Upcoming events.
ARBOR DAY 2025
Free trees, y’all! Come out to Calhoun Recreation Department’s gym on Saturday, Feb 15 from 8:30 - 12 (noon) and pick up some trees for your property. The trees are first come, first serve.
Fall 2024 Recycling Event — Oct 19
Please read through carefully!
Got a question? Call 770-881-2710
TIRES:
Accepting:
Car, sport utility, and pick up truck tires only (behind the BRIDGE)
Limit 10 tires per customer - NO Commercial Dealers (this FREE service is for residential customers only)
We will not accept tractor trailer tires, agricultural or farm tires, tires over 20” or tires with rims
BATTERIES:
Accepting:
Car batteries (accepted by Project Love Spay Neuter)
Lawn mower batteries (accepted by Project Love Spay Neuter)
Alkaline batteries – do NOT have to be taped
Lithium batteries – terminal taped
Laptops
e-Readers
Tablets
Cell phones WITH a battery
Tool batteries (not the tool)
Nickel Cadmium batteries
Nickel Metal Hydride batteries
Lead Acid batteries
Power banks
e-bike/scooter batteries
Button batteries – taped
Hearing Aid batteries
Defibrillator batteries
Smart watches
Wireless earbuds
Misc. small electronics WITH a battery
Cable boxes
We will not accept e-cigs/vapes or Mercury batteries
ELECTRONICS:
Accepting:
Any computer related electronics (EXCEPT the old tube-style CRT monitors,) Includes computers, laptops, printers, external devices, routers, modems, etc...
Household electronics including cell phones, CD players, DVD players, clock radios, audio-video electronics.
We will not accept TVs with tubes, older CRTs with tubes, microwave ovens with glass fronts, vacuum cleaners
PAINT:
Accepting:
Atlanta Paint Disposal will be onsite picking up Behr, Valspar, Kilz, Minwax, Thompson Wood Sealer, Helmsman, Polyurethane, and spray paints
There is a 20-gallon limit per household
PAPER SHREDDING
We have a 5-box limit on paper shredding
HARD AND SOFT PLASTICS
CANNED GOODS FOR THE NEEDY
BLOOD DONATIONS
Got a question? Call 770-881-2710
Thanks to our many partners and volunteers for making this event so successful for our community!
6th Annual KCGB Golf Tournament
The 6th Annual Keep Calhoun Gordon Beautiful Golf Tournament, at Fields Ferry Golf Course raises awareness and and money to promote education and action for beautification projects, litter prevention, waste reduction, and recycling. Keep Calhoun Gordon Beautiful is a nonprofit and local affiliate of Keep America Beautiful.
12 Noon - Check in and lunch provided.
1 PM - Shotgun start
4:30 PM or so - Awards
We are proud to partner with local businesses that share our vision of a cleaner, greener community.
Spring Recycling Event
Please read through carefully!
BATTERIES:
Accepting:
Car batteries
Lawn mower batteries
Alkaline batteries – do NOT have to be taped
Lithium batteries – terminal taped
Laptops
e-Readers
Tablets
Cell phones WITH a battery
Tool batteries (not the tool)
Nickel Cadmium batteries
Nickel Metal Hydride batteries
Lead Acid batteries
Power banks
e-bike/scooter batteries
Button batteries – taped
Hearing Aid batteries
Defibrillator batteries
Smart watches
Wireless earbuds
Misc. small electronics WITH a battery
Cable boxes
We will not accept: e-cigs/vapes or Mercury batteries
ELECTRONICS:
Accepting:
Any computer related electronics (EXCEPT the old tube-style CRT monitors and LCD flat screen TVs ,) includes computers, laptops, printers, external devices, routers, modems, etc...
Household electronics including cell phones, CD players, DVD players, clock radios, audio-video electronics.
We will not accept: TVs with tubes, older CRTs with tubes, LCD flat screen TVs, or microwave ovens with glass fronts.
HAZARDOUS WASTES:
Accepting:
Herbicides: weed killer such as Roundup, Ortho, Miracle Grow, Remuda, etc.
Pesticides: pest controls such as Raid, Seven Dust, Ortho 3-in-1, etc., including those in aerosol cans.
Paints considered Haz*: lacquer, enamel paints including marine type paints and epoxy, tank/pipe coating, roof tar, anything that says catalyst, PART A or PART B, 55-gallon drums, lead paint, paint with mercury, leaking containers, cleaners, or chemicals, paint thinners or paint removers.
Light bulbs such as florescent bulbs, incandescent and LED
TIRES
Accepting:
Car, sport utility, and pick up truck tires only (behind the BRIDGE). Limit 10 tires per customer. NO Commercial Dealers! And read the items we will not take below.
We will not accept: Tires from commercial dealers or businesses, Tractor trailer tires, agricultural or farm tires, Tires over 20” , or Tires with rims
PAPER SHREDDING
We have a 5-box limit on paper shredding
SNEAKERS AND ATHLETIC SHOES
HARD AND SOFT PLASTICS
CANNED GOODS FOR THE NEEDY
BLOOD DONATIONS
Thanks to our many partners and volunteers for making this event so successful for our community!
ARBOR DAY 2024
Our annual tree (seedlings) giveaway is February 17, 2024, at the Calhoun Recreation Dept gym at 601 S River Street in Calhoun from 8:30 to noon.
Fall Recycling Event 2023
A community-wide bi-annual recycling event at Rock Bridge Community Church in Calhoun.
5th Annual KCGB Golf Tournament
The 5th Annual Keep Calhoun Gordon Beautiful Golf Tournament, at Fields Ferry Golf Course raises awareness and and money to promote education and action for beautification projects, litter prevention, waste reduction, and recycling. Keep Calhoun Gordon Beautiful is a nonprofit and local affiliate of Keep America Beautiful.
12 Noon - Check in and lunch provided.
1 PM - Shotgun start
4:30 PM or so - Awards
We are proud to partner with Mohawk Industries, a local corporation that shares our vision of a cleaner, greener community.
World Environment Day 2023
World Environment Day is celebrated annually on 5 June and encourages awareness and action for the protection of the environment.
Arbor Day 2023
Arbor Day is a national holiday created to recognize the importance of trees. The most common way people celebrate Arbor Day is to get together in groups to plant trees.
Earth Day 2023
Earth Day is an annual event on or around April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection.
Spring Recycling Event 2023
Recycling takes place at Rock Bridge Community Church at 906 Curtis Parkway in Calhoun from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Volunteers are always needed to work this day.
Gordon County residents can get rid of unwanted tires, electronics (no TVs or those big ancient computer monitors), tennis shoes, and much more, for free, at our spring recycling event. We will also shred documents. And there will be a place to donate blood. This is our semi-annual, community-wide event to properly recycle and dispose of unused or unwanted household products. Items being accepted include:
Soft plastics and films
Hard plastics with or without numbers
Plastic flower pots
Computer towers
Batteries and tools containing batteries (please tape battery terminals)
Electronics (no big, huge TVs or ancient computer monitors - sorry!)
New or used tennis shoes
Paper shredding (Limit 5 boxes per household. This offer isn’t for businesses.)
Eye glasses
Tires (Limit 5 per household. This offer isn’t for businesses.)
Canned and non-perishable food items
Donations will be accepted and are accepted via our secure website right now.
Arbor Day Event 2023
Our free tree-give away event at the Calhoun Recreation Department.
Fall 2022 Recycling
Gordon County residents can get rid of unwanted plastics, electronics, batteries, paint and much more, for free, at our Fall Recycling event. For the first time, we will be accepting household hazardous material. Please see details below for all items we are accepting, and some that we are not accepting, at our Fall event:
Plastics
Hard plastic/Plastic flower pots
Soft plastic
Electronics
Computers
Laptops
Routers or modems
Printers
Audio-video devices, including DVD/CD players
Mobile phones
Clock radios
No tube TVs, CRT monitors, or Microwaves with front glass please
Batteries
Car batteries
Lawn mower batteries
Alkaline batteries – do NOT have to be taped
Lithium batteries – terminal taped
Tool batteries (not the tool)
Nickel Cadmium batteries
Nickel Metal Hydride batteries
Lead Acid batteries
Power banks
e-bike/scooter batteries
Button batteries – taped
Hearing Aid batteries
Defibrillator batteries
Smart watches
Wireless earbuds
Misc. small electronics WITH a battery
No e-cigs/vapes or murcury batteries please
Paints (20 gal limit/household)
Latex paint, like Behr and Valspar
Kilz
Minwax
Thompson Wood Sealer
Helmsman, Polyurethane
Spray paint
Paints considered hazardous (see Household Hazardous Materials below)
Household Hazardous Materials - first come, first serve
Herbicides, like Roundup, Ortho, Miracle Grow, and Remuda
Pesticides, like Raid, Seven Dust, Ortho 3-in-1, etc., including those in aerosol cans
Paints considered hazardous such as lacquer, lacquer thinner, enamel paints including marine type paints and epoxy
Lightbulbs containing mercury, such as florescent bulbs
Aerosols: Lubricants, paints, degreasers, household cleaners
New or used tennis shoes
Paper shedding (5 box limit)
Eye glasses
No tires please
No expired or unused medications please
Food Drive
Please bring non-parishable food for the food insecure in our community.
Blood Drive
Blood Assurance will be on-site to help make your donation experience as pleasant as possible!. Donating blood is a safe, simple and rewarding experience that usually takes less than an hour! Donating is easy, and it makes a huge difference in the lives of others.
Please get a good nights sleep on Friday, eat a good meal within 4 hours of your donation, and drink plenty of fluids (juice and water) on Saturday.
Donations Will Be Accepted
Cash and check donations will be accepted during the event and credit card donations are accepted via our secure website at any time.
4th Annual KCGB Golf Tournament
The 4th Annual Keep Calhoun Gordon Beautiful Golf Tournament, at Fields Ferry Golf Course raises awareness and and money to promote education and action for beautification projects, litter prevention, waste reduction, and recycling. Keep Calhoun Gordon Beautiful is a nonprofit and local affiliate of Keep America Beautiful.
12 Noon - Check in and lunch, provided by Chic-fil-A.
1 PM - Shotgun start
4 PM or so - Awards
We are proud to partner with Mohawk Industries, a local corporation that shares our vision of a cleaner, greener community.
Spring 2022 Recycling
We have set the date for our Spring 2022 recycling event - April 9! Recycling takes place at Rock Bridge Community Church at 906 Curtis Parkway in Calhoun from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Gordon County residents can get rid of unwanted tires, electronics (no TVs or those big ancient computer monitors), tennis shoes, and much more, for free, at our spring recycling event. We will also shred documents. And there will be a place to donate blood. This is our semi-annual, community-wide event to properly recycle and dispose of unused or unwanted household products. Items being accepted include:
Soft plastics and films
Hard plastics with or without numbers
Plastic flower pots
Computer towers
Batteries and tools containing batteries (please tape battery terminals)
Electronics (no big, huge TVs or ancient computer monitors - sorry!)
New or used tennis shoes
Paper shredding (Limit 5 boxes per household. This offer isn’t for businesses.)
Eye glasses
Tires (Limit 5 per household. This offer isn’t for businesses.)
Canned and non-perishable food items
Donations will be accepted and are accepted via our secure website right now.
Spring 2022 Clean Up/Litter Pick Up
Keep Calhoun-Gordon Beautiful will host another spring cleanup and recycling day around the community Saturday morning, April 2. Volunteers are asked to meet at the Depot in downtown Calhoun ( 109 S. King St.) at 8: 30 a.m. to receive assignments and directions. Stay tuned for more details! To register, click here.
Arbor Day
It’s that time of year again; a time to start planning for spring , and planting for our future.
We are happy to offer many varieties of tree seedlings this year in celebration of GA Arbor Day, and we hope you will make plans to visit us at the CALHOUN RECREATION DEPARTMENT on
FEBRUARY 19, from 9:00-12:00, to select those trees that are just right for your property.
Here are some of the varieties we will have available this year:
Bald Cyprus
Northern Red Oak
White Dogwood
VA Pine
River Burch
American Elm
Sweet Gum
Washington Hawthorn
Box Elder Maple
Shumard and Willow Oak
Pecan
Sycamore
Poplar
We have a limited supply of some varieties, so if there is a specific tree you are interested in, plan to
arrive at 9:00 a.m.
This event is made possible by the following contributors:
City of Calhoun (for purchasing the seedlings)
Keep Calhoun Gordon Beautiful volunteers
Calhoun Woman’s Club volunteers
Ga Cumberland Academy students
Sonoraville HS Agriculture students
Kim Townsend , C Recreation Dept.
And many other generous volunteers
We look forward to seeing you, Saturday, February 19th.
Fall 2021 Recycling
Gordon County residents can get rid of unwanted paint, tennis shoes, and much more, for free, at our Fall Recycling event. We will also shred documents. This is our semi-annual, community-wide event to properly recycle and dispose of unused or unwanted household products that contain hazardous waste. Items being accepted include:
Soft plastics and films
Hard plastics with or without numbers
Plastic flower pots
Flat screen monitors (we are not accepting monitors at this event.)
Computer towers (we are not accepting computers at this event.)
Batteries and tools containing batteries (please tape battery terminals)
Electronics (we are not accepting electronics at this event.)
Latex and oil-based paints and stains
Expired or unused medications (we are not accepting medications at this event.)
New or used tennis shoes
Paper shedding
Eye glasses
The location of the event has not yet been finalized. Please check back soon for updates.
Donation will be accepted and are accepted via our secure website right now.
3rd Annual KCGB Golf Tournament
The 3rd Annual Keep Calhoun Gordon Beautiful Golf Tournament, at Fields Ferry Golf Course raises awareness and and money to promote education and action for beautification projects, litter prevention, waste reduction, and recycling. Keep Calhoun Gordon Beautiful is a nonprofit and local affiliate of Keep America Beautiful.
12 Noon - Check in and lunch, provided by Chic-fil-A.
1 PM - Shotgun start
4 PM or so - Awards
We are proud to partner with Mohawk Industries, a local corporation that shares our vision of a cleaner, greener community.
Earth Day - Recycling, Food Drive, Blood Drive
Come to our Spring Recycling, Food Drive, and Blood Drive event.
Recycle - Eye glasses, soft plastics and film, batteries, electronics, tools that contain batteries, flat screen monitors, computer towers, latex and oil-based paints and stains, hard plastics with or without numbers, plastic flower pots, new or used tennis shoes, unused pills or medications (no needles), paper shredding.