Monthly archive for October 2018

The Philadelphia Tribune – Applications now open for CleanFutures – The School District of Philadelphia recently announced that applications are open for the CleanFutures program, a contest-based citizen science and advocacy program to engage students in litter reduction. A joint effort of the Zero Waste and Litter Cabinet, the […]

PA Environment Digest – America Recycles Day, a Keep America Beautiful initiative, takes place annually on and around November 15 to recognize the benefits of recycling while providing an educational platform that helps raise awareness about the value of reducing, reusing and recycling – every day – throughout […]

PA Environment Digest Blog – America Recycles Day, a Keep America Beautiful initiative, takes place annually on and around November 15 to recognize the benefits of recycling while providing an educational platform that helps raise awareness about the value of reducing, reusing and recycling – every day – […]

Trib Live – For the past 34 years, the Pennsylvania Resources Council has asked residents to turn their cameras to a decidedly non-photogenic subject: litter. The Gene Capaldi “Lens on Litter” Contest started in 1984 to call attention to littering in communities across the state. Photos submitted in […]

Trib Live – A group of 18 Yough High School art students are leaving a lasting legacy on the walls of the West Newton Public Library. They’re painting two murals they designed that depict images of the town’s rich history and culture: from coal mining to canoeing to […]

PA Environmental Digest – The UPS Foundation and Keep America Beautiful Thursday announced the award of a $5,000 grant to Keep Philadelphia Beautifulas part of their Community Tree and Recovery Tree Planting Program. Keep Philadelphia Beautiful is partnering with the Philadelphia Orchard Project (POP) to give away fruit trees at no cost to community members […]

PA Environment Digest Blog – The UPS Foundation and Keep America Beautiful Thursday announced the award of a $5,000 grant to Keep Philadelphia Beautiful as part of their Community Tree and Recovery Tree Planting Program. Keep Philadelphia Beautiful is partnering with the Philadelphia Orchard Project (POP) to give […]

PA Environmental Digest – There is still time to participate in the 2018 International Coastal Cleanup.  Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful invites residents, civic organizations and businesses to coordinate a cleanup or join an existing cleanup as part of the initiative.  The health of our planet is dependent upon the health of our […]

WPXI.com – A growing pile of trash outside a Sheraden church is emblematic of a larger problem across Allegheny County. Electronics, furniture and tires can be found at hundreds of illegal sites in wooded areas or on the side of Allegheny County roads. But Channel 11 learned people […]

PA Environment Digest Blog – There is still time to participate in the 2018 International Coastal Cleanup.  Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful invites residents, civic organizations and businesses to coordinate a cleanup or join an existing cleanup as part of the initiative.  The health of our planet is dependent upon […]