Press Releases

(May 20, 2020) – As Pennsylvania counties move forward with plans to reopen parts of their economies and more people go outdoors and seek recreation in public spaces this Memorial Day weekend, including parks and trails, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful issued an urgent reminder to residents of Pennsylvania

(May 11, 2020) – Keep America Beautiful is accepting applications for the 2020-2021 National Youth Advisory Council (YAC). This is an opportunity for 20 high school students (enrolled in public or private high school by September 2020) from diverse backgrounds to participate in a service learning and

(April 29 2020) – Since stay at home orders were issued on April 1 due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful has received 73 reports identifying illegal dumpsites in 35 different counties across the state. Fourteen percent of the sites are located on state park,

(April 20, 2020) -In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful is reminding students, teachers and kids of all ages to visit their Facebook page for links to their educational activity books, Open Your Eyes to Litter. This series of five books provides

(April 15, 2020) – To help protect Pennsylvanians’ health and safety and to adhere to current novel coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful has cancelled all cleanup and community improvement programs scheduled for this spring, including their signature program, Pick Up Pennsylvania in support of the Great

Photo Credit TribLIVE (April 8, 2020)  – As an unintended consequence of the coronavirus pandemic, state parks, state forests, game lands and communities are seeing an increase in littering, including personal protective equipment such as gloves, wipes, and masks as well as an increase of larger items

(April 1, 2020) – While everyone works together to flatten the curve of COVID19 cases, practicing social distancing and foregoing group events, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful joins with others in encouraging residents to walk outside and enjoy the beauty their communities have to offer. With that in mind,

(March 13, 2020) – Litter Pick-Up Program is Suspended through the end of April Amid concerns about the potential spread of COVID-19, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful and its partners, the Pennsylvania Departments of Environmental Protection and Transportation and Pennsylvania Waste Industries Association, are suspending their annual litter cleanup

(February 27, 2020) – Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful and its local affiliates and partners have been working hard since the organizations inception in 1990. Over the three decades that they’ve been in business, more than 2.5 million volunteers have engaged in community improvement events that have resulted in

(February 20, 2020) – The results of a recent statewide study on litter, conducted by the Departments of Environmental Protection and Transportation and Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful, found that there are currently an estimated 502 million pieces of litter on Pennsylvania roadways, most of it cigarette butts and