CULLMAN – This Saturday, April 23, the Cullman County and City of Cullman Sanitation Departments will continue their annual tradition of partnering with PALS (People Against a Littered State) to encourage the community to get out and keep Cullman as clean as possible.
The event will take place from 8 a.m.-noon. Citizens can contact their local town or city hall for bags (bags furnished by State PALS). PALS is asking all residents to clean up the roads around their homes as far as possible in all directions.
Garbage can be placed with normal weekly trash for pickup, but there will also be dumpsters located throughout the county for drop-off.
Dumpster Locations:
- West Elementary
- East Elementary
- Cullman High School
- Cold Springs School
- Baileyton Town Hall
- Colony Community Center
- Crane Hill Sulphur Springs
- Dodge City Fire Station
- Fairview Community Park (across from Fairview Superette)
- Garden City maintenance area
- Good Hope City Hall
- Hanceville behind City Hall
- Holly Pond – Lions Club Park
- Jones Chapel School
- Vinemont First Baptist Church
- West Point Town Hall
Tires, paint and chemicals CANNOT be taken. Also, 55-gallon drums must have multiple punched holes or they are not allowed.
“Our goal is to get Cullman and the people of Cullman to clean up their yards, around their homes. Really, we would like everyone to clean a mile around their homes. Can you imagine if everyone did that? We want to see Cullman County sparkle,” said Cherrie Haney, director of Cullman County Economic Development and director of the Cullman chapter of PALS.
The event has been an annual spring staple for about 11 years, according to James Rollo, director of the Cullman County Sanitation Department.
“Back when I was a little girl there was no clean-up initiative,” Haney said. “There is no reason, with the amount of people that care about Cullman, that there should be any trash next to the streets, you know?”
Rollo said that he has seen a difference in how Cullman handles trash and sanitation within the 16 years he has been involved with the sanitation department.
“Once people get more educated and become more conscientious, they will think twice about throwing trash out of their window while they’re in their car,” he said.
The sanitation departments provide the dumpsters for PALS to utilize. PALS is the main coordinator of the whole event, the sanitation departments and the City and County merely assist with equipment as much as possible.
For more information, contact Ashley Graves at agraves@co.cullman.al.us or 256-775-4696 or Cherrie Haney at chaney@co.cullman.al.us or 256-531-4222.
