Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful has announced that they have received a $15,000 grant from Keep America Beautiful to continue their work with the Keep America Beautiful Cigarette Litter Prevention Program. 

The award includes $10,000 for Raystown Lake Recreational Area in Huntingdon County and $5,000 for the area in and around the City of Erie, Erie County.

Additionally, many other Pennsylvania organizations received Cigarette Litter Prevention Program grants ranging in amounts from $2,500 to $5,000. They include:  

-- Bayfront East Side Taskforce, Erie County          

-- Sisters of St. Joseph Neighborhood Network, Erie County          

-- Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority, Lancaster County         

-- Keep Philadelphia Beautiful, Philadelphia County           

-- Allegheny County  

-- West Chester Borough, Chester County   

The total amount granted to Pennsylvania for Cigarette Litter Prevention Programs by Keep America Beautiful is $35,000.

Tobacco products, consisting mainly of cigarette butts, are the most littered item in America, representing nearly 38 percent of all items littered, according to "Litter in America," KAB’s landmark study of litter and littering behavior.

Over the past 10 years, the CLPP has consistently cut cigarette butt litter by approximately half based on local measurements taken in the first four months to six months after program implementation.  Survey results also demonstrated that as communities continue to monitor the program those reductions are sustained or even increased over time. 

“The Cigarette Litter Prevention Program is a proven tool to address the number one littered item in America. Thanks to Keep America Beautiful, we can continue to invest in this highly effective program,” explained Shannon Reiter, President of Keep PA Beautiful.

For more information, visit KPB’s Cigarette Litter Prevention Program webpage.

3/16/2015