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Winter l Spring 63
Recycling Perks Has Ended
After an extended partnership, the Recycling Perks program
offered to residents within the city of Clearwater has ended.
Points accumulated by Recycling Perks members do not
expire, and residents will be able to redeem all existing
points at their leisure. All members with existing points may
continue to redeem them at recyclingperks.com. Residents
should continue recycling, and stick to the basics. Include
only plastic containers #1-7, metal cans, glass bottles,
cardboard and mixed paper in blue recycling cart. Learn
more at myclearwater.com/recycling.
Shred It or Dread It
The Clearwater Police Department and the city's Solid Waste
and Recycling team will offer a free shredding and medicine
take-back event for Clearwater residents from 10 a.m. to
2 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at the parking lot near Crunch
Fitness at Westfield Countryside Mall, 27001 U.S. 19 N.
Keep Clearwater Bright &
Beautiful
Keep your property neat and clean.
Cleaning a driveway, yard, patio
or street gutters of dead leaves can
make an enormous impact on how
a neighborhood looks to others. When
manicuring your lawn, be sure to properly
dispose of grass clippings, leaves and other vegetative debris.
Because water runs off of yards, it is important to reduce
the amount of pollutants on properties. Trash, debris and
pollutants in yards – such as fertilizers, pesticides and
herbicides – can wash into the stormwater system, polluting
the environment and causing blockages in storm pipes.
To learn more, call 562-4750 or visit myclearwater.com/
stormwater.
Recycle Unwanted Electronics
Don’t know what to do with your old TV? Bring it to the
city of Clearwater’s Monthly Electronics Collection Day.
Collections are made the last Wednesday of every month
from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Clearwater recycling drop-off
center, 1701 N. Hercules Ave. Clearwater residents with
proof of residency (a utility bill) may dispose of unwanted
electronics for free. Hazardous electronics accepted include
TVs, monitors, laptops, power supplies, CPUs, cell phones
and other devices with rechargeable batteries. For more
information, call 562-4933.
Neighborhoods Day
Mark your calendars for Saturday, Mar. 30, for Clearwater
Celebrates Neighborhoods Day. Each year, councilmembers,
the senior executive team and city staff visit about 30
neighborhood block parties to meet with residents on their
turf. If you’d like to host a block party in your
neighborhood, contact Lauren Matzke at 562-4547, email
neighborhoods@myclearwater.com, or visit
myclearwater.com/neighborhood.
Volunteers Needed for 2019 Pointin
Time Count
The Pinellas County Homeless Leadership Board and
its partners, which include the city of Clearwater, need
volunteers to participate in the Homeless Point-in-Time
Count and Survey set for Jan. 24. The count helps local
agencies track the extent of homelessness in the community
and helps determine programs that are needed to assist the
local homeless population. To volunteer, call 562-4047 or
email gabe.parra@myclearwater.com.
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