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Live Thrive Director and Founder to Present at 2022 Waste Expo
We are excited that our Executive Director and Founder, Peggy Whitlow Ratcliffe has been invited to speak at this year's Waste Expo. Peggy will be part of a panel that will be discussing how to navigate the challenges of hard-to-manage materials and packaging....

Live Thrive Recognized in Inspire Atlanta Column in AJC
Thank you to Angela K. Walker for including Live Thrive in the Inspire Atlanta column for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution! To read the full article, click here.
Q&A with Amina Robinson, Project Coordinator for DYR Challenge
Name: Amina Robinson Organization Name: Live Thrive Title: Project Coordinator What is your organization’s involvement with the DYR Challenge? Live Thrive is serving as a Community Program Partner in this capacity Why did your organization want to get involved in...

Q&A with Michelle Simard, Sustainability Program Manager for Livable Buckhead
What is your organization’s involvement with the DYR Challenge? Livable Buckhead is a Community Program Partner in the DYR Challenge. We are responsible for recruiting multifamily properties to participate in the Challenge and providing them with training on how to...

Live Thrive’s December Newsletter
Click here to view our latest email newsletter. It's full of recycling tips, holiday hours and other important updates. There's also still time to make an end-of-the-year donation to Live Thrive!

Q&A with Atlanta Housing Authority
What is your organization’s involvement with the DYR Challenge? Community Program Partner Why did your organization want to get involved in the DYR Challenge and how has your organization made an impact through involvement in this program so far? As our organization...

Peggy Whitlow Ratcliffe Interviewed on The Weather Channel
Special thanks to The Weather Channel for having our executive director, Peggy Whitlow Ratcliffe on to discuss the best ways to recycle and reuse holiday packaging materials.
CHaRM Corporate Challenge
We are thrilled to report the results of this year’s CHaRM Corporate Challenge. Leading up to America Recycles Day on Nov. 15, each corporate partner hosted a dedicated day for its employees to recycle any items free of charge....

Peggy Whitlow Ratcliffe on WABE
Thank you to Emil Moffatt with WABE for interviewing our Executive Director and Founder, Peggy Whitlow Ratcliffe! Click here to hear the whole story. The Residential Role On Atlanta’s southside, a steady line of cars streams into the Center for Hard to Recycle...

2021 Volunteer of the Year!
Congratulations to our 2021 Volunteer of the Year, Suzanne Porada. Suzanne has been volunteering at CHaRM since 2019 and has a passion for teaching our visitors the importance of recycling. Thank you for all that you do, Suzanne!