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Empowering Pennsylvanians to keep our communities clean and beautiful
Michelle Dunn105 West Fourth StreetGreenburg, PA 15601
877-772-3673 ext. [email protected]
Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Guiding Principles Education: Key to encourage positive behaviors toward community
improvement.
Individual Responsibility: Improving communities, their environment, and quality of life all begins with personal responsibility.
Public-Private Partnerships: Broad-based community alliances are essential to achieve sustainable community improvement.
Volunteer Action: By engaging volunteers, we extend the reach of our educational efforts and multiply the impact of our actions.
6,487 Sites
Identified
Keep America Beautiful Education Resource
The Waste in Place kit includes over 100 activities for pre-K to sixth-grade students and multi-dimensional educational programs that encompass activities for classroom learning, as well as children's books, a board and card games, and story cards.
http://www.wasteinplace.org/
A partnership with the Ad Council, a (PSA) campaign targeted to motivate Americans to recycle every day.
Campaign resources available Radio and TV PSAs Videos Flyers Posters and Billboards Info graphics Fact Sheets Facebook and Twitter posts AND MORE!!!
iwanttoberecycled.org
Keep America Beautiful Recycling Programs
• A nationally-recognized day for community education and collection events encouraging individuals to recycle.
americarecyclesday.org
• A national competition for college and university recycling programs to promote waste reduction to their campus communities
recyclemaniacs.org
Keep America Beautiful Recycling Programs
• The Game Day Challenge is a friendly competition for colleges and universities to promote waste reduction at their football games. gamedaychallenge.org
• A national recycling competition for K-12 schools. Recycle-Bowl is designed for teachers, student green teams and facility managers to engage students and the community in recycling. recycle-bowl.org
• National effort to increase recycling in the workplace. Resources include a 10-step action plan and discounts on recycling bins.recyclingatwork.org
Keep America Beautiful Bin Recycling Grants
• The Coca-Cola/KAB Recycling Bin Grant Program
• Dr. Pepper Snapple Group/KAB Public Park Recycling Bin Grant Program
www.keepamericabeautiful.org
IllegalDumpFreePA.org
A Community Resource to Fight Illegal Dumping
Illegal Dumping in Pennsylvania
Top Five Items Found in Dumpsites• Household Trash• Tires• Construction and Demolition Waste• Bagged Waste• Yard Waste
It costs on average $619/ton, with a cost per cleanup of $2,947.
Securing prosecutions
Educating communities
Advocating for better policies & practices
Changing behavior
Keeping our communities
clean
IllegalDumpFreePA.org
A Community Resource to Fight Illegal Dumping
The Surveillance Camera Loan Program - KPB provides a set of three motion activated, covert security cameras that provide instant wireless transmission and camera training and installation assistance.
Mini-grants for Deterrents - Resources to help deter future dumping once enforcement actions have been taken and sites have been cleaned.
Public Education Resources - Tools to educate both community members and stakeholders about the economic and environmental impacts of illegal dumping.
Apply Now!
Applications accepted through July 31, 2015
14
Fresh Paint Days Pennsylvania
Before After
www.keeppabeautiful.org/GrantsAwards/FreshPaintDays
International Coastal Cleanup of Pennsylvania
The world’s largest volunteer effort to improve the health of the world’s oceans and local waterways.
Register today for community cleanups
September – October and access free supplies as
supplies last!
International Coastal Cleanup Day Since 2005
436 International Coastal Cleanup Events in Pennsylvania
9,313 volunteers 392,892 pounds of trash
Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Adoptions• Proven and effective way to address persistent littering • Increases community pride and sends a message that littering and
dumping are unacceptable behaviors. • Helps lessen the economic impact of littering for municipalities.
How to join the Litter Free School Zone Program
Cigarette Litter Prevention Program
Program Guide Available Online - Everything you need to implement the program, including customizable resources
www.PreventCigaretteLitter.org
Grassroots Community Improvement#KPB25in25 Grants
Pocket Parks, Public Space Recycling,
Trails, Rain Gardens, Butterfly Gardens,
Community Gardens, Cleanups,
Murals and so much more!
• Nation’s largest annual community improvement program
• Millions volunteers annually • 1,200 affiliates and participating organizations • In 2013, 2 million volunteers returned nearly
$175 million in measurable benefits in 21,000 communities across the country
Great American Cleanup
What types of community improvement projects happen during the cleanup?
• Community beautification• Community cleanups• Community recycling
events• Educational programs• Murals, gardens, etc….
Great American Cleanup
Registered groups receive:• Bags, gloves and vests• Free or reduced disposal at participating
landfills* during Pick It Up PA Days• Free pick-up and disposal for AAH
Groups through PennDOT• GAC BannersSupplies are distributed through County AAH Coordinators
Great American Cleanup of PA
136,507 Volunteers Engaged
5,349 Community Projects
13,603 Miles of Roadway Cleaned
9,1113 Acres of Park Land Cleaned
31,406 Trees, Flowers, and Bulbs
6,359,872 Pounds of Trash Collected (2014)
March 1 through May 31
gacofpa.org
Great American Cleanup of Pennsylvania
Great American Cleanup 2016:
March 1 to May 31
Pick It Up PA Days:
Weeks around Earth Day
We need your help!
Great American Cleanup of PA
Empowering Pennsylvanians to keep our communities clean and beautiful
Michelle Dunn105 West Fourth StreetGreenburg, PA 15601
877-772-3673 ext. [email protected]
