in our community. Last year nearly 10.5 tons (or 20,962 pounds) of waste were collected by 3,334 volunteers in 242 groups. Check out the stats from last year on our website. You can help by volunteering to pick up Rochester. Register after March 1 on our website or by calling…

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Litter Pick-up Accessories

Litter Pick-up Accessories

Clean up your neighborhood and put litter where it belongs – In the Trash. Nab litter all year round and Help Make Rochester A Litter Bit Better! OFFER VALID MARCH 1 – APRIL 30, 2012 This promotion is brought to you by Arnolds Supply and Kleenit Company. Information sheets for Nifty Nabbers posted here and for the cigarette receptacles posted here. Place your order today. Arnolds Supply Phone: 289-2393 Email 835 – 38th Street Northwest Rochester, MN 55901

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Earth Month Proclamation 2012

Earth Month Proclamation 2012

Mayor Brede will kick off Earth Month at his Environmental Awareness Month Proclamation,  April 3, 10 am at Rotunda of the Government Center. This Proclamation celebrates the many positive environmental events occurring in Rochester this spring including the city-wide litter pick up campaign “Let’s Make Rochester A Litter Bit Better”,  Quarry Hill Nature Center’s Earth Day FANfair, the 2012 Mayor’s Urban Forestry Volunteer Award Winners, the RNeighborWoods Community 1,200 Tree Planting and more! 2012 Environmental Awareness Month Proclamation WHEREAS, Earth Day is Sunday,…

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2011-12 A Litter Bit Better! Poster Contest Winners

2011-12 A Litter Bit Better! Poster Contest Winners

For the fifth year, we challenged all fourth grade students in Rochester to draw a brightly colored picture that displays: Why it is important to not litter How you will make Rochester A Litter Bit Better! There were 101 entries from 7 schools (14 classrooms) across Rochester. With all of these fun and colorful entries it was a tough choice but our team of judges narrowed it down to one winner per school (who submitted entries) and one Grand Prize winner….

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Residents Invited to Help Clean Streets, Clean Streams This Fall

Residents Invited to Help Clean Streets, Clean Streams This Fall

Did you know that everyone in Rochester has waterfront property?  Your yard is connected to the water by the nearest storm drain or ditch.  Autumn brings falling leaves and if they reach our waterways they add phosphorous – the nutrient that turns our lakes and rivers green with algae.  So this fall, we’re asking citizens to step up their own raking and sweeping efforts to help keep our water clean.  It is estimated that five 60-gallon garbage bags filled with…

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2011-12 A Litter Bit Better Poster Contest

2011-12 A Litter Bit Better Poster Contest

Image above is the 2010-2011 A Litter Bit Better! Poster Grand Prize Winner from Rochester Central Lutheran School, Ethan Manuell. Fourth grade Rochester students can play an important part in the 6th Annual Help Make Rochester A Litter Bit Better! city-wide litter collection event.  We are looking for artwork from fourth grade students that tell a story about littering. One fourth grade winner will be selected from each participating school and will be awarded an A Litter Bit Better! T-shirt and…

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Randy, the Rochester Recycling Guru

Randy, the Rochester Recycling Guru

Submitted by David B. Silker, Director of Facility Operations and Guest Services, Mayo Civic Center Let me introduce you to Randy; a Rochester citizen who has taken it upon himself over recent years to sort through the recycling materials and trash following each of the Down By The Riverside concert events.   Randy stops into my office each summer at the beginning of the concert series and together we have worked out a cooperative arrangement where the Mayo Civic Center provides…

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A Litter Bit Better! 2011 Final Results

A Litter Bit Better! 2011 Final Results

The final results are in! Over 200 pounds of recyclables, 800 pounds of tires, 250 pounds of appliances, 200 pounds of metal, and 19,562 pounds of litter totaling nearly 10.5 tons (or 20,962 pounds) of waste were collected by A Litter Bit Better! volunteers during this year’s event. Over 3,334 volunteers in 242 groups registered for this year’s event. Neighborhoods were beautified, citizens gave back to their community, and all of that waste was prevented from polluting our land and…

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A Litter Bit Better! Dates Extended to April 27

A Litter Bit Better! Dates Extended to April 27

Have you noticed the blue and green bags piling up in your neighborhood?  The 5th Annual Help Make Rochester A Litter Bit Better! event is well underway with hundreds of citizens collecting trash and recyclables from all corners of Rochester.  Snow is falling and may hinder the efforts of the over 3,200 registered volunteers.   Organizers want to encourage participants to proceed with their clean-ups, and now they have a few more days to do so.  The program has been extended…

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