Keep PA Beautiful: Still Time To Join The International Coastal Cleanup

Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Thursday reminded residents there is still time to volunteer or to organize your own litter cleanup event as part of the International Coastal Cleanup, the world’s largest volunteer effort aimed at improving the health of our oceans.

This global initiative aims to prevent trash from entering our waterways and runs through October 31. Keep PA Beautiful coordinates the effort in Pennsylvania.   

“If you are looking to make a difference in your community this fall, join the International Coastal Cleanup! Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful and the Ocean Conservancy depend on individuals, families, friends, civic groups, organizations and businesses who care about our natural resources to collect and document the trash they pick up. The documented trash helps provide insight into other ways to help tackle the enormous worldwide problem of ocean litter,” said Shannon Reiter, President of Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful. “We’re proud to be a part of this global movement and we encourage you to join us.”  

Last year, the organization reported that 14,000 volunteers from 39 counties removed over 864,000 pounds of trash and debris from Pennsylvania’s lands, waterways and coastal regions during the International Coastal Cleanup event.  

The International Coastal Cleanup, a program of the Ocean Conservancy.

Register your event with Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful and receive free gloves and bags, while supplies last. Any cleanup site, land or water, is eligible since we all live in a watershed and all waterways flow into our coastal waters.

Click Here for cleanup tools and resources to help organize a safe and successful cleanup event.

For more information, visit KPB’s International Coastal Cleanup webpage. Questions should be directed to Michelle Dunn at 1-877-772-3673 Ext. 113 or send email to: mdunn@keeppabeautiful.org.  

For more information on programs, initiatives and special events, visit the Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful website. Click Here to become a member.  Click Here to sign up for regular updates from KPB, Like them on Facebook, Follow on Twitter, Discover them on Pinterest and visit their YouTube Channel.

Also visit the Illegal Dump Free PA website for more ideas on how to clean up communities and keep them clean and KPB’s new Electronics Waste website.