Let’s Talk Trash!
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“Every month in Cheatham County, we pick up over 8,000 pounds of litter along our county roads. I am thankful that by participating in Tennessee’s Stop Litter program, we are able to help in the education of our county’s children regarding the importance of putting trash in its proper place. I want to thank Clyde White who oversees this program, and Debbie Keenan, with The Keenan Group, Inc., for putting together an education program which helps all ages see the importance of keeping Cheatham County clean for ourselves, our visitors, and generations to come,” said Mayor, David McCullough. The Bee Passionate Tennessee Cheatham is a 9 month litter awareness project developed with a county litter grant from the Tennessee Department of Transportation as well as sponsorships from local concerned businesses in the county.
The bumblebee is Tennessee’s state agricultural insect, and the Passion Flower is the state’s wild flower, hence, Bee PASSIONATE! With the kick off of this program during the Back to School Bash last August, parents and kids were provided litter bags and other school related items to initiate litter awareness. The education component booklet, Let’s Talk Trash! began its delivery to all K-6th grade students packed with litter facts, puzzles, stories, and classroom activities and will continue every other month until May 2016. Littering simply put is by far the result of lazy and uncaring individuals who discard unwanted left over products on our roads, streets, waterways, and parking lots. So, how can we as a community stop this uncaring behavior and make our county beautiful? When one understands the negative impact litter has on the community, it becomes clear that it is the responsibility
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