The International Coastal Cleanup, a global initiative that aims to prevent trash from entering our waterways, will be held from September 1 through October 31. You can now start registering cleanup events or volunteer.

Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful coordinates the effort in Pennsylvania. 

“We invite individuals, families, friends, civic groups, organizations and businesses to join hundreds of thousands of volunteers from around the world to pick up trash before it reaches our waterways,” said Shannon Reiter, President of Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful.  “Last year 14,000 volunteers from 39 counties improved their communities by removing over 864,000 pounds of trash and debris from Pennsylvania’s lands, waterways and coastal regions during the International Coastal Cleanup event.  We would like to see all 67 counties participate in the event this year.”

Any cleanup site, land or water, is eligible since we all live in a watershed and all waterways flow into our coastal waters.

Click Here to register your event with Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful.  Questions should be directed to Michelle Dunn at 1-877-772-3673 Ext. 113 or send email to: mdunn@keeppabeautiful.org.

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 Electronics Waste website.

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[Posted: June 19, 2018]

6/25/2018