Press Releases

(December 13, 2017) – Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful has announced the results of the 2017 Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Great American Cleanup of PA that runs annually from March 1 through May 31. During this event, the organization garnered $13 million in in-kind donations and support – money saved

(November 30, 2017) – Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful invites local residents, organizations, civic groups, and businesses to commit to litter free communities by joining their statewide adoption program. The program is an option for most types of local areas, such as municipal roads, communities, parks, neighborhood blocks, greenways,

(November 17, 2017) – This week, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful celebrated America Recycles Day by hosting a regional Waste and Recycling Roundtable in Meadville, Crawford County for recycling coordinators, Keep America Beautiful Affiliates and other professionals. Discussion focused on topics related to universal access to convenient and affordable

(November 9, 2017) – Each year, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful in partnership with The Home Depot and a paint retailer, awards eight community groups with paint and painting supplies enabling them to renew a community structure in need into something beautiful.This year, partners in the City of Shamokin

(November 1, 2017) –America Recycles Day, a Keep America Beautiful initiative, which takes place annually on and around Nov. 15, recognizes the benefits of recycling while providing an educational platform that helps raise awareness about the value of reducing, reusing and recycling – every day – throughout

(October 24, 2017) – Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful today provided testimony to the Pennsylvania Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee at a public hearing concerning Senate Bill 800 Waste Electronic Equipment Recovery Act, which seeks to update the Covered Device Recycling Act, urging members to take action to

(October 20, 2017) – Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful would like to congratulate their local affiliates of Keep Huntingdon County Beautiful, Keep Juniata County Beautiful, PA CleanWays of Mifflin County, and Keep Perry County Beautiful on a successful twelfth  annual Tire War, a friendly competition to compete for the

(October 12, 2017) – Sign up to participate in the International Coastal Cleanup, the world’s largest volunteer effort aimed at improving the health of our oceans. This global initiative aims to prevent trash from entering our waterways and runs through October 31. Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful coordinates the

(October 5, 2017) – Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful reports a 79% reduction of cigarette butts in targeted areas within State Parks participating in the 2017 Cigarette Litter Prevention Program. With a grant received from Keep America Beautiful this spring, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful has continued their work with the

(September 21, 2017) Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful invites schools in Pennsylvania to participate in their Litter Free School Zone Program, a comprehensive program that encourages young people to play an active role in protecting and improving our environment through recycling, litter awareness, and community stewardship. Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful