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Golf for the Environment!
The 14th Annual Keep Nebraska Beautiful Charity Golf Tournament will be held on September 16 at Woodland Hills, south of Eagle. The Event Sponsors include Alegent Health, Koley Jessen Attorneys PC, Nebraska Beverage Association, UMB Bank, Papillion Sanitation, Kiewit Companies Foundation and Sodexo. Our Hole-in-One Sponsor is Superior Honda of Omaha. There will be 4 Divisions with plenty of competition and prizes to be had.Download the 2010 KNB Golf Tournament Brochure and Registration Form.
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Waterways Cleanup
The International Coastal Cleanup is celebrating 25 years of cleaning up all waterways including not only the oceans, but also lakes and rivers around the world. The target date is September 18, but cleanups can occur between now and October 15. To participate, call our office for more information at 402.486.4562.
| Green Started with You!
The 2010 Great American Cleanup™ (GAC) was a rousing success! One of the special cleanups occurred in White Clay and what a difference it made! Thanks to the all the volunteers across the state as well as to our GAC National Sponsors: Pepsi, GLAD, Waste Management Wrigley, Dow, Nestle Pure Life, o.b., Troy-Bilt, Scotts Miracle-Gro, and Solo for their generous donations!
| 2010 Keep Nebraska Beautiful Awards
The 2010 Keep Nebraska Beautiful Environmental Awards was held July 1 at the Lied Lodge and Conference Center in Nebraska City. Congratulations to all the winners! Download a list of the 2010 KNB Award Winners.
| Nebraska School Chemical Cleanout Campaign
A website has been developed for the Nebraska School Chemical Cleanout Campaign (SC3) Program which includes numerous education and training resources, a database schools can use to keep their chemical inventories, and more. The website can be found at www.NebraskaSC3.org.
Keep Nebraska Beautiful was the recipient of a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to develop the Nebraska School Chemical Cleanout Campaign. The goal has been to develop and implement a school chemical management and safety program for all Nebraska schools. More than 200 chools have been assisted in cleaning out old, outdated or unneeded chemicals. For more information about the program, please contact the Keep Nebraska Beautiful office at 402.486.4562.
| Nebraska Household Hazardous Waste Program Expands
The Nebraska Household Hazardous Waste Program has expanded with permanent collection facilities available in North Platte and Holdrege in addition to Omaha, McCook, and Kearney. The Holdrege facility includes a mobile unit that will serve the following cities/counties: City of Holdrege/Phelps County, City of Franklin/Franklin County, City of Minden/Kearney County and City of Alma/Harlan County. A new site in Beatrice should open soon.
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KNB Facilitates the Nebraska Used Oil Collection Program
The Nebraska Used Oil Collection Program ensures all Nebraskans can dispose of oil properly. Used oil collected through the program will be reused, recovered for energy, used in asphalt applications, or re-refined. |
Schools Are Invited to Join Over 160 Other Schools in the Litter-Free School Zone Program
In an effort to keep school grounds clean and free of litter, Keep Nebraska Beautiful initiated the Litter-Free School Zone Program. For your school to participate, contact our office at 402.486.4562 or email schools@knb.org. |
