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CURRENTS
Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful This Fall

photos-courtesy of Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful

Registration for Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Pick Up
Pennsylvania fall program is open.
Most communities have experienced an increase of visible
litter lining their streets, parking lots, trails, and waterways
during the past few months under stay at home orders. The
results of a pre-pandemic statewide study on litter, conducted
by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
(PennDOT), and Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful, estimated 502
million pieces of litter on Pennsylvania roadways. It is safe to
say there is even more litter now, polluting our environment
and affecting our quality of life.
To prevent litter from ending up in our waterways, Keep
Pennsylvania Beautiful urges Pennsylvania residents to
participate in Pick Up Pennsylvania in support of the Ocean
Conservancy's International Coastal Cleanup. This annual
event is an opportunity to improve neighborhoods by
coordinating or participating in a litter cleanup.
This year's program runs from September 1 through
November 30, 2020. During this period, registered events
can get free trash bags, gloves, and safety vests provided by
the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection,
PennDOT, and the Ocean Conservancy as supplies last.

In addition to waterway cleanups, land-based cleanups are
also eligible since a significant portion of waterway pollution
originates on land. Individuals, families, neighbors, students, civic
organizations, and local governments are all invited to participate.
"Our spring cleanup program was canceled due to the
novel coronavirus (COVID-19), so your help is needed now
more than ever. Though we cannot gather in large groups, we
can still make a shared and cooperative effort to improve our
communities by picking up litter. While this seems like a small
effort when faced with such grave challenges, it is something
that everybody can do. Individuals, families, or small groups
can safely support our communities by picking up litter," said
Shannon Reiter, President of Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful.
The group suggests doing a cleanup either solo, with
household family members, or in small groups and encourages
adhering to the recommendations for social distancing. If you
are cleaning up near a roadway, all that is needed is a trash bag,
gloves, and bright colored clothing.
To host or join a cleanup event near you, visit
keeppabeautiful.org and choose Pick Up Pennsylvania.
Questions can be answered by Michelle Dunn, Pick Up
Pennsylvania Program Coordinator, at 877-772-3673 ext. 113
or mdunn@keeppabeautiful.org.

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