ATLANTA, April 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Georgia
Natural Gas, Georgia's leading
natural gas provider, with partners 11Alive, Lenox Square and
eWaste/ePlanet, will celebrate Earth Day by holding its annual
recycling event at Lenox Square on Thursday,
April 22, from 8 a.m. to 2
p.m. The community is invited to bring old electronics to
Lenox Square, located at 3393 Peachtree Rd. NE in Atlanta. The collection site has moved this
year to a new location within the shopping center, outside the
dining pavilion.
"Earth Day is about coming together to protect our planet and
bringing awareness to important steps we can take individually to
make a collective difference for the environment," said
Maurice Baker, manager of community
relations at Georgia Natural Gas. "We have helped to recycle nearly
50,000 pounds of electronics, and this year, we look forward to
having an even greater impact."
Those looking to participate can drop off unwanted electronic
equipment – including cell phones, computers, monitors, printers,
televisions, radios and fax machines – for eWaste/ePlanet to
recycle responsibly.
"We are happy to take your unwanted electronics, regardless of
the quantity or quality, and responsibly dispose of them using
environmentally sustainable practices," said Wilson Kieffer, founder of eWaste/ePlanet. "You
will have the peace of mind on Earth Day knowing everything is
taken care of responsibly, which is great for the planet we all
live on."
Georgia Natural Gas offers customers another way to be
environmental stewards by opting into Greener
Life, a carbon offset program that
makes emissions
from their natural
gas use carbon
neutral. Greener Life makes it easy and
affordable for customers to make
their natural gas use have a net zero impact on the
environment by purchasing and retiring carbon
offsets on their behalf. During the event,
participants can learn about the program and enter to win prizes,
including a flat screen television.
All participants are encouraged to wear a mask, stay socially
distant and follow CDC safety guidelines. Volunteers will be on
location to retrieve items from vehicle trunks to avoid direct
person-to-person contact. For more information, please visit
www.gng.com.
About Georgia Natural
Gas
Georgia Natural Gas is part of SouthStar Energy Services.
SouthStar is owned by Southern Company Gas, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Southern Company (NYSE: SO). SouthStar also operates
as Ohio Natural Gas, Florida Natural Gas, Maryland Energy,
Pennsylvania Energy, Grand Rapids Energy (in Michigan), Virginia Retail Energy and in other
parts of the Southeast as SouthStar Energy Services. SouthStar's
subsidiaries in Illinois operate
as Illinois Energy and Illinois Energy Solutions.
About Southern Company Gas
Southern Company Gas is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Atlanta-based Southern Company
(NYSE:SO), America's premier energy company. Southern Company Gas
serves approximately 4.3 million natural gas utility customers
through its regulated distribution companies in four states with
approximately 666,000 retail customers through its companies that
market natural gas. Other nonutility businesses include investments
in interstate pipelines, asset management for natural gas wholesale
customers and ownership and operation of natural gas storage
facilities. For more information, visit southerncompanygas.com.
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