Press Releases

(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

(July 8, 2019) – Columbia Gas continues its partnership with Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful by supporting the local affiliate, Tri-County CleanWays, and the Lower East Side Community Garden in New Castle, Lawrence County. On June 26, community volunteers and Columbia Gas employees volunteered their time, skills and equipment

(June 27, 2019) – The winning entry of the annual Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Great American Cleanup of PA video contest was submitted by Chambersburg Career Magnet School Environmental Club in Franklin County. The school will receive a $200 cash prize for their video of a cleanup project

(June 18, 2019) – Voting for the Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Great American Cleanup of PA video contest has begun. Entries are posted on the Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Facebook page. The entry with the most likes wins a cash prize of $200. Two runners up will receive $100

(June 10. 2019) – Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful is accepting applications through June 28 for the 2019 Fresh Paint Days Pennsylvania, a program designed to provide community groups with paint and painting supplies enabling them to renew a community structure in need into something beautiful through the application of

(June 3, 2019) – As a culmination to the Great American Cleanup of PA, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful is calling for videos of community events that happened in conjunction with this statewide community improvement initiative. The video contest is open to all who registered with the Great American

(5/21/19) – Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful (KPB) received a $10,000 grant from Keep America Beautiful to continue their work with the Keep America Beautiful Cigarette Litter Prevention Program (CLPP), the nation’s largest program aimed at reducing cigarette litter. This is the ninth year that KPB received funding from