Press Releases

May 19, 2019 – CANONSBURG, PA– In celebration of Earth Day, Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania partnered with Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful to organize a local Beaver County cleanup and beautification event as part of the nonprofits 2019 Great American Cleanup of PA initiative. Columbia Gas employees volunteered their

(April 17, 2019) – In celebration of Earth Day, April 22, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful encourages residents to join the 2019 Great American Cleanup of PA today at www.gacofpa.org. Events registered through May 31 receive free trash bags, gloves, and safety vests from PennDOT district offices, as supplies

(April 11, 2019) Earth Day, April 22, is quickly approaching and Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful invites all educators to check out the Litter Free School Zone program. This comprehensive program encourages young people to take an active role in protecting and improving the environment through recycling, litter awareness and

(April 2, 2019) – Cumberland County Vector Control, in partnership with PA Cleanways of Cumberland County, Mechanicsburg borough, and e-End Recycling would like to invite area residents to bring their old tires and electronics to be recycled. There is no charge for electronic devices, except for CRT

(March 28, 2019) – Keep America Beautiful, the nation’s iconic community improvement nonprofit organization, presented Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful with a Diamond State Affiliate Recognition Award at Keep America Beautiful’s National Awards Ceremony, which took place during its recent National Conference in Baltimore, Maryland. The President’s Circle Award

[March 25, 2019] – The PA Department of Environmental Protection and PA Department of Transportation were two of 12 Keep America Beautiful State Agency Partner Award recipients, presented at the annual Keep America Beautiful National Awards Ceremony, which recently took place during Keep America Beautiful’s National Conference

(March 13, 2019) – Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful and its local affiliates and partners held community improvement events in 2018 resulting in over 7.2 million pounds of trash, 2.3 million pounds of electronics waste and 43,352 tires recycled or properly disposed. The events engaged 129,632 volunteers.The mission of

(March 8, 2019) – The Great American Cleanup of PA is officially underway. Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful, a statewide nonprofit that provides resources to neighborhoods for community improvement projects, is encouraging anyone who is planning a local event, large or small, to register with the Great American Cleanup

(February 21, 2019) – Although we have not seen many signs of spring, you probably have caught glimpses of the trash lining our roads, neighborhoods and waterways. It’s never too early to start planning a sprig cleanup of the places you care about. The Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful

(February 5, 2019) – With a grant awarded to Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful from Keep America Beautiful and Anheuser Busch, the nonprofit offered twenty mini-grants of up to $500 each to groups throughout Pennsylvania for volunteer initiatives ranging from river cleanups to invasive species removal, all designed to