Fall & Louisville’s Brightside Program
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The Brightside program was a government initiative launched in 1986 by Mayor Jerry Abramson. Its purpose is to keep the city of Louisville clean, beautiful, and environmentally friendly. Projects range from organized neighborhood cleanups to various landscaping projects throughout the city.
Currently the Louisville Metro government has anti-litter and litter-free programs, while encouraging citizen to report any illegal dumping. Louisville spends about $2 million dollar a year to clean up litter and trash that could be avoided it people would simply dispose of their waste in an appropriate manner. In one year more than 850 tons of litter was collected from organized cleanup and street sweeps alone.
This weekend you or your group can be a part of one of Brightside’s organized cleanups. On October 27th, the city of Louisville will have it’s Fall Brightside Community-Wide Cleanup, where various groups will be responsible for picking up trash and litter in specific areas. Individuals wanting to help can be placed with established groups. Brightside will provide t-shirts, bags, gloves, and pick up the filled trash bags at the end of the day.
There are also several fundraising events going on this week for Brightside’s beautification and environmental stewardship programs. The annual Fall Compost sale will finish up on October 27th from 8:00am to 2:00pm. The compost can be picked up at the Outer Loop Landfill located at 2673 Outer Loop. Prices are $2.50 per bag or $30 per scoop.
You can also buy an assortment of bulbs from Brightside to help beautify your yard and community. To see the brochure click here. Click here to download a printable form online and send your order by mail or fax 502.574.2792. The sale is going on until October 26th.
So grab your gloves, plant some bulbs, cover your yard with compost, and pick up some trash. It all goes to help make your city a cleaner and more beautiful place to live.
Louisville, Brightside, Trash, Litter, Cleanup, Compost, Bulb Sale
November 1st, 2007 at 12:24 am
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