Keep PA Beautiful, DEP and PennDOT will hold a Litter Summit in Harrisburg on November 14 to share findings of a new Pennsylvania Litter Study and discuss solutions to litter and illegal dumping problems with a variety of stakeholders.

Participants will hear from experts on why people litter; behavior change strategies; and what local, state and national governments, major corporations and nonprofit groups are doing to combat the high environmental, economic and reputational costs of plastics, a leading material source of litter in Pennsylvania.

“Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful and hundreds of thousands of volunteers have cleaned up over 141 million pounds of trash since 1990 from roadways, streams, parks and cherished landscapes.” Shannon Reiter, President of Keep PA Beautiful explains. “While we are grateful for the volunteers and partnering organizations, businesses and state and local governments that have supported these efforts, cleanups alone are not an effective strategy. Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful is calling for a change; we need to do more.”

Only by changing littering and illegal dumping behaviors will we achieve the desired economic, social and environmental outcomes that come with a clean and beautiful Pennsylvania.

The event is sponsored by the PA Beverage Association, Garver Foundation, Giant Food Stores, PickUpThe Poconos.com, Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority and Columbia Gas of PA.

For sponsorship opportunities, please contact Barb Christner, Director of Development, by sending email to: bchristner@keeppabeautiful.org or call 724.836.4121, ext. 114.

The Litter Summit will be held at the Hilton in Harrisburg from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Click Here to register and for the agenda and more information.  Seating is limited.  There are only 150 seats available.

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.

Sign up now for the 2019 Pick Up Pennsylvania/ International Coastal Cleanup and volunteer or set up your own cleanup event through October 31.  Questions should be directed to Michelle Dunn at 1-877-772-3673 Ext. 113 or send email to: mdunn@keeppabeautiful.org.

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[Posted: October 3, 2019]

10/7/2019