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March 4, 2010 11:01 AM - 2010 Mobile Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event Schedule
The 2010 Mobile Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event Schedule is now available for viewing at http://www.marc.org/Environment/SolidWaste/HHW/hhwevents.htm. The cities where the events will take place are listed, however, the exact location for these events will be provided at a later date prior to the event. Note that there will be events in Harrisonville and Belton that will accept antifreeze, batteries, motor oil, and paint.
February 15, 2010 7:00 PM Cass County Sustainability Committee Meeting
The CCSC holds regularly scheduled meetings the third Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. on the third floor of the Cass County Courthouse. Anyone interested in sustainability issues is welcome to attend. Please click here to view the February 15, 2010 agenda. If you are unable to view the agenda then you probably don't have a PDF viewer. A free copy of Adobe Reader (PDF viewer) is available for download here (any other software on this download page can be "unchecked" to insure you don't install anything else you may not want).
January 25, 2010 10:14 AM Cass County Sustainability Committee Thank You
Committee treasurer Phyllis Sheaks sent the following email to all of the local newspapers:
Dear Editor,
When the Cass County Sustainability Committee set out in March last year to encourage recycling in four Cass towns (Drexel, Freeman. Garden City, and Peculiar) that did not offer curbside recycling, we estimated we could keep 90 tons of material from our landfills. Well, we achieved 83.24 tons, and received an award from The Solid Waste Management District for our good work. This letter is to share the honor and thank all of the county residents who helped earn it during 2009. The committee will stay involved in the four towns in 2010. Our goals are to do more recycling and to keep our county green.
If you would like to help with anything, from ideas to monitoring at the sites, please volunteer on our web site at
www.casscountysustainability.com/volunteer.php.
Just remember: Some people want it to happen, some wish it to happen, others make it happen.
Thanks to all the volunteers below. They made it happen! Sorry if I left anyone out. And a big thank you to all those who continue to bring materials to recycle.
Drexel:
Susie Hatten (Captain), David Alburty, Craig Arnold, Julie Cale, JoAnn Cawby & family, Juanita Chrisman, Brian Cumpton, Julie Dillon, June Gillogly & family, Susie Hatten family, Debbie Kasper, Billy McKenzie & family, Carol Pranulis, Bob & Jennifer Strange & family, John Swezey
Freeman:
Craig Holcomb (Captain), Susan Atchley, Larry Campbell, Laurin Carver, Naomi Cook, Gina & Caitlin Eberly, Barb Foreman, Earl & Donna Geivett., Debbie & Allie Geivett, Toni Lee Gould, Vesta Griffith, Dean & Carolyn Guy, Vergil & Karen Heston, Marie & Lucas Holcomb, Bob & Joan Jefferson, Sarah Lawson, Don, Natalie & Elliott Madison, Bob, Jeannette, & Erik Nance. Mike Noland, Randy & Laurie Oakes, Dennis & Will O’Connell, Joyce Olds, Sandra Phifer, Lisa Reed, Rob & April Schoenberg, Phyllis Sheaks, Bob & Doris Sherrick, Sasha, Nastya, & Rachel Sinclair, Loree Weber, Van Wiskur,
Garden City:
Julie Dillon (Captain), Jeri Albin, Craig Arnold, Jeannette Bartle, Julie Cale, Brennan Cardwell, Michelle Chamber, Jason Dillon, Julie Eberhart, Tim & Janie Elliott, Jodie Gilbert, Crystal Hembree, Marie Hoenshell, Scott Holtwick, Linda Jones, Pat Koelling, Gwen McMahn, Linda & Mack McNeil, Jan Miller, Ginny & Kevin Patterson, Rebecca Sims, Jennifer Smith, Maurice Snare, Malinda Steckley, Lesley Street, Clara Taber, Paula Weisner, Jennifer White, Selina & Jason Wilson, Garden City Cub Scouts Pack 244
Peculiar:
Mary Kamrath, Thelma & Gary Palmer, Doris Sherrick, Paula Weisner (Co-captains), Cynthia Arnold, Denise Ashley-Cohen, Bobby, Cheyenne, & Logan Balentine, Kelly Benbow, Alexandra & Jesyka Bixlor, Tina Bussard, Cass County Drug Court, Kevin & Patricia Chaney, Jeanette Chapman, Natalie Conner, Elana Conner, Wayne Daugherty, Paula Diaz, Maurice & Patricia Devolder, Lori Easton, Michael Easton, Richard & Sandy Eisler, Matt Everett, Mark Ever, Chris Figge, Pete Fobes, Jennie Fowler, Dawn E. Fricke, Donna Clark Fuller, Lori Gaston, Laura Goodwin, Brenda Goulding, Edward Henuber, Daniel & Pam Henuber, Tom Kamrath, Jenn Kilpatrick, Alexandria, Sara &, Scott Kranz. Debbie Lehman, Karen Magee, Neca Mills, Chuck Morrison, Rachel Murphy, Julie Noonan, Randy Norcross, Linda Portman, Tim Redding, Danielle Reichard, Laura Roberts, Gail Schmidt, Phyllis Sheaks, Bob Sherrick, Rob Sherrick, Dave Shuck, Brian M. Smith, Matthew Smith, Elizabeth Spills, Kathy Squires, Shauna Stephenson, Lori Stewart, Reilly Stewart, Sue Thornton, Clifford Wall, Delores & Raymond Watts, Lisa Weigel, Fran Whited.
When the Cass County Sustainability Committee set out in March last year to encourage recycling in four Cass towns (Drexel, Freeman. Garden City, and Peculiar) that did not offer curbside recycling, we estimated we could keep 90 tons of material from our landfills. Well, we achieved 83.24 tons, and received an award from The Solid Waste Management District for our good work. This letter is to share the honor and thank all of the county residents who helped earn it during 2009. The committee will stay involved in the four towns in 2010. Our goals are to do more recycling and to keep our county green.
If you would like to help with anything, from ideas to monitoring at the sites, please volunteer on our web site at
www.casscountysustainability.com/volunteer.php.
Just remember: Some people want it to happen, some wish it to happen, others make it happen.
Thanks to all the volunteers below. They made it happen! Sorry if I left anyone out. And a big thank you to all those who continue to bring materials to recycle.
Drexel:
Susie Hatten (Captain), David Alburty, Craig Arnold, Julie Cale, JoAnn Cawby & family, Juanita Chrisman, Brian Cumpton, Julie Dillon, June Gillogly & family, Susie Hatten family, Debbie Kasper, Billy McKenzie & family, Carol Pranulis, Bob & Jennifer Strange & family, John Swezey
Freeman:
Craig Holcomb (Captain), Susan Atchley, Larry Campbell, Laurin Carver, Naomi Cook, Gina & Caitlin Eberly, Barb Foreman, Earl & Donna Geivett., Debbie & Allie Geivett, Toni Lee Gould, Vesta Griffith, Dean & Carolyn Guy, Vergil & Karen Heston, Marie & Lucas Holcomb, Bob & Joan Jefferson, Sarah Lawson, Don, Natalie & Elliott Madison, Bob, Jeannette, & Erik Nance. Mike Noland, Randy & Laurie Oakes, Dennis & Will O’Connell, Joyce Olds, Sandra Phifer, Lisa Reed, Rob & April Schoenberg, Phyllis Sheaks, Bob & Doris Sherrick, Sasha, Nastya, & Rachel Sinclair, Loree Weber, Van Wiskur,
Garden City:
Julie Dillon (Captain), Jeri Albin, Craig Arnold, Jeannette Bartle, Julie Cale, Brennan Cardwell, Michelle Chamber, Jason Dillon, Julie Eberhart, Tim & Janie Elliott, Jodie Gilbert, Crystal Hembree, Marie Hoenshell, Scott Holtwick, Linda Jones, Pat Koelling, Gwen McMahn, Linda & Mack McNeil, Jan Miller, Ginny & Kevin Patterson, Rebecca Sims, Jennifer Smith, Maurice Snare, Malinda Steckley, Lesley Street, Clara Taber, Paula Weisner, Jennifer White, Selina & Jason Wilson, Garden City Cub Scouts Pack 244
Peculiar:
Mary Kamrath, Thelma & Gary Palmer, Doris Sherrick, Paula Weisner (Co-captains), Cynthia Arnold, Denise Ashley-Cohen, Bobby, Cheyenne, & Logan Balentine, Kelly Benbow, Alexandra & Jesyka Bixlor, Tina Bussard, Cass County Drug Court, Kevin & Patricia Chaney, Jeanette Chapman, Natalie Conner, Elana Conner, Wayne Daugherty, Paula Diaz, Maurice & Patricia Devolder, Lori Easton, Michael Easton, Richard & Sandy Eisler, Matt Everett, Mark Ever, Chris Figge, Pete Fobes, Jennie Fowler, Dawn E. Fricke, Donna Clark Fuller, Lori Gaston, Laura Goodwin, Brenda Goulding, Edward Henuber, Daniel & Pam Henuber, Tom Kamrath, Jenn Kilpatrick, Alexandria, Sara &, Scott Kranz. Debbie Lehman, Karen Magee, Neca Mills, Chuck Morrison, Rachel Murphy, Julie Noonan, Randy Norcross, Linda Portman, Tim Redding, Danielle Reichard, Laura Roberts, Gail Schmidt, Phyllis Sheaks, Bob Sherrick, Rob Sherrick, Dave Shuck, Brian M. Smith, Matthew Smith, Elizabeth Spills, Kathy Squires, Shauna Stephenson, Lori Stewart, Reilly Stewart, Sue Thornton, Clifford Wall, Delores & Raymond Watts, Lisa Weigel, Fran Whited.
Phyllis Sheaks
Belton
Belton
December 14, 2009 - MARC Environmental Education Award
The Cass County Sustainability Committee received the 2009 Award for Environmental Education from the Mid-America Regional Council Solid Waste Management District at their Annual Meeting and Awards Luncheon on December 14. The Cass County Sustainability Committee (CCSC) is a non-profit volunteer group of Cass County citizens working, along with the Cass County Commissioners and Town & Country Disposal, Inc., to provide recycling opportunities throughout the County. Toward this goal, the CCSC has initiated a rotating recycling program, with the cities of Freeman, Peculiar, Drexel and Garden City participating. Town & Country Disposal, Inc. provides a container each full weekend of every month at the designated city, and then transports the recyclable items to their new single-stream recycling facility for separation and processing. The response from the Cass County residents has been overwhelmingly positive, and since March 1st, 2009 more than 80 tons of material that would have found its way to a landfill has been recycled.
Committee members present were (left to right): Van Wiskur, Donna Clark Fuller, Doris Sherrick, Bob Sherrick, Phyllis Sheaks, Craig Arnold.
November 13, 2009 10:26 a.m. RECYCLE GLASS IN CASS COUNTY!
Now, thanks to the Ripple Glass project (rippleglasskc.com) you can recycle clear, brown and/or green glass containers in Cass County. Just look for the purple bin open 24/7 at one of the following locations:
Peculiar
Peculiar United Methodist Church —just north of the Ray-Pec Freshman Center recycling spot. The address is 20521 S. School Road. The purple bin is located in the southeast corner of the parking lot.
Pleasant Hill
The purple bin is at the Pleasant Hill Recycling Center, Corner of Taylor Street & Pine Street, near the Police Station in old downtown Pleasant Hill.
Belton
Parking lot behind the City Hall Annex Building, 520 Main Street—Access from Second Street. Look for the purple bin.
