LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- The Gwinnett County Solid Waste and Recovered Materials department is celebrating Earth Day on Saturday to help residents recycle during their spring cleaning.

From 9:00 - 11:00 that morning, a Gwinnett official said the department will collect old file papers, broken electronics, flat tires and paint cans on Coolray Field. 

For Earth Day, all paper will be shredded at no charge. Television sets will cost $10 each to recycle. There is a limit of eight tires per vehicle, and five one-gallon paint cans. The paint will be donated to Global Paint for Charity. The non-profit organization gives paint to developing countries all over the world.

(ATLANTA BUSINESS CHRONICLE) - Georgia's revenue from various taxes went up only 1.1 percent in March, as sale tax revenue was down for the first time in months. 

The Georgia Department of Revenue reported the state took in $1.17 billion in tax revenue in March, compared with $1.16 billion in March 2012. 

Also in March, sales tax revenue was down 0.2 percent to $427.4 million, individual income tax revenue was up 0.1 percent to $422.6 million, and corporate income tax revenue was up 4.4 percent to $174.9 million.

Year-to-date in March, the state's tax revenue haul was up 5.2 percent to $12.3 billion. 

"While the state's net revenues for March were not as strong as in recent months, this improvement marks the 11th consecutive quarter of net revenue improvement dating back to 2011," Gov. Nathan Deal said in a statement. 

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- Horticulture students at Gwinnett Technical College will host a plant sale later this month and an edible sale next month.

The plant sale will be Apr. 16-18 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the college's greenhouse.

Plenty of plant types will be sold, including annuals, perennials, shrubs, herbs and house plants.

The edible sale will be May 7-9 and will feature fruits, vegetables and herbs.

"I know every year we say the plant sale gets better, but the greenhouse is spectacular. The students have pulled together the best looking and the healthiest plants ever," Gwinnett Tech horticulture program director Aaron Poulsen said in a statement. "There are more varieties than we have time to list, and I think our supporters will be pleased."

Cash and checks will be accepted at the sale; those wishing to use credit and debit cards will have to pay in the school's business office.