Keep Forsyth County Beautiful is hosting their annual 'Spring Clean 2006' on Saturday, April 29th, 9 a.m. till 1 p.m. at the Dobbs Creek Ball Fields, 875 Dahlonega Highway in Cumming. As part of the Great American Cleanup initiative in Georgia, KFCB invites all county residents to go through those closets, rummage through your basements and clean out your garages...and then head to Dobbs Creek Ball Fields with items that you no longer need. What a great way to get rid of all that junk!

Spring Clean 2006 provides residents a unique opportunity to dispose of items that aren't always easy to get rid of. Things like batteries and sheet metal can be dropped off, along with clothing and houseware items.

Here's a listing, by category, of those items you are welcome to bring:

Electronics (**$10 fee for all televisions dropped off)

Computers, monitors, printers, computer-related parts and cables, record players, typewriters, stereos, CD players, telephones, cell phones, fax machines, copiers, VCRs, UPS/battery back-up, projectors, circuit boards, CB radios, microwave ovens, camcorders, cameras, portable radios, video machines, eight tracks

Batteries

Rechargeable, alkaline and car batteries

Metals

Washers, dryers, refrigerators, feeezers, stoves, bicycles, dishwashers, metal automobile parts, lawnmowers, sheet metal, gutters, grills

**Freon removal provided. **Please remove doors from refrigerators and freezers.

Cannot Accept: steel cable, chain link fence, any closed containers such as propane tanks, etc., gas cans, 55-gallon drums and food or aerosol cans

Document Shredding

An industrial document shredder will be available to destroy personal documents; certification available upon request.

Goodwill Donations

Clothing, shoes, books, furniture (in good condition), lamps, knicknacks, radios, antiques, clocks, cookware, china, glassware, kitchen utensils, toys (in good condition), records, tapes, CDs, linens, jewelry, sporting equipment, small appliances (irons, toasters, blenders, etc.)

Other Recyclable Items

Phone books, newspapers, magazines, junk mail, office paper, cardboard, "1" and "2" plastic bottles, aluminum cans

The minimum donation per carload drop-off is $5. Please do your part to help keep Forsyth County beautiful by participating in Spring Clean 2006. It's great for our community and great for the environment. And just think about how great it will feel to have your home cleaned out and clutter free!

Keep Forsyth County Beautiful Mission: To cooperate with government, businesses, schools, civic organizations and citizens in a joint effort to improve beautification, litter reduction and recycling. Maintaining a beautiful county is a team effort which needs to involve everyone.

For more information, call (770) 205-4573 or visit www.forsythco.com.