Monthly archive for January 2019

Trib Live – Registration is now open for the 2019 Great American Cleanup of PA, according to Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful. The three-month initiative, from March 1 to May 31, is a way for clubs, schools, businesses and organizations to clean up local areas. Registered events can get free

Next Pittsburgh – Once you get past the initial “ick” factor — art made from used drinking straws? — you realize the idea is brilliant. Every year, millions of plastic straws get thrown away, one by one, and far too many end up polluting our environment. Our oceans are

PA Environment Digest – On January 11, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful announced groups can start registering their local cleanup events as part of the 2019 Great American Cleanup of PA on January 15.  The event runs from March 1 to May 31. Last year 108,638 volunteers participated in 5,362 events picking up over 5 million

The Bradford Era – PA Cleanways of Elk County has made a ton of difference — literally.  During the 2018 International Coastal Cleanup, held through September and October, the Elk County group participated for the fourth year. “This year, volunteers from the community, and the local St. Marys

Keep Philadelphia Beautiful – Keep Philadelphia Beautiful has announced that Kelly Offner has been named the next Executive Director of the organization effective January 7, 2019. Following an exhaustive and highly competitive search, the Board of Directors selected Offner to build on the five-year transformative tenure and leadership

The Bradford Era – GREENSBURG — PA Cleanways of Elk County has made a ton of difference — literally. During the 2018 International Coastal Cleanup, held through September and October, the Elk County group participated for the fourth year. “This year, volunteers from the community, and the local

Times Herald – NORRISTOWN—The area will be abuzz with activities on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Jan. 21. For starters, the Keep Norristown Beautiful (KNB) committee is organizing a Community Clean Up. “Keep Norristown Beautiful will be partnering with the Elmwood Park Zoo for a MLK Day of

PA Environment Digest Blog – On January 9, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful announced 13,297 volunteers worked in their communities to remove 523,855 pounds of trash and tires from Pennsylvania streams and watersheds during the 2018 International Coastal Cleanup.Keep PA Beautiful helped groups, civic organizations, family and friends organize 577