Keep America Beautiful Encourages Participation in National CleanUp Day on September 17

Whether it’s a major cleanup with thousands of participants or a small group effort of a dozen or less, all participants make a major difference by participating in National CleanUp Day. Held annually on the third Saturday every September, National CleanUp Day addresses the issue of excess waste and litter across America.

First-of-its-kind: Dollywood becomes first theme park to recycle plastic from every cigarette butt collected in receptacles on property

First-of-its-kind: Dollywood becomes first theme park to recycle plastic from every cigarette butt collected in receptacles on property

Last year, Dollywood partnered with the river cleanup nonprofit, Keep the Tennessee River Beautiful (KTNRB), on a massive cigarette litter prevention project, making Dollywood the first theme park in the world to recycle the plastic from every cigarette butt collected in guest-facing receptacles on its property.