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BY EMILY LINCKE
Nonpro t Keep Kingwood Green hosts biannual events to collect hazardous materials.
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Kingwood Recycling Center, 3210 W. Lake Houston Parkway, Kingwood Keep Kingwood Green, P.O. Box 5125, Kingwood, TX 77325 (mailing address) www.keepkingwoodgreen.org
Keep Kingwood Green is made up of volunteers who organize recycling events and help educate residents.
PHOTOS COURTESY KEEP KINGWOOD GREEN
Keep Kingwood Green works to better local environment Since the founding of Keep Kingwood Green nearly 20 years ago, the nonpro t’s e orts have prevented tons of materials from entering the local land ll, President Herlinda Gonzalez said. “We are very keenly aware that residents in our community want to recycle and they want to protect the environment,” Gonzalez said.
organization’s rst president. Opperman said he and four other founding members launched Keep Kingwood Green in response to a demand for a recycling center in Kingwood. About two decades later, Opperman is still active in the organization. “Hal is the powerhouse behind [Keep] King- wood Green. ... I always think he doesn’t get enough recognition,” Gonzalez said. Lend a hand Looking toward the future, nonpro t leaders said they hope to expand their organization’s reach. “With some more help, we’d love to get into more areas,” he said.
Breaking it down Keep Kingwood Green consists of volunteers who host waste disposal events and advertise recycling opportunities. The nonpro t also spreads awareness about ways to save money and reduce waste, Gonzalez said. “[We] educate people that just because you threw it away doesn’t mean it went away. ...Is it going in the waterways? ... Is it going on the side of the road?” Gonzalez said. The history Keep Kingwood Green was o cially founded in 2008, said Hal Opperman, a volunteer and the
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