WDET Detroit's NPR StationApril 20, 2021By Laura Herberg Phyliss Macuga Baker stands in a field next to a shopping center in Canton holding a trash bag and scanning the area. There are drink bottles, cigarettes, plastic bags and plenty of personal protective equipment...
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Anheuser-Busch Craft Breweries Partner with Keep America Beautiful on Community Cleanups and Restoration Projects Across the U.S.
Photo Credit: Keep Cincinnati Beautiful Through longstanding grant program, A-B and Keep America Beautiful will put $60,000 toward local environmental programs in six craft brewery home markets [April 20, 2021] New York, NY – In celebration of Earth Day,...
This fish stuck in a disposable glove is a warning about the risks of COVID-19 litter
National GeographicApril 16, 2021By Carrie Arnold As volunteers who spend every Sunday removing garbage from canals crisscrossing the Dutch city of Leiden, Liselotte Rambonnet and Auke-Florian Hiemstra have seen more than their fair share...
Castrol® And Los Angeles Rams Team Up To Drive Change Throughout The 2021 NFL Season
LOS ANGELES, April 15, 2021 -- Castrol and the Los Angeles Rams today announced a partnership to drive change across the greater LA region and in communities across the country. With Castrol's support, the Rams are taking actions to reduce their environmental impact...
‘Garbage Freaking Everywhere’ as Americans Venture Outdoors After a Year of Lockdowns
TIMEMarch 26, 2021By Alana Semuels Across the country, as the weather improved and pandemic lockdowns were lifted, Americans ventured outside and noticed that their neighborhoods looked a little different. A little. . . dirtier. They saw mattresses piled outside...
Keep Oklahoma Beautiful Launches Fundraising Campaign in Support of Essential Workers
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Keep Oklahoma Beautiful (KOB) recognized a community need with the potential to help support its efforts. On April 26, 2020, KOB launched its #KOB20for20 Campaign, which continued through May 31, 2020. For every $20 (or more) donation...
Keep Riverside Clean and Beautiful Creates Safe Litter Cleanup Program Amid Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic forced every Keep America Beautiful affiliate to take a look at their program and reevaluate how they could continue to make a difference in their communities while being mindful of the safety factors that come with managing a volunteer program...
April 2021: Celebrate Keep America Beautiful Month with these 10 Tips
April is Keep America Beautiful Month (April 1, 2021) - Keep America Beautiful® Month in April celebrates the work led by our nearly 700 state and community-based affiliates, local partners, businesses, public officials, and millions of passionate volunteers. As the...
Masks and Other PPE Causing Environmental Concerns
Naz TodayKaytlin StevensMarch 4, 2021 Personal protective equipment has started to gain attention from environmental protection groups. Masks, gloves and wipes have become the most popular litter recently and the pollution is causing concern. NAZ Today's Kaytlin...
Keep America Beautiful Recognizes Community Organizations, Volunteers with National Awards
Photo above from the Keep America Beautiful National Awards 2020 ceremony in Memphis, TN. STAMFORD, Conn. (Feb. 9, 2021) – Keep America Beautiful®, the nation’s leading community improvement nonprofit organization, today announced it has recognized 35 community...