In celebration of Earth Day-- April 22-- Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful encourages residents to join the 2024 Pick Up Pennsylvania initiative.

Pick Up Pennsylvania engages tens of thousands of volunteers annually through litter cleanups, illegal dump cleanups, beautification projects, special collections, and educational events.

Events registered through May 31 receive free trash bags, gloves, and safety vests provided by support from the Department of Environmental Protection, PennDOT and the Ocean Conservancy, as supplies last.

To help with the cost of trash disposal, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and Pennsylvania Waste Industries Association are sponsoring low or no cost disposal through April 30.

During this time, trash collected at registered events can be taken to participating landfills, with prior approval.

Pick Up Pennsylvania Earth Day Events

Highlighted below are just a few of over 300 Pick Up Pennsylvania events scheduled for the week of Earth Day--

-- Keep Allentown Beautiful, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Affiliate – Sat, Apr 20 from 12PM – 4 PM. Earth Day in the Park is a free public event where attendees can engage in sustainable crafts, games, and activities hosted by local eco-friendly businesses and organizations. For more information or to register.

-- Pick Up the Poconos – Spring cleanup of roadways in more than 20 locations across Wayne, Pike, Monroe, and Carbon counties - Sat, Apr 20 from 9:30AM - 12:30PM, register via PickUpThePoconos.com.

-- Downtown Bradford – Community improvement event on Sun, Apr 21 from 1 PM to 4 PM at Veterans Square. Michael Davila at mjd197@pitt.edu or (814) 558-4832.

-- Earth Day Storytime & Litter Study - Mon, Apr 22 5:00PM - 6:30PM, Valley Community Library, Lackawanna County, in partnership with The Sierra Club. Contact Fawn Contreras at fcontreras@albright.org  or (570) 470-4054. 

-- Susquehanna Greenway – Celebrating Earth Month with cleanups, plantings and other activities during the month of April. For more information visit Cleanup Registration Form - Susquehanna Greenway Partnership.

If you would like to join an event below or one listed on the Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Calendar of Events, please contact the coordinator to confirm participation.

To host an event, join an event near you, or to inquire about free supplies and trash disposal, visit the Pick Up Pennsylvania webpage or contact Michelle Dunn, Pick Up Pennsylvania Program Coordinator, at 724-836-4121 ext. 113 or mdunn@keeppabeautiful.org.    

“Cleaning up your neighborhood is one of the easiest and best investments you can make. Most people don’t think that small actions like cleaning up litter, planting a tree, painting a park bench or educating the community about the consequences of littering make an impact, but they really do. Be the solution to pollution and make a difference in your community. When we all work together, we make the world a better place. Let’s pick it up PA!,” said Michelle Dunn, Pick Up Pennsylvania Program Coordinator. 

Sponsors

Current 2024 Pick Up Pennsylvania supporters include: Columbia Gas - NiSource Charitable Foundation, Marathon, Pennsylvania Waste Indistries Association, The GIANT Company, Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association and Wegmans. If you are interested in becoming a supporter contact Deb Woolley at dwoolley@keepppabeautiful.org.

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

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

Related Articles - Waste/Recycling:

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-- Protect PT Hosting April 30 Webinar On How Your Municipality Can Protect Itself From The Dangers Of Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Wells  [PaEN]

-- Encina Announces Chemical Plastics Recycling Plant Will Not Be Built In Northumberland County  [PaEN] 

-- PA Resources Council Offers Free Statewide Recycling Webinar On Earth Day, April 22  [PaEN]

-- ​​PA Resources Council Launches 2024 Household Chemical Collections May 4 At Allegheny County Event; First Of 8 In Western PA  [PaEN]

-- Communities Celebrate Earth Day By Joining Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful’s Pick Up Pennsylvania  [PaEN]

-- Little Juniata River Assn.: More Than 100 Volunteers Clean Up 30 Miles Of River Banks In Huntingdon, Blair Counties  [PaEN]

-- Yuengling Brewery, Keep PA Beautiful Celebrate Partnership With Cleanup In Schuylkill County  [PaEN]

NewsClips:

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: PA Oil & Gas Wastewater Treatment/Disposal Company Was Building A Conglomerate; What’s Left Is A Pile Of Waste 

-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: Millvale Pickoff Saturday Marks Start Of 4th Litter League Competition

-- WHYY: Hundreds Help Clean And Green Neighborhoods In West Philly

-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill Commissioners Have Productive Meeting With DEP Over Compost Facility Odors

-- The Allegheny Front: Tiny Plastic Pieces Top The List Of Trash On Great Lakes Beaches

[Posted: April 19, 2024]

4/22/2024