Times Publishing - Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful has announced the newest affiliate to the growing Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful network, Keep Bucks County Beautiful.
Keep Bucks County Beautiful was developed with the support of the Bucks County Conservation District (BCCD). Gretchen Schatschneider, BCCD District Manager, will serve as the Affiliate Coordinator. The Greenbelt Overhaul Alliance of Levittown (GOAL), led by Dale Frazier, will partner with BCCD representing Levittown and other areas in Lower Bucks.
In July, 2011, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful released its report on illegal dumps in Bucks County. The survey of the county identified 123 illegal dumpsites containing an estimated 223 tons of trash. Of the items inventoried at each dumpsite assessed, 76% of the sites contained tires, 71% contained yard waste, 67% had construction and demolition waste, 66% had recyclables, and 54% of the sites had household trash.
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