04/15/24 - 66 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA: http://tinyurl.com/msuwtctm
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Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful 2009-10 Annual Report Available
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The 2009-10 Annual Report of Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful covering the merger of KPB and PA CleanWays and detailing the accomplishments of local county chapters and thousands of volunteers all across the state. The Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful grassroots network made this effort possible as 191,727 volunteers donated 766,908 hours of work. The dollar value of this time is $15,990,031. Support also came from local businesses, landfills, municipalities, partners, and many more as KPB received $145,259 in in-kind donations.
There were a total of 5,038 litter and illegal dumpsite cleanups done last year. As a result of those cleanups, 14,266,620 pounds of trash were removed from our communities, roadsides, parks, and natural landscapes. That is over 7,000 tons of trash.
A total of 18,780 miles of road and 5,010 acres of parks were cleaned. In addition, the Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful network planted 21,605 trees, flowers, and bulbs. KPB also reached 23,179 youth and adults educating them on being environmentally responsible through presentations and displays.
A copy of the report is now available online.
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