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How to join litter cleanup events and “Pick Up Pennsylvania”

Monday, March 28 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Departments of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Transportation (PennDOT) joined a community litter cleanup as part of the spring Pick Up Pennsylvania campaign and encouraged residents, local leaders and businesses across the state to do the same... Read More.

Volunteers needed to “Pick Up Pennsylvania”

Saturday, November 13 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Department of Transportation (PennDOT) encourage Pennsylvanians to volunteer for “Pick Up Pennsylvania,” a statewide campaign of fall litter cleanups to benefit streams, rivers, and lakes, now through November 30. Volunteer groups who participate in... Read More.

PA encourages roadway cleanups, anti-littering projects

Thursday, August 26 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - Continuing the commonwealth’s battle against litter as the summer travel season winds down, Governor Tom Wolf today highlighted agency efforts to clean up and cut down on this unsightly illegal activity. “Through public education, enforcement, clean ups, and volunteering, the commonwealth is... Read More.

Keep PA litter free! Officials talk penalties for littering, safety reminders for clean-up events

Saturday, April 24 by wcednews

Clearfield, PA – Officials from PennDOT, State Police, and the Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful group are urging you not to litter and to help our communities look good! They talked about the penalties for littering, especially within the Litter Enforcement Corridor areas. They also encouraged... Read More.

Drive carefully and watch for pedestrians, volunteers cleaning up litter

Friday, April 23 by wcednews

DuBois, PA – Spring clean-up will be happening this Saturday in lots of areas, including many places in DuBois. Please drive safely and watch for volunteers. Litter clean-up crews will be volunteering this Earth Day weekend along many roads and highways that are usually busy with... Read More.

Today is deadline to RSVP for DuBois Spring Clean Up Day this Saturday

Tuesday, April 20 by wcednews

DuBois, PA - Celebrate the arrival of warmer weather and help clean up the DuBois area! Although many teams have already committed to doing cleanup projects, they're still looking for many volunteers to help out on April 24. You can volunteer to do anything, big... Read More.

DuBois Clean Up Day still looking for volunteers, April 24

Thursday, April 15 by wcednews

DuBois, PA - Celebrate the arrival of warmer weather and help clean up the DuBois area! Although many teams have already committed to doing cleanup projects, they're still looking for many volunteers to help out on April 24. You can volunteer to do anything, big... Read More.

McCalmont Fire Company gathers 50 bags of litter of Route 310

Monday, April 12 by wcednews

McCalmont Township, PA – Members of the McCalmont Volunteer Fire Company Station 16 in Jefferson County were out Sunday gathering trash along Route 310. You'll notice in the photos some of the firefighters are even modeling with some of the weird items they picked up... Read More.

Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful hits milestone… one million tires!

Saturday, February 20 by wcednews

Pennsylvania - The statewide volunteer litter pick-up organization has hit a record milestone! Since its inception in 1990, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful and its affiliates and partners have properly disposed of over one-million scrap tires. The tires were collected from Pennsylvania’s roads, waterways, parks, trails and... Read More.

Keep PA Beautiful offers free online learning materials for kids about littering

Saturday, September 12 by wcednews

Pennsylvania - Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful is offering supplemental learning tools for in-class, virtual or homeschoolers through their Open Your Eyes to Litter series of five books. The books provide hands-on learning and are appropriate for grades K through six. Each book addresses the PA Department... Read More.

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