Conduct a Cleanup

Conduct a Litter Cleanup

Do you need some help planning your littler cleanup along a road, in a park, or along a trail or waterway?  The Department of Environmental Protection has developed a step by step guideline on how to organize a successful and safe cleanup.  Click here to view the guidelines.

Guidelines for Illegal Dump Cleanups

Is your group going to cleanup an illegal dumpsite?  Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful has a publication that will be useful for your group.  Guidelines for Illegal Dump Cleanups; 10 Steps to Organizing an Illegal Dump Cleanup provides step by step direction, from surveying the site to long-term maintenance.  Click here to download a copy.

Promote Your Event

Does your group need help getting the word out about your Great American Cleanup of PA event?  Keep America Beautiful has a website, www.kab.org/gackit,  you can use to get resources to tell people what the Great American Cleanup is all about.  If you are making your own event announcement and need our logos, don’t hesitate contacting Michelle Dunn at 1-877-772-3673 ext. 113 or mdunn@keeppabeautiful.org.   Learn More

Tools for Change
    
Are you concerned about the litter in your community and interested in doing something about it?  Tools for Change; Everything You Need to Clean Up Your Community is a Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful publication  that provides everything you need to know not only on how to get your community clean but provides information on how to keep it clean.  Click here to download a copy.

Take the Next Step

Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful’s multi-pronged approach to empowering Pennsylvanians to make our communities clean and beautiful is Prevent It, Clean It, and Keep It! Additional resources are available all year long to Pick It Up PA - Everyday! 

Prevent It - Prevention of litter and illegal dumping is key to clean and beautiful communities. Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful and Keep America Beautiful have a variety of tools and resources to help educate our community members about the importance of preventing litter and illegal dumping. Learn More

Clean It - Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful works with people who want to clean and beautify their communities by offering cleanup resources such as educational literature, cleanup safety videos, illegal dump surveys, and technical assistance. Learn More

Keep It - Proper waste handling and sustainable practices keeps communities clean and improves quality of life.  Through Keep Pennsylvania and Keep America Beautiful programs, your community can learn how to hold special collections, abate graffiti, and participate in America Recycles Day. Learn More