Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful affiliates, Keep Huntingdon County Beautiful and Keep Perry County Beautiful hosted a cleanup initiative along the Juniata River in August.

The effort is typically shared among four affiliates; however, Keep Juniata County Beautiful and PA CleanWays of Mifflin County were unable to participate due to flooding and high water.

This is the fifth coordinated effort to clean the Juniata River, a tributary of the Susquehanna River that provides many recreational opportunities such as fishing, boating and sightseeing to local residents and visitors to the area.

During this year’s event, forty-five volunteers collected 3,120 pounds of trash and over 200 tires by canoe, kayak and on foot from sections of the Juniata River in Huntingdon and Perry counties.

“Waterway cleanups are unique in that there is a never-ending accumulation of trash due to floodwaters and storm waters. Fortunately, there are people willing to give their time and energy to do something about it,” said  Shannon Reiter, President of Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful  “Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful thanks our affiliates for making this an annual event and the volunteers for making it a priority to participate.”

Since the inaugural river cleanup in 2012, the four Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful affiliates have collected over 64,000 pounds of trash and 2,700 tires. Nearly 500 volunteers have participated in the events.

For more information on programs, initiatives and special events, visit the Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful website. Click Here to become a member.  Click Here to sign up for regular updates from KPB, Like them on Facebook, Follow on Twitter, Discover them on Pinterest and visit their YouTube Channel.

Also visit the Illegal Dump Free PA website for more ideas on how to clean up communities and keep them clean and KPB’s new Electronics Waste website.

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