Monthly archive for June 2020

Penn Live Patriot News – Tons of litter and outright garbage have been discarded along the state’s roadways, waterways and trails during the coronavirus shutdown. Photos of the trash build-up and outright dumping of household garbage have been frequent on social media throughout the pandemic. It’s a

New Castle News -One of the creators of the Lower East Side Community Garden will receive the 2020 Western Pennsylvania Environmental Award. “I am surprised to have been nominated,” Ken Rice said. “Let alone chosen.”  Rice has helped transform abandoned properties throughout New Castle into sustainable community

Latrobe Bulletin – Westmoreland Cleanways Recycling Center has temporarily halted the collection of electronics — televisions, computer monitors, computers and peripherals and all other electronics and small appliances — after learning one of the processors where the materials are shipped has closed down because of a suspected

Trib Live – Westmoreland Cleanways temporarily is halting drop-off of electronics at its Pleasant Unity recycling center because of a covid-19-related shutdown of a company that processes the items. Executive Director Ellen Keefe said Thursday that Westmoreland Cleanways learned the out-of-state electronics processor shut down because of

KDKA 2 CBS Pittsburgh – A couple dozen volunteers gathered to do some “summer cleaning” on the city’s North Side Tuesday morning. They worked to clean out Lake Elizabeth in Allegheny Commons, removing dumpster loads of “muck.” “This pond, this park, all of it makes the North

Reading Eagle -Volunteers from nonprofits We Agape You Inc. and Reading Beautification joined Wednesday to clear litter on North Fourth Street between Washington and Buttonwood streets.“Today’s cleanup with Reading Beautification was part of our mission of beautifying neighborhoods and in furtherance of our work in rehabilitating houses,”

PA Environment Digest Blog – On June 16, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful announced it has received a $20,000 grant from Keep America Beautiful to continue their work with the Keep America Beautiful Cigarette Litter Prevention Program (CLPP). This is the tenth year that KPB received funding from the national

The Parkersburg News and Sentinel – Even trash looks different during a global pandemic. Where there’s usually bottles, cans and wrappers, there’s now an discarded Latex gloves, masks and Lysol wipes. Helen Lowman, CEO of Keep America Beautiful, said the litter from personal protective equipment has increased since

PA Environment Digest Blog -DEP’s Citizens Advisory Council is scheduled to meet on June 16 to hear presentations on Keep PA Beautiful’s Litter Study and on food waste recycling.  Keep PA Beautiful President Shannon Reiter will provide an overview of the KPB, DEP and PennDOT initiative to

The Alpena News -Even trash looks different during a global pandemic. Where one would usually see bottles, cans and wrappers, there’s now an abundance of discarded Latex gloves, masks and Lysol wipes. Helen Lowman, the CEO of Keep America Beautiful, said recently that she’s noticed an uptick