KTMB in the News
February 13, 2007 120 Tons of Phone Books Recycled
RENO, NV— The results are in for the 2006 AT&T Yellow Pages Project ReDirectory phone book recycling campaign. The Truckee Meadows community recycled a total of 120 tons of old AT&T phone books. “This is a substantial increase when compared with last year,” said Christi Cakiroglu, Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful’s Executive Director. For the second… Continue reading
November 30, 2006 Reno, Sparks, and County Compete for Trees
RENO, NV—For the second year the Parks and Recreation Departments of the Cities of Reno and Sparks and Washoe County’s Department of Regional Parks and Open Space will compete to collect phone books. For every ton of phone books recycled at the following community locations, AT&T Smart Yellow Pages will donate 17 trees as a… Continue reading
November 15, 2006 Truckee Meadows Continues to Maintain a Very High Level of Cleanliness of “1.5″
RENO, NV – Results from the annual community-wide Litter Index conducted by Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful volunteers indicate that the overall cleanliness of the Truckee Meadows and its surrounding areas remains very high. Christi Cakiroglu, Executive Director of Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful reports that “the results are encouraging and indicate that more people are doing… Continue reading
November 08, 2006 Weekend Tree planting sets scene for 2006 phone book recycling campaign
Last year’s community effort provided 74 new trees that will be planted at Lazy 5 Regional Park this weekend Reno, Nevada. AT&T Yellow Pages donated 74 trees to the Washoe County Department of Regional Parks and Open Space following last year’s tremendous response to a community-wide phone book recycling campaign in which 17 trees were… Continue reading
December 15, 2005 Thank You to Organizations Completing Roadside Clean-Ups
Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful would like to recognize the following organizations for completing roadside clean-ups from 5/05-12/05 through the Adopt-A-Spot Program: Reno Host Lions Club, IBEW, Local 401, New Life Baptist Church, Family and Friends of Doug Waugaman, Spanish Springs Presbyterian Church, Holy Cross Catholic Community/FWS, Faith Bible Church, Scott Groach, McQueen High School, Philip… Continue reading
