The Decatur Book Festival inner circle (Bookzilla included, of course) has just come out of the sweat lodge with an attendance estimate for this year’s fest.

According to Festival Executive Director Daren Wang, 75,000-80,000 people attended the event this past weekend.

“Absolutely the biggest ever.”

Congrats Book Fest!!!

Fall is coming!  Or it’s already here, if you’ve got kids in the CSD and they’re about to enter fall break next week!  To the south, the beaches are clearing out from the summer rush and to the north, tourists are beginning to fill up the hotels in the slightly cooler mountain towns.  Around the rest of the country, other things are happening, presumably.

So, where do you like to vacation in the fall?

From the City of Decatur website…

Please note, styrofoam will no longer be collected at Decatur’s Electronics Recycling Day. This material will be accepted at the new Paper Shredding and Styrofoam Recycling Event this fall, date TBA.

Don’t throw away that old cell phone, camera or PC component! Save it and recycle it at Decatur’s free Electronics Recycling event. This event has been hugely successful at diverting electronic equipment from landfills, where they may contaminate soil and water.

The next event takes place Saturday, Sept. 29th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Decatur Public Works located at 2635 Talley Street. Electronics dropped off that day will be sorted and disassembled into raw materials or cleaned for re use.

Recyclables must be dropped off during the hours of the event. Early drop-offs are not possible. Almost anything with an electrical cord can be recycled except microwave ovens.

TV’s will be recycled for a minimal fee of $10 cash only per TV set with exact change. There is no charge to recycle other items. Any metro area resident can participate.

For additional information call:

• Sean Woodson
• Solid Waste Superintendent
• 678-898-8562

Click through to the site for the full list of accepted items along with an FAQ