Press Releases

(September 5, 2017) – 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. The affiliates collected a

(August 30, 2017) – The International Coastal Cleanup, the world’s largest volunteer effort aimed at improving the health of our oceans, begins on September 1. This global initiative aims to prevent trash from entering our waterways. Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful coordinates the effort in Pennsylvania. Read Entire Press

PA Environment Digest – The International Coastal Cleanup, a global initiative that aims to prevent trash from entering our waterways, began on September 1, but there is still time to register a cleanup event or volunteer. The International Coastal Cleanup runs now through October 31.  Keep Pennsylvania

(August 22, 2017) – Registration is open for the 2017 Recycle-Bowl. Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful is encouraging educators in Pennsylvania to get their students involved in Keep America Beautiful’s Recycle-Bowl competition. Recycle-Bowl is a program designed to invigorate student participation in recycling through a national K-12 recycling competition.

(August 15, 2017) – Four men from the Pittsburgh area have been cited for illegally dumping trash in Allegheny County.  Brian Sindorf (37) of East McKeesport, and Eric Ruble (47) of Wilmerding were cited for Littering and Scattering Rubbish by Officer Michael Havens, Jr. of Allegheny County

(August 9, 2017) –Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful announced today the eight grant recipients of their 2017 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 the

(August 7, 2017) – National nonprofit Keep America Beautiful (KAB) and Lowe’s awarded local Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful affiliates, Keep Blair Beautiful, Keep Lancaster County Beautiful and Keep Philadelphia Beautiful a total of $40,000 for high impact community improvement projects. Lowe’s is supporting more than 30 other grant-funded

(July 21, 2017) –Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful welcomes all Pennsylvania boating facilities, boating groups, sailors, fishermen and water enthusiasts to protect our aquatic ecosystems by holding a Marina or boating facility Cleanup!  The Ocean Conservancy will provide a cleanup toolkit to get you started on your way to

(July 14, 2017) – Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful invites Pennsylvania residents and businesses to coordinate a cleanup as part of the 2017 International Coastal Cleanup (ICC). The Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup is held from September 1st through October 31st and is the largest volunteer effort aimed at

(July 5, 2017) – Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful is accepting applications for their 2017 Fresh Paint Days Pennsylvania through July 17.  Eight tax-exempt groups within the Commonwealth will be awarded 20 gallons of exterior paint and a gift card for painting supplies to renew a community structure in