Photos by Photographer Jerry Mann REAP brought crews on Thursday, August 8th, 2024 to retrieve the tires collected through the work of Cabot Recycling Station volunteers. Eighty-eight tires were loaded and hauled away that were once cluttering the Little Kanawha River and pulled from the river and banks by hardworking volunteers. Lisa Cooper, Director of Read More…
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Second Annual Calhoun County Operation River Tire Clean-up 2024
The Calhoun County Solid Waste Authority Along with the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP/Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan (REAP), will be holding their annual river tire clean-up on Saturday, August 10, 2024, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Last year’s river clean up was a great success collection 300 tires in a three mile span with Read More…
Cabot Station Recycling Team Attend REAP Conference at Oglebay
Lisa Cooper of Cabot Station Recycling Center and her team recently traveled to Oglebay in Wheeling, West Virginia to attend the REAP – WV Department of Environmental Litter Control Conference where Calhoun was recognized for the participation in the River Clean up pilot Program. Tanya Cunningham, Cabot Station Recycling Assistant attended the solid waste management Read More…
The LK River is Ready for Visitors
A collaboration between Cabot Station Recycling Center, WVDEP-REAP and community volunteers on Saturday, June 10th, 2023 netted 300 tires from the Little Kanawha River . Thirty volunteers trekked three miles along the banks and through the water to collect tires that had been discarded into River. A big shout out! to all those who helped Read More…
Cabot Recycling Center’s “Make it Shine” was Huge Success!
Scroll left or right on the slide show to view images: The WV Make It Shine Program is a comprehensive program aimed at making WV the cleanest state in the nation. Throughout the state, groups of volunteers, businesses, community organizations, and local governments are working to accomplish this goal. It is the responsibility of the Read More…