A place people are proud of stays cleaner

STAMFORD, Conn. (January 10, 2023) – As the nation prepares to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day January 16, Keep America Beautiful®, in partnership with sponsor Diageo North America, is pleased to recognize recipients of the 2022 Community Improvement Grant to support areas in and around Martin Luther King Jr. Corridors and neighborhoods. There are over 950 Martin Luther King (MLK) corridors across the United States. While no two corridors are alike, transecting a variety of different neighborhood types and commercial uses, studies have shown many of the corridors face neighborhood and community improvement challenges. As the largest community improvement nonprofit organization in the United States, Keep America Beautiful is uniquely qualified to support communities and neighborhoods wanting to address the conditions they identify in these corridors. KAB’s core resource, its science-based Model for Change, identifies the first step as involving the people. This, coupled with the expertise KAB can offer in litter reduction and beautification, will support the businesses and residents along the corridor to transform or restore MLK corridors into welcoming, nurturing environments. “The work we do in partnership with neighborhoods to improve MLK corridors across the country is an essential commitment to the health and success of […]

STAMFORD, Conn. (December 20, 2022) – As the year ends, Keep America Beautiful® reflects on the major milestones and achievements that helped in the mission to clean, green, and beautify America in 2022. Founded in 1953, Keep America Beautiful is the nation’s leading community improvement nonprofit organization and has continued to transform communities across the country for almost 70 years. The Great American Cleanup® (GAC) was held March 21 to June 22, engaging the Keep America Beautiful (KAB) network of 700 affiliates and KAB partner organizations to beautify communities across the nation. GAC 2022 saw a news reach of two billion impressions in earned media, with national media interviews on The Weather Channel and Fox Weather Channel and articles in major publications including the LA Times. In 2022, GAC delivered: – 11,191 Events– 208,379 Volunteers and Participants – 14,056,280 Pounds of Litter and Debris Collected – 2,449,669 Pounds of Items Recycled – 29,979 Acres of Parks, Public Lands, Playgrounds, and Trails Cleaned & Improved – 29,358 Miles of Streets, Roads, and Highways Cleaned, Improved or Beautified – 702,451 Plants, Shrubs, Flowers, and Bulbs Planted – 8,465 Trees Planted – $39,796,901 in Benefit to Communities – 2,500 Free Litter Removal Kits […]

TerraCycle and Local Keep America Beautiful Chapters Team-Up to Beautify Spaces & Recycle the World’s Most Littered Item while Earning Donations for Nonprofits TRENTON, NJ (November 15, 2022) – In recognition of America Recycles Day, TerraCycle, the world’s leader in the collection and recycling of complex waste streams, has joined forces with local chapters of the non-profit, Keep America Beautiful, the nation’s largest community improvement organization, to collect and recycle the world’s most littered item – cigarette butts. TerraCycle’s Cigarette Waste Free Recycling Program invites community organizations, nonprofits and local municipalities to place cigarette butt collection receptacles in highly-trafficked areas to collect cigarette waste while beautifying their neighborhoods in the process. Keep America Beautiful offers grants to local KAB chapters, non-affiliate NGOs, municipalities, etc. for the purchasing of these receptacles and gives them the capability to conduct cigarette litter assessments and launch consumer messaging campaigns. As an added bonus, $1.00 is donated towards Keep America Beautiful’s Cigarette Litter Prevention Program for every pound of cigarette waste collected. Below are highlights from some of the most prolific Keep America Beautiful chapters that are participating in the cigarette recycling program: ● Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful – As part of implementing a statewide litter […]