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Team Recycle and Rocky the Recycling Raccoon visited New City Fellowship Church summer camp on June 23 to educate students on the importance of recycling and recycling RIGHT! The students received educational materials on curbside and convenience center recycling as well as a Recycle Right sticker to put on their recycling bins at home.

Team Recycle and Rocky the Recycling Raccoon visited Montessori School June 3 to talk about the importance of recycling and recycling right! All students received educational materials to take home to their parents, as well as a recycled Recycle Right pencil and Recycle Right stickers for their bins at home.

Rocky and Team Recycle joined hundreds of Chattanoogans at the Chattanooga Market for Public Works Week.

We love Public Works! Team Recycle and Rocky the Recycling Raccoon stopped by Miller Plaza for National Public Works Day. Team Recycle distributed educational rack cards about recycling convenience centers and curbside recycling while Rocky waved to traffic and made new friends!

Team Recycle and Rocky the Recycling Raccoon educated citizens at this year's Sweet Diversity for Districts 7, 8 & 9. This event took place at the Chattanooga Zoo on April 29. Team Recycle registered citizens for biweekly recycling, helped them determine their collection dates and distributed education materials on how to recycle RIGHT!

Team Recycle and Rocky the Recycling Raccoon celebrated Earth Day with the Tennessee Aquarium at their "Party for the Planet" April 24. Team Recycle encouraged citizens to recycle RIGHT and Rocky made several new recycling friends!

Rocky and Team Recycle celebrated Earth Day, April 22, with Memorial Hospital at their Earth Day Fair. Local companies, organizations and hospital employees showcased ecological, recycling and environmentally-friendly items and projects.

Rocky and Team Recycle joined Christ United Methodist Church for their Going Green Kick-off Party on Apr. 21. With good food and lots of information on ways to help the environment, partiers had a great time and learned how to recycle right!

Rocky and Team Recycle joined the Aleph Bet Children's preschool on Apr. 20, for their Earth Day celebration to talk about recycling right. Team Recycle quickly learned they were speaking with some of Chattanooga's smallest expert recyclers! The students were thrilled to tell Rocky about their recycling efforts at school and at home.

The 2010 Bug-A-Paluza brought together thousands of Volkswagen enthusiasts! Rocky and Team Recycle visited Bug-A-Paluza on Apr. 18. With all the food vendors it was a great place for to help visitors to Camp Jordan learn about recycling right! The weekend festival features hundreds of Volkswagen vehicles both old and new, contests, entertainment and all things VW.

Rocky and Team Recycle joined hundred of kids at the Chattanooga Zoo for the annual Party for the Planet on Apr. 17. While visiting friends at the zoo, Rocky met lots of kids, and even parents, anxious to have a photo taken with Rocky and talk to Team Recycle about recycling right in Chattanooga! Along with lots of other organizations from across Chattanooga, Team Recycle helped educate visitors about all the great things they can do to reduce waste and be good to the planet on Earth Day!

Team Recycle spent Apr. 13 at the annual Eco Expo, joining with dozens of organizations and businesses offering ways to go green! At the Recycle Right booth, volunteers along with Rocky, helped citizens signup for curbside pickup, find their closest drop-off center and learn about recycling right! The EcoExpo is Chattanooga’s biggest environmentally-friendly expo showcasing practical solutions to learn green and live green. Hosted by Brewer Broadcasting, the expo featured ways minimize environmental impact and make your home and lifestyle ecologically friendly.

Rocky the Recycling Raccoon and Team Recycle joined Rock City's Rocky to promote Earth Dayz on Apr. 11 and to help guests at Rock City learn about the importance of recycling right! Earth Dayz takes place all though the month of April at Rock City, where Rocky and friends are helping to educate visitors about wildlife, conservation and recycling.

Rocky and Team Recycle joined local businesses and organizations to help citizens learn about recycling and environmentally friendly products available locally. On Apr. 10 the Chattanooga Green Festival highlighted sustainability measures for homeowners and businesses alike with educational displays, vendors and special events including live music and a fun zone for kids!

Team Recycle and Rocky the Recycling Raccoon kick off Earth Day celebrations on Apr. 7 with a visit to UTC. Students and faculty learned more about Recycling Right in Chattanooga. Don’t forget to use the convenient recycling bins all over campus and take items like electronics to the recycling center!

Rocky the Recycling Raccoon and Team Recycle were at Bloodanooga March 30, Chattanooga’s largest one-day blood and marrow drive, spreading the word about the importance of recycling and recycling RIGHT! Team Recycle answered questions from Chattanooga citizens about recycling in Chattanooga and encouraged event attendees to sign up for biweekly curbside recycling.

Recycle Right helped kick off Calvin Donaldson Elementary School’s recycle program Feb. 18 at a schoolwide assembly. Prior to the launch, each student at the school designed their own “RECYCLE” banner. The winner of the design contest received a Recycle Right goody bag from Rocky at the assembly—the goody bag was filled with a Recycle Right T-shirt, stuffed animal “Rocky” raccoon, recycled pencils, recycling coloring pages, stickers of Rocky, stickers for their bins at home and informational materials on how to recycle RIGHT (at home and at convenience centers). The winner’s design was enlarged onto a banner, which will be hung in the cafeteria above the school’s new recycle center. Team Recycle delivered a PowerPoint presentation to the school on the importance of recycling and how to recycle RIGHT. The school received Recycle Right stickers and educational rack cards for every student, as well as coloring pages featuring Rocky recycling at home.

Recycle Right has been working with Lakeside Academy science club students to launch a schoolwide recycling program. On Wednesday, Nov. 18 Team Recycle and Rocky the Recycling Raccoon helped kick off the program at an assembly for 3-5 graders. Team Recycle gave a presentation about the importance of recycling in Chattanooga and how to recycle RIGHT. Following the presentation, each of the science club students received a Recycle Right T-shirt from Rocky and a certificate of achievement from the school. The science club prepared recycling signs for the assembly; these signs were placed around the school following the assembly to encourage recycling in school and at home.

Team Recycle and Rocky stopped by Orange Grove’s recycle center to spread the word about the importance of recycling in Chattanooga during Orange Grove’s free shred day, November 18. Documents shredded securely at Orange Grove are recycled.

Team Recycle and Rocky went to Dalewood Middle School to speak to a class about the importance of recycling and how to recycle RIGHT! All students received a vinyl sticker for their bin at home as well as an educational rack card, with information about both curbside collection and convenience centers. The students met Rocky, who gave each of them a coloring page that encourages recycling at home.

Recycle Right had a booth and was spreading the word about the importance of recycling and recycling RIGHT at GPS’s Robin Hood event – an all-school fundraising drive coordinated by class representatives, Oct. 27. Students received information about recycling in Chattanooga, how to recycle RIGHT and what they can do to help the environment. They received informational rack cards on curbside recycling and convenience centers, a handy page with examples of curbside and convenience center recyclables and a vinyl Recycle Right: JOIN sticker for use on their recycle bins at home. Thanks for recycling, GPS!

Rocky and Team Recycle joined the "Camp Out to Stamp Out Family Homelessness" to spread the word about the importance of recycling and recycling RIGHT! Proceeds support Interfaith Homeless Network's mission to end family homelessness one family at a time. Overnight campers designed, brought and slept in their own cardboard box homes - which were recycled after the event!

Recycle Right had a booth and was spreading the word about the importance of recycling and recycling RIGHT at this year's conference, Oct. 22 at the Chattanooga Convention Center. Citizens received information about recycling in Chattanooga, how to recycle RIGHT and what they can do to help the environment. They received informational rack cards on curbside recycling and convenience centers, a handy page with examples of curbside and convenience center recyclables and a vinyl Recycle Right: JOIN sticker for use on their recycle bins at home. Citizens were able to sign up for biweekly recycling on site at the event and pull up their pickup calendar online.

Rocky enjoys judging costume contests and meeting everyone at the Nature Center's Annual Festival of Jack-O-Lanterns. Team Recycle was there spreading the word about the importance of recycling RIGHT!

Rocky and Team Recycle spread the word about recycling and recycling RIGHT at the TN Valley Pride Festival! Tennessee Valley Pride, Inc. is a nonprofit organization designed to celebrate diversity in the Chattanooga area. Their goal is to combine the wonderful resources of the GLBT people of our area and reach out to the community with dignity and respect. The Board is committed to raising awareness, strengthening & growing the community, creating a safe environment and providing aid to those less fortunate.

Rocky and Team Recycle had a blast at GoFest Oct. 3 at the Chattanooga Zoo! This is the third year in a row we've educated citizens about the importance of recycling in Chattanooga at this event - it gets better and better every year!! GoFest encourages young people with disabilities and their families to explore the available services, resources and opportunities that would enable individuals to realize their maximum potential in setting and achieving lifetime goals and personal success in every area of life.

Lakeside Academy is getting ready to make a big announcement and some awesome changes to help out the environment!! To give you a hint, it has to do with recycling! Rocky and Team Recycle met with a group of dedicated students on Sept. 30 to talk about the importance of recycling, how to recycle the right way, and a few other "top secret" items! Stay tuned!!! All students received a vinyl Recycle Right sticker to use on their bins at home as well as an educational piece with information about curbside recycling and convenience center recycling.

Team Recycle and Rocky went to St. Peter's School to speak to the Eco Club Sept. 28. They talked about the importance of recycling and how to recycle RIGHT! They even played a recycle game (winners got JOIN biweekly shirts!) and all members of the club received a vinyl sticker for their bin at home as well as an educational rack card, with information about both curbside collection and convenience centers.

Citizens joined biweekly curbside recycling at the Recycle Right registration drive at the Chattanooga Market August 30 and took information about the program home. Citizens received information about recycling in Chattanooga, how to recycle RIGHT and what they can do to help the environment. They received informational rack cards on curbside recycling and convenience centers, a handy page with examples of curbside and convenience center recyclables and a vinyl Recycle Right: JOIN sticker for use on their recycle bins at home. Citizens were able to sign up for biweekly recycling on site at the registration drive and pull up their pickup calendar online. Children met Rocky the Recycling Raccoon and received coloring pages that encourage recycling at home.

Team Recycle and Rocky the Recycling Raccoon were at District 5's "Sweet Diversity" event August 27 encouraging citizens to join biweekly curbside recycling. Citizens received information about recycling in Chattanooga, how to recycle RIGHT and what they can do to help the environment. They received informational rack cards on curbside recycling and convenience centers, a handy page with examples of curbside and convenience center recyclables and a vinyl Recycle Right: JOIN sticker for use on their recycle bins at home. Citizens were able to sign up for biweekly recycling on site at the event.

Team Recycle and Rocky the Recycling Raccoon visited several neighborhood associations last night for “National Night Out” including Cloverdale, Fairfax, Lupton and Brainerd Park North. Citizens received information about recycling in Chattanooga, how to recycle RIGHT and what they can do to help the environment. They received informational rack cards on curbside recycling and convenience centers, and a vinyl Recycle Right: JOIN sticker for use on their recycle bins at home.

Team Recycle and Rocky worked with Chattanooga Girl Scouts June 25 to help them earn their environmental badges. Team Recycle spent the evening educating the scouts on the importance of recycling and how to recycle RIGHT. All scouts received a JOIN: RECYCLE RIGHT sticker to put on their bins at home as well as a take-home information sheet for their families to get started in Chattanooga’s recycling program. They were educated on how easy it is to set up recycling at their homes and take care of the environment. Team Recycle facilitated a discussion on ways to encourage others to recycle and held a contest for recycle bin designs – winners received a Recycle Right: JOIN T-shirt. At the end of the evening, the scouts took a pledge to recycle as much as possible and encourage others to do the same.

Team Recycle volunteers along with Martin Smith from Orange Grove Center did educational recycling presentations June 25 for summer camp kids at Montessori School. The children divided into groups and worked with Team Recycle to design their own recycle bins. All children received a JOIN: RECYCLE RIGHT sticker to put on their bins at home as well as a take-home information sheet for their families to get started in Chattanooga’s recycling program. They were educated on the importance of recycling, how to recycle RIGHT and how easy it is to set up recycling at their homes. The older students received a Recycle Right: JOIN T-shirt.

Team Recycle and Rocky the Recycling Raccoon were at Hamilton Place Mall Saturday, June 20 encouraging citizens to join biweekly curbside recycling. Citizens received information about recycling in Chattanooga, how to recycle RIGHT and what they can do to help the environment. They received informational rack cards on curbside recycling and convenience centers, a handy page with examples of curbside and convenience center recyclables and a vinyl Recycle Right: JOIN sticker for use on their recycle bins at home. Citizens were able to sign up for biweekly recycling on site at the registration drive. Children met Rocky the Recycling Raccoon and received coloring pages that encourage recycling at home.

Team Recycle and Rocky the Recycling Raccoon were at District 6's "Sweet Diversity" event June 18 encouraging citizens to join biweekly curbside recycling. Citizens received information about recycling in Chattanooga, how to recycle RIGHT and what they can do to help the environment. They received informational rack cards on curbside recycling and convenience centers, a handy page with examples of curbside and convenience center recyclables and a vinyl Recycle Right: JOIN sticker for use on their recycle bins at home. Citizens were able to sign up for biweekly recycling on site at the registration drives.

Team Recycle and Rocky the Recycling Raccoon were at the East Brainerd Rush June 18 encouraging citizens to join biweekly curbside recycling. Citizens received information about recycling in Chattanooga, how to recycle RIGHT and what they can do to help the environment. They received informational rack cards on curbside recycling and convenience centers, a handy page with examples of curbside and convenience center recyclables and a vinyl Recycle Right: JOIN sticker for use on their recycle bins at home. Citizens were able to sign up for biweekly recycling on site at the registration drives.

On June 17, Team Recycle and Rocky were at the East Brainerd BI-LO encouraging citizens to join biweekly curbside recycling. Citizens received information about recycling in Chattanooga, how to recycle RIGHT and what they can do to help the environment. They received informational rack cards on curbside recycling and convenience centers, a handy page with examples of curbside and convenience center recyclables and a vinyl Recycle Right: JOIN sticker for use on their recycle bins at home. Citizens were able to sign up for biweekly recycling on site at the registration drives.

When Rocky and Team Recycle visited Aleph Bet on June 17, they spoke to the children about how recycling helps the environment and how they can recycle at home with their families. Children received coloring pages featuring Rocky recycling at home as well as Rocky the Recycling Raccoon stickers. Each child also received a take-home sheet to give their parents that encouraged them to use convenience centers AND curbside recycling in Chattanoga, and also educated them about how to recycle RIGHT.

When the Tennessee Municipal League came to Chattanooga, Rocky and Team Recycle helped get recycling to their event at the Chattanooga Zoo. Rocky greeted visitors to our wonderful city and Team Recycle encouraged the visitors to recycle their waste at the event.

Team Recycle volunteers along with Martin Smith from Orange Grove Center did educational recycling presentations June 10 for summer camp kids at New City Fellowship Church. The children divided into groups and worked with Team Recycle to design their own recycle bins. All children received a JOIN: RECYCLE RIGHT sticker to put on their bins at home as well as a take-home information sheet for their families to get started in Chattanooga’s recycling program. They were educated on the importance of recycling, how to recycle right and how easy it is to set up recycling at their homes. Each child received a recycling coloring book, as well, and a big Rocky hug. We even had a recycling contest for the children, and winners received their own JOIN: RECYCLE RIGHT T-shirt to match Rocky and Team Recycle!

Hundreds of citizens joined biweekly curbside recycling over the weekend (June 6 and 7) at the City of Chattanooga’s Recycle Right registration drives at Greenlife and the Chattanooga Market. Team Recycle educated citizens on recycling in Chattanooga. Citizens received information about recycling in Chattanooga, how to recycle RIGHT and what they can do to help the environment. They received informational rack cards on curbside recycling and convenience centers, a handy page with examples of curbside and convenience center recyclables and a vinyl Recycle Right: JOIN sticker for use on their recycle bins at home. Citizens were able to sign up for biweekly recycling on site at the registration drives. Children met Rocky the Recycling Raccoon and received coloring pages that encourage recycling at home.

Hundreds of citizens joined biweekly curbside recycling over the weekend (June 6 and 7) at the City of Chattanooga’s Recycle Right registration drives at Greenlife and the Chattanooga Market. Team Recycle educated citizens on recycling in Chattanooga. Citizens received information about recycling in Chattanooga, how to recycle RIGHT and what they can do to help the environment. They received informational rack cards on curbside recycling and convenience centers, a handy page with examples of curbside and convenience center recyclables and a vinyl Recycle Right: JOIN sticker for use on their recycle bins at home. Citizens were able to sign up for biweekly recycling on site at the registration drives. Children met Rocky the Recycling Raccoon and received coloring pages that encourage recycling at home.

At a press conference held June 2, 2009 at the John F. Germ Recycling Center at Orange Grove Center, Chattanooga Mayor Ron Littlefield announced several improvements to the City’s Public Works department, including the increase in curbside recycling collection from monthly to biweekly.

Rocky the Recycling Raccoon and Team Recycle joined the American Lung Association's Walk at Coolidge Park on May 30 to encourage citizens of Chattanooga to recycle and RECYCLE RIGHT!

Rocky the Recycling Raccoon joined Orange Grove Center students as they told WRCB Ch. 3 all about why their school is cool! Students and teachers spoke about recycling at Orange Grove and the valuable educational component it has for the students and clients.

What better way to celebrate Earth Day than at a Party for the Planet! Rocky and Team Recycle spent Earth Day weekend at the Chattanooga Zoo educating citizens of Chattanooga on the importance of recycling and recycling RIGHT!

This year, Bug-A-Paluza at Camp Jordan offered recycling capabilities to its attendees. A big THANK YOU goes out to "Green Affair" for supplying the bins! VW fans from all over recycled at Bug-A-Paluza 2009, and Rocky & Team Recycle were happy to join in! Thanks for recycling, Scenic City Volks Folks and VW fans! Curious about "Green Affair" and how to reserve recycling bins for YOUR Chattanooga event? Contact Martin Smith at Orange Grove, (423) 493-2944.

Rocky had a wonderful afternoon with Orange Grove clients!

Team Recycle had a great time working with Orange Grove's recycling education coordinator, Martin Smith, to educate attendees at this year's Eco Expo. Recycle Right had a booth at the expo and educated citizens on the importance of recycling and how to recycle the RIGHT way!

Blood Assurance, the nonprofit regional blood center, hosted Chattanooga’s largest one-day blood drive on March 31. Rocky had a wonderful time encouraging citizens of Chattanooga to recycle!

Team Recycle and Rocky the Recycling Raccoon spoke to Daisy troops at St. Jude about the importance of recycling and recycling the right way. For their "Use Resources Wisely" petal badge (Feb. 2009), these Daisies learned all about keeping recyclable waste out of the landfill.

Mayor Ron Littlefield and Orange Grove Center announced on Jan. 14, 2009 the grand opening of the Brainerd area convenience center for recycling, located at 5955 Brainerd Road. The daily traffic count at this location is 37,600 automobiles per day. “In 2008, convenience centers received more than 98,323 visits and collected 1,887 tons of clean recyclable materials,” said Mayor Littlefield. “This equates to an average of 38 pounds of recyclables per visit. The new center on Brainerd Road will undoubtedly raise the amount of recyclable tonnage kept out of the landfill this year and for years to come. This center is a welcome addition to this area of Chattanooga and will provide nearby residents with a convenient location to recycle their items.”

Rocky the Recycling Raccoon and Team Recycle visited the Cub Scouts of Pack 3012 on America Recycles Day as they worked to educate citizens of Chattanooga on battery,cell phone and ink cartridge recycling. They held up signs at DuPont Elementary and encouraged drivers on Hixson Pike to recycle; the scouts collected recyclable items at the school from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Each of the scouts received a Recycle Right T-shirt and a Recycle Right sticker. Keep up the good work, Pack 3012!

Rocky and Team Recycle had the honor of attending Belvoir Christian Academy's Winter "Green" Wonderland event on November 8. We were so pleased to see that even the decorations were made from recyclable materials! This school is definitely making a difference.

Rocky the Recycling Raccoon and Team Recycle visited the American Lung Association's Asthma Walk Oct. 23 to educate citizens on the importance of recycling and recycling right. They answered questions from citizens about recycling and encouraged them to recycle the right way. Rocky made many new friends and was honored to help kick off the walk.

We had a wonderful time meeting everyone at the festival out at Victory Fellowship Church on October 19. Rocky and Team Recycle members encouraged citizens to recycle and educated them on how to recycle the right way.

Rocky and Team Recycle headed out to the super-fun PumpkinFest at the Chattanooga Nature Center. We made many new friends and had a great time talking to attendees about the importance of recycling and recycling RIGHT!

Rocky and Team Recycle enjoyed this wonderful event on Saturday, October 11. We made many new friends and saw old friends, too. Rocky and Team Recycle educated citizens about recycling and the importance of recycling RIGHT!

Rocky the Recycling Raccoon and Team Recycle had a booth with Orange Grove Recycle Center at the Smart Energy Odyssey at Miller Plaza! They educated citizens on the importance of recycling and recycling right. They answered questions from citizens about recycling and encouraged them to recycle the right way, utilizing curbside pick-up and convenience centers. Curbside pickup calendars, a list convenience center locations and information about recycling the right way in Chattanooga were distributed.

Team Recycle went with Rocky to Belvoir Christian Academy to deliver presentations on the importance of recycling, how it impacts the environment and our city, how to recycle right and how to help their parents recycle more at home. Each student was given a Recycle Right sticker, a Recycle Right coloring page and an information sheet with a curbside pickup calendar and a list of convenience center locations/hours to take home. We had a great time meeting all the students!

Rocky the Recycling Raccoon and Team Recycle went to the Chattanooga Market on Sunday, August 10 to encourage citizens of Chattanooga to recycle and to educate them on the importance of recycling right. We had a wonderful time talking about recycling to citizens at this important event.

Rocky the Recycling Raccoon and Team Recycle visited the sixth annual First Day Festival at the Chattanooga Zoo to educate citizens on the importance of recycling and recycling right. Rocky made lots of new friends at this wonderful event, and Team Recycle answered questions about recycling in Chattanooga while distributing Recycle Right stickers and information.

Rocky the Recycling Raccoon and Team Recycle visited the Creative Discovery Museum August 1 to meet with the “Keep it Green” summer camp kids. To celebrate their week’s work on environmental awareness and recycling, Rocky and Team Recycle gave each camper a curbside collection calendar, a list of locations and hours for convenience centers, a Recycle Right sticker and Rocky coloring page. Team Recycle and Rocky gave presentations to these groups of campers on the importance of recycling and recycling right. Rocky was also the star judge of a recycle bin design contest—all the Keep it Green campers designed their own unique recycle bins and Rocky chose the top three winners, giving them a special award. Rocky even participated in one group’s “reduce, reuse, recycle” dance!

Rocky the Recycling Raccoon and Team Recycle visited Family Day at the Gunbarrel Rd. Cigna to encourage citizens of Chattanooga to recycle and to educate them on the importance of recycling right. We had a wonderful time meeting with the families and speaking with them about recycling in Chattanooga. Curbside collection calendars were distributed with a list of convenience center locations, and all children received a Recycle Right sticker.

Rocky the Recycling Raccoon and Team Recycle visited Family Day at the downtown Cigna to encourage citizens of Chattanooga to recycle and to educate them on the importance of recycling right. We had a wonderful time meeting with the families and speaking with them about recycling in Chattanooga. Curbside collection calendars were distributed with a list of convenience center locations, and all children received a Recycle Right sticker.

Rocky and Team Recycle enjoyed their visit to AlephBet, where they educated the children about the importance of recycling.

Rocky loves Chattanooga and couldn't pass up the opportunity to attend this special celebration.

Students at Montessori School learned about recycling in Chattanooga when Rocky and Team Recycle came to visit.

This year's Heart of the City focused on "Growing Green!" Rocky the Recycling Raccoon and Team Recycle visited Heart of the City in Miller Park on Friday, May 30 to encourage citizens of Chattanooga to recycle and to educate them on the importance of recycling right.

Rocky the Recycling Raccoon and Team Recycle went to the Chattanooga Market on Sunday, May 18 to encourage citizens of Chattanooga to recycle and to educate them on the importance of recycling right. We had a wonderful time talking about recycling to citizens at this important event.

Rocky and Team Recycle visited the Chattanooga Market on Sunday, May 4 to talk to Chattanoogans about the recycle bins at the Market. Team Recycle also educated Chattanoogans on the importance of recycling and recycling right and how to make use of the new bins. They also answered questions about service areas, recycling at convenience centers and recycling curbside while distributing information materials.

On Sunday, May 4, Rocky the Recycling Raccoon and volunteers from Team Recycle joined the hundreds of Chattanoogans who gathered to register for the March of Dimes March for Babies fundraiser. Rocky and Team Recycle had a great time talking to Chattanoogans about recycling! They educated citizens on the right way to recycle and why it’s important to recycle in Chattanooga. They also distributed educational materials and answered questions about recycling in Chattanooga.

The Girl Scouts invited us to their Earth Day celebration and we had a wonderful time. Team Recycle and Rocky encouraged recycling in Chattanooga, distributed informative materials, and answered questions about recycling and recycling right!

Rocky and Team Recycle enjoyed the beautiful weather on April 19 at Bug-A-Paluza. They encouraged recycling in Chattanooga and the importance of recycling right. They answered questions about recycling in Chattanooga and distributed informative materials.

What better way to celebrate Earth Day than at one of Chattanooga's favorite outdoor attractions? Team Recycle and Rocky visited the Chattanooga Zoo to encourage recycling and recycling right! We had a great time.

On Saturday, April 19, Rocky the Recycling Raccoon greeted visitors to Greenlife Grocery on the Northshore to encourage recycling and recycling right!

Rocky and Team Recycle visited UTC on Wednesday, April 16 to educate students on the importance of recycling and recycling right! They distributed informative materials and Recycle Right T-shirts.

Rocky the Recycling Raccoon and Team Recycle visited Hamilton Place Mall on Saturday, March 1 when the Easter Bunny arrived to encourage citizens of Chattanooga to recycle. Recycle Right had a booth and distributed information about curbside recycling, convenience centers, pickup dates and service areas.

The 6th annual Education Expo put on by Sunny 92.3 was a big hit! Recycle Right had a booth and talked to citizens of Chattanooga, including parents and teachers, about the importance of recycling and recycling education. Rocky made some new friends, too!

Students at Tyner Middle Academy are making a commitment to Recycle Right in their school and encourage others to do the same. Tyner Middle Academy is implementing a school-wide recycling program with a large education component. They presented this program to the public on Monday, November 19. They created some wonderful signs and performed a skit to encourage others to recycle and Recycle Right! Stay tuned for more great news about Tyner Middle Academy and Recycle Right!

Rocky Recycles Right at Two North Shore Grand Opening Festival Rocky the Recycling Raccoon visited the Grand Opening Festival at Two North Shore on Saturday, November 10 to encourage Chattanoogans to Recycle Right! He pointed out recycling bins placed throughout the area and made many new friends—he helped these new friends Recycle Right at the festival! Thank you to the City of Chattanooga, Parks and Recreation, Orange Grove and everyone who helped make recycling at the Two North Shore Grand Opening Festival possible.

Rocky the Recycling Raccoon joined in the fun at the Chattanooga Market for Comcast Kids Day on October 28. Rocky loves recycling at Sundays on the Southside, and all the local food and art is wonderful!

Fun in the sun on a brisk autumn day was had at St. Nicholas School's Fall Festival! Rocky spread the word about Recycle Right and made lots of new friends on this Sunday, October 21.

On Saturday, October 20, Rocky was at the Nature Center for the Pumpkin Festival. Rocky encouraged citizens of Chattanooga to recycle and Recycle Right! He directed citizens to the recycle bins placed around the Nature Center and Team Recycle volunteers educated attendees on how to recycle Right. Rocky was even asked to judge a costume contest!

On Friday, October 19, Rocky the Recycling Raccoon greeted trick-or-treaters at Boo in the Zoo! Children of all ages waited in line to meet Rocky and to get some candy. It was wonderful to hear so many people let us know that they recycle at home. Keep up the good work, Chattanooga!

On Saturday, October 13, Rocky joined his fellow Chattanoogans at Warner Park Zoo and Frost Stadium for Go!Fest. Rocky was greeted with warm hugs and high-fives as he participated in the fun activities. Additionally, Rocky took the stage with Samantha Gilley, an 18-year-old blind rider and athlete who has survived nine cancer treatments. When she was 6 weeks old doctors gave her a 10 percent chance of reaching her first birthday, but she celebrated her 18th birthday this year. She and Rocky took the stage to encourage others to recycle. Together they placed a plastic bottle in a blue recycle bin and the audience cheered. Samantha and Rocky wanted to let everyone know that even those with disabilities care about the environment and can do their part to Recycle Right.

Thousands of families in Chattanooga enjoyed the beautiful weather at the Autumn Children’s Festival to benefit the Ronald McDonald House--October 6 and 7. Rocky and volunteers from Team Recycle took part in the activities and educated citizens about the importance of recycling and Recycling Right! Rocky was even asked to sign a few autographs.

We couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful day for the 2007 CultureFest at Coolidge Park, September 29! Chattanoogans enjoyed all the fun activities while being able to recycle their waste at this year’s CultureFest. As a special treat, Rocky the Recycling Raccoon and Team Recycle came out to meet fellow Chattanoogans and encourage them to use the Recycle Right bins at the CultureFest. Team Recycle volunteers also answered questions from citizens about recycling in Chattanooga and how to Recycle Right. Countless Chattanoogans knew Rocky by name and asked him to play football, fly a kite, play the drums, catch a frisbee and dance with them as they enjoyed this beautiful Saturday in Coolidge Park. A special THANKS! to everyone who helped make this event—and especially recycling at this event—possible! We were very pleased to see Chattanoogans Recycle Right at 2007’s CultureFest and keep recyclable waste out of the landfill.

The newest Recycling Convenience Center (Recycling Drop-Off Center) officially opened September 14 at 3202 Kelly’s Ferry Road in Lookout Valley. The addition of the John A. Patten Recycling Convenience Center is the fourth such center now open in the city of Chattanooga.

On September 12, Rocky the Recycling Raccoon and the recycling education coordinator from Orange Grove visited St. Nicholas School to talk to all the students about the importance of recycling and recycling Right! Students were given Recycle Right stickers and learned more about the process of recycling and what they can do to help the environment.

Rocky the Recycling Raccoon joined the fun at Cookin’ on the Quarter: Saturday, September 1. Rocky shared the stage with local artists and helped the opening band kick off their performance. Recycling bins were pointed out to the crowd and citizens were encouraged to recycle their items not only at the event but at home and at work.

Rocky the Recycling Raccoon and Team Recycle volunteers joined United Way of Greater Chattanooga at their community kickoff carnival on Thursday, August 23. The circus-themed carnival was a large event open to the public and featured clowns, gymnasts, unicyclists, face-painting, crafts and a petting zoo. Rocky joined in the fun to encourage recycling in Chattanooga and greet members of the community. He marched in the parade and made lots of new friends. Rocky and Team Recycle volunteers distributed coloring pages and Recycle Right stickers. They also talked to members of the community about the importance of recycling and Recycling Right! Please review the attached photos.

At Riverfront Nights on August 4, Rocky the Recycling Raccoon joined Mayor Ron Littlefield in encouraging Chattanoogans to recycle. Rocky and volunteers from Team Recycle distributed educational materials on the importance of recycling and how to Recycle Right.

Rocky and Team Recycle visited the Chattanooga Market on Sunday, July 29 to talk to Chattanoogans about the new recycle bins at the Market. Team Recycle also educated Chattanoogans on the importance of recycling and recycling right and how to make use of the new bins. They also answered questions about service areas, recycling at convenience centers and recycling curbside while distributing information materials.

Rocky the Recycling Raccoon and the recycling education coordinator from Orange Grove visited with families at Cigna on July 26 to talk about the importance of recycling and Recycling Right!

To remind Chattanoogans to recycle their plastic bottles and cans at Riverfront Nights, Rocky joined in the fun by the river on July 7 and encouraged citizens to recycle and recycle right! THANK YOU to the City of Chattanooga, the Department of Public Works, Parks and Recreation and Orange Grove Center for making recycling at events by the river possible.

To remind Chattanoogans to recycle their plastic bottles and cans at Riverfront Nights, Rocky joined in the fun by the river on June 30 and encouraged citizens to recycle and recycle right! THANK YOU to the City of Chattanooga, the Department of Public Works, Parks and Recreation and Orange Grove Center for making recycling at events by the river possible.

Rocky and Team Recycle visited the Chattanooga Market on Sunday, June 24 for the Outdoor Expo to talk to Chattanoogans about the new recycle bins at the Market. Team Recycle also educated Chattanoogans on the importance of recycling and recycling right and how to make use of the new bins. They also answered questions about service areas, recycling at convenience centers and recycling curbside while distributing information materials.

Rocky and Team Recycle joined the fun at the First Tennessee Pavilion with Girl Scouts and Chattanoogans to talk about recycling. Citizens were educated on the importance of recycling and recycling right!

Mayor Ron Littlefield, the City of Chattanooga, the Department of Public Works, Orange Grove Center, and Rocky the Recycling Raccoon celebrated at the new permanent location for the convenience center at Access Road and DuPont Parkway. The cement for the center was donated by Ready-Mix USA.

To kick off the first day of camp at Patten Recreation Center, June 7, Rocky the Recycling Raccoon joined the education coordinator from Orange Grove in helping students in kindergarten through sixth grade learn about recycling and what they can do to help keep their city beautiful.

For Public Works Week, Rocky joined Public Works at the Waterhouse Pavilion on Friday, May 25. Team Recycle distributed information on recycling in Chattanooga, convenience centers, curbside pickup, and how to recycle right.

Rocky joined the celebration of Public Works week at Warner Park on May 23. He met with students from various Hamilton County Schools and distributed some recycling coloring pages! Rocky even autographed a few shirts!

Rocky the Recycling Raccoon and Team Recycle enjoyed the festivities at the Grand Reopening of City Hall on Saturday, May 19. They distributed educational materials about the importance of recycling in Chattanooga, service areas, convenience centers and how to Recycle Right!

On Sunday, May 6, Rocky the Recycling Raccoon and volunteers from Team Recycle joined the hundreds of Chattanoogans who gathered to register for Walk America to raise money for the March of Dimes. Rocky and Team Recycle had a great time talking to Chattanoogans about recycling! They educated citizens on the right way to recycle and why it’s important to recycle in Chattanooga. They also distributed educational materials and answered questions about recycling in Chattanooga.

On Saturday, May 5, Rocky the Recycling Raccoon and volunteers from Team Recycle went to Orchard Knob Middle School’s carnival to talk to Chattanoogans about the importance of recycling in Chattanooga and recycling the right way. They distributed information about curbside pickup, convenience centers and service areas. They also distributed educational materials and answered questions from students and their parents about recycling in Chattanooga.

Rocky and Team Recycle, along with Orange Grove’s new recycling education coordinator, visited the Chattanooga Market on Sunday, April 29 to talk to Chattanoogans about the new recycle bins at the Market. Team Recycle also educated Chattanoogans on the importance of recycling and recycling right and how to make use of the new bins. They also answered questions about service areas, recycling at convenience centers and recycling curbside while distributing information materials.

Rocky the Recycling Raccoon, Mayor Ron Littlefield, representative Tommy Brown and the education coordinator for Orange Grove went to the Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences to talk to 3rd graders about the importance of recycling and recycling the right way.

Rocky the Recycling Raccoon and Team Recycle along with the new education coordinator from Orange Grove visited The Chattanooga Zoo at Warner Park on Earth Day (Sunday, April 22) for the “Party for the Planet.” Chattanoogans lined up to meet Rocky and learn more about recycling in Chattanooga! Families of all sizes wanted their photo taken with Rocky and took home information cards about curbside pickup, convenience centers and what is/is not recyclable. Miniature stuffed animal versions of Rocky were given to children along with coloring pages and Recycle Right stickers. Although the Zoo was quite crowded on Earth Day, one couldn’t go anywhere without seeing someone wearing a Recycle Right sticker or holding a mini-Rocky Raccoon or information page. Team Recycle answered questions from visitors to the Zoo about recycling in Chattanooga and had photo examples of recyclable items to show Chattanoogans all the various items they can keep out of the landfill by recycling.

For Earth Week, Rocky the Recycling Raccoon and Team Recycle hosted a celebration at Rock Point Books for Earth Day. There was a special reading of Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax and the children participated in a coloring ring to color pictures of Rocky and some recyclables. Free mini-Rocky the Recycling Raccoon plushes were given away and each child got to meet the real, live Rocky and have his or her picture made with Chattanooga’s most avid recycler.

In celebration of Earth Week, Rocky the Recycling Raccoon, Team Recycle and Austin Jett from Orange Grove educated students at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga about the importance of recycling in Chattanooga and recycling the right way. They distributed information about curbside pickup, convenience centers and service areas. They also distributed educational materials and answered questions from students about recycling in Chattanooga.

Rocky the Recycling Raccoon, Austin from Orange Grove and volunteers from Team Recycle visited the children at Room in the Inn in Chattanooga. They will be implementing their own recycling program to better utilize the nearby convenience centers at Warner Park. Rocky spent some time with the children as Austin educated the adults at Room in the Inn about the importance of recycling and how to recycle correctly.

Rocky the Recycling Raccoon and Team Recycle educated shoppers at Hamilton Place about the importance of recycling in Chattanooga and recycling the right way. They distributed information about curbside pickup, convenience centers and service areas.

Rocky the Recycling Raccoon and Team Recycle educated shoppers at Hamilton Place about the importance of recycling in Chattanooga and recycling the right way. They distributed information about curbside pickup, convenience centers and service areas.

Rocky the Recycling Raccoon and Team Recycle volunteers greeted shoppers at the BI-LO on Hixson Pike (in Area 4) on Saturday, February 24. Shoppers received information cards about curbside recycling pickup, convenience centers and recycling right. They also received free Recycle Right T-shirts, stuffed animal raccoons with Recycle Right stickers and recycling coloring pages. Rocky and Team Recycle had a great time talking about recycling with BI-LO shoppers!

Rocky the Recycling Raccoon and Team Recycle volunteers greeted shoppers at the BI-LO on E. Brainerd Road (in Area 2) on Saturday, February 10. Shoppers received information cards about curbside recycling pickup, convenience centers and recycling right. They also received free Recycle Right T-shirts, stuffed animal raccoons with Recycle Right stickers and recycling coloring pages. Rocky and Team Recycle had a great time talking about recycling with BI-LO shoppers!

Rocky the Recycling Raccoon and Team Recycle volunteers greeted shoppers at the BI-LO on Hixson Pike (in Area 1) on Saturday, February 3. Shoppers received information cards about curbside recycling pickup, convenience centers and recycling right. They also received free Recycle Right T-shirts, stuffed animal raccoons with Recycle Right stickers and recycling coloring pages. Rocky and Team Recycle had a great time talking about recycling with BI-LO shoppers!

Rocky the Recycling Raccoon and Team Recycle volunteers from Tennessee Temple Academy greeted shoppers at the BI-LO on Signal Mountain Road on Saturday, January 20. Shoppers received information cards about curbside recycling pickup, convenience centers and recycling right. They also received free Recycle Right T-shirts, stuffed animal raccoons with Recycle Right stickers and recycling coloring pages. Rocky and Team Recycle had a great time talking about recycling with BI-LO shoppers!

It was a noisy morning if you entered the city by Veteran’s Bridge! Rocky the Recycling Raccoon and Team Recycle volunteers were out during rush-hour traffic on the corner of Georgia Avenue and 4th Street in Chattanooga raising awareness about Recycle Right. As Rocky and his friends waved to countless commuters entering the city, his presence received happy honks, return waves and smiles. Some citizens working at a nearby construction site even left their duties behind to have their picture taken with Rocky.

Rocky visits Tommy at the new convenience center located at the Patten Recreation Center in Lookout Valley. Mr. Morris wrote a letter to Mayor Ron Littlefield thanking him for the position at the new center.

Mayor Ron Littlefield and Rocky the Recycling Raccoon kick off the new year with Recycle Right!