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(Newsradio 1020 KDKA) The fall of 2019 saw 488,135 pounds of trash removed by volunteers of Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful. 12,610 volunteers took part in 382 events across the state of Pennsylvania as part of the Pick Up Pennsylvania initiative. The most recent Pennsylvania Litter Research Study identified

PA Environment Digest Blog -On February 12, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful reported 12,610 volunteers removed 488,135 pounds of trash and tires from watersheds and waterways across the state during 382 events as part of the fall International Coastal Cleanup. The PA International Coastal Cleanup is part of the

69 News – HARRISBURG, Pa. – Putting trash in its proper place could help Reading boost its bottom line. A study commissioned by Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful found that nine of Pennsylvania’s cities spend more than $68 million each year on efforts to address littering and illegal trash dumping. Reading’s

MSW Management – It’s pretty much a no-brainer that littering and illegal dumping are bad for communities and the environment. What is not so plain to see is the cost incurred every year on cleanup, enforcement, prevention, and education. That’s because they’re dispersed across a number of different government

Trib Live – Delmont Borough has its spring cleaning all planned out. The weekend of April 25-26 will see the annual borough-wide clean-up take place, with Dumpsters on hand for residents to make drop-offs, but the Delmont Visionary Committee also will patrol borough streets with volunteers picking

NorthCentralPA.com – On February 5, 2020, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), PennDOT, and Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful released the first statewide comprehensive research report on littering, the cost of cleaning litter, and attitudes towards littering. The study was conducted throughout the years 2018 and 2019. The organizations are now

The Morning Call – It’s been a while since I’ve fumed about the pigs who toss cigarette butts from their cars. Now I have another reason to. I got a peek at how much those criminals and other litterbugs are costing us. In 2018, Allentown spent about

  LNP Lancaster Online – Cigarette butts, plastic cups, old TVs and worn-out tires are costly problems that need more attention. That’s the upshot of two new studies — one focused partly on Lancaster city — released last week in an effort to shift litter strategy across

  ButlerRadio.com -The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has recently released a report focusing on the cost of litter to residents and taxpayers. According to PennDOT, the Department of Environmental Protection, and the organization Keep America Beautiful, the state spends about $13 million each year on staff and

Tribune Democrat – The state last week released the results of a new study – with findings that are neither groundbreaking nor surprising:  Pennsylvania has a littering problem. Patrick McDonnell, secretary of the state Department of Environmental Resources, said: “Litter undercuts our quality of life and the health