Keep PA Beautiful provided five local affiliates with grants totaling $20,000 to educate county residents by producing videos on the recycling and waste disposal services available to them in Western Pennsylvania.

The counties include Butler, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango and Westmoreland.

Every municipal or private recycling service, whether curbside or drop-off, has its own rules about what can be recycled. It's important for residents to know the rules and follow them to avoid contaminating the recycling stream.

Funding for the grants was provided by the Richard King Mellon Foundation.

Click Here to watch the videos.

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.

The 2021 Pick Up Pennsylvania Initiative will be held from March 1 through May 31.  Questions should be directed to Michelle Dunn at 1-877-772-3673 Ext. 113 or send email to: mdunn@keeppabeautiful.org.

Keep PA Beautiful helps mobilize over 100,000 volunteers a year to pick up litter, clean up illegal dumping and beautify Pennsylvania.

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