Press Releases

(October 18, 2019) – There is still time to participate in the 2019 Pick Up Pennsylvania, a fall cleanup program supporting the Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup. Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful invites individuals, families, friends, civic organizations and businesses to coordinate a cleanup or join an existing cleanup

(October 9, 2019) – The urban green space of York’s historic Penn Park experienced some improvements thanks to the teamwork of representatives from Keep York Beautiful, GIANT Food Stores, GreenPrint, York City School District STEAM Academy and York City Parks and Recreation. The projects was driven by

(October 8, 2019) – Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful has announced the results of the 2019 Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Great American Cleanup of PA that runs annually from March 1 through May 31. This year, the event engaged 92,342 invaluable volunteers in 5,356 events across the state that focused on

(September 25, 2019)– Registration is open for the 2019 Pick Up Pennsylvania, a fall cleanup program supporting the Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup. Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful invites individuals, families, friends, civic organizations and businesses to coordinate a cleanup or join an existing cleanup to remove litter from

(September 5, 2019) – Registration is open for the 2019 Pick Up Pennsylvania, a fall cleanup program supporting the Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup. Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful invites individuals, families, friends, civic organizations and businesses to coordinate a cleanup or join an existing cleanup to remove litter

(August 27, 2019) – Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful’s local affiliates Keep Cambria County Beautiful, PA CleanWays of McKean County and Keep Washington County Beautiful held tire collections this spring, sponsored in part by the Department of Environmental Protection’s HHW/Small Business Hazardous Waste Collection Program. PA CleanWays of Cumberland

(August 14, 2019) – Litter reduces property values, is costly to the economy and leads to contamination of our land and water. Litter has a direct effect on how we, and others, feel about where we live, work and play. Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful provides the Litter Free

(August 7, 2019) – A significant portion of waterway pollution originates on land. When it rains, trash on sidewalks and streets accumulates and is swept into storm drains. Most storm drain systems discharge directly into the nearest creek or river, eventually flowing to the ocean taking all

(July 23, 2019) – Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful announced today the eight grant recipients of their 2019 Fresh Paint Days Pennsylvania Program.  Designed to provide community groups with paint and painting supplies, the program enables these groups to renew a community structure in need into something beautiful through

(July 17, 2019) -Litter or trash along Pennsylvania’s roadways is not only unsightly, it can also be dangerous. Since 1990, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful has offered a program for local residents, organizations, civic groups, and businesses to be part of the solution. Their statewide adoption program is an