April 16th
Beltline Clean-Up register online at www.EarthDayOnTheAtlantaBeltline.eventbrite.com
This Earth Day, GET CONNECTED by volunteering for a cleanup of the Atlanta BeltLine in Atlanta’s West End and West View neighborhoods. This section of the Atlanta BeltLine has been the site of illegal dumping and is overgrown with invasive plants. It will take the work of 150-200 volunteers to clear the way for further beautification and temporary to permanent art displays that will be installed later this year as part of Art on the Atlanta BeltLine and the Atlanta BeltLine Spaces program.
9 AM-Noon Meet at Kroger Citi Center 590 Cascade Ave. SW Atlanta, GA 30310
Sweep the Hooch
GreenPlate is partnering with the Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper to incorporate recycling into the river clean up on April 16th. The clean up will take place at 19 different sites on the river. Check it out at Sweep the Hooch.
Past Events:
Little 5 Points Green Up with Councilmember Kwanza Halls' office.
Before and After!
On Saturday, May 8th, a great group of volunteers helped do a major clean up of a this storm drain in Little 5 Points. When litter like this flows into the storm drains, it ends up in the rivers and then the oceans. Thanks to Black Box ATL, Sevananda, Aurora Coffee, Charis Books and 7 Stages for their support of the clean up.
Won't You Be My Sustainable Neighbor?
"GreenPlate believes you can give a community a recycling bin, or you can teach them how to be green."
Atlanta, Georgia - "GreenUP Your Clean-Up" program launched with Atlanta City Council Member Kwanza Hall of District 2. These community clean-ups recycle the waste gathered, teach communities about how to recycle in their area, and ensure best safety practices are being applied.
GreenCell - Atlanta from GreenPlate on Vimeo.
The cleanup projects result in "living documentation" of tools, resources, tips, training kits, and trained GreenUP Ambassadors to help other neighborhoods follow suit.
GreenPlate was excited to initiate the first GreenCell community with the Castleberry Hill Art District in Atlanta, GA. We are selecting Castleberry Hill (www.castleberryhill.org) for its progressive, diverse community and its hallmark as a destination in Atlanta. Neighborhood leadership has been primed and committed to be Atlanta’s first GreenCell.
Castleberry Hill sees this opportunity as a way to build community cohesiveness and “spirit”, promote the existing events and have a cleaner and safer neighborhood. We see it as a way to reduce a community's environmental impact and to nurture green growth one GreenCell at a time.