that each of us holds an obligation to preserve and protect our environment. Through our everyday choices and actions, we collectively have a huge impact on our world. It's really a simple concept, but one with far reaching effects.

Keep America Beautiful follows a practical approach that unites citizens, businesses and government to find solutions that advance our core issues of preventing litter, reducing waste, and beautifying communities.

The diverse American landscape consists of many different "community environments," each with their own interconnected needs and challenges. With a national network of nearly 1000 local affiliates and participating organizations, we combine education with hands-on stewardship to address the needs of communities on an intensely local and effective level.

KAB Partners with Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing’s Little Green Books. New children’s book line teaches kids about the environment and how they can protect it. More> KAB  Announces Results of Annual Great American Cleanup Effort.  Recycling, litter removal and beautification efforts continue to keep America clean and green. More>   MORE NATIONAL NEWS >>

2009-01-05 Thefacts.com LJ's Cardwell enjoys beautification post LAKE JACKSON Terri Cardwell learned at an early age the importance of volunteerism, and has dedicated her life to helping others. Since she became president of Keep Texas Beautiful, she has worked even harder to make a... 2009-01-04 EastCobber.com How East Cobb Residents Can Be Green and Clean Spring is here and its time to clean out those closets, attics, garages and crawl spaces. Before you toss it all into the trash, think about what you have... 2009-01-04 Ledger Enquirer.com Recycled trees put to new use It didnt take long for good use to be made of recycled Christmas trees Saturday. About 20 teens were at the Columbus Botanical Garden on Weems Road spreading mulch along the mile-long Joann Holt Walking... 2009-01-04 Online Athens Business Whirl: Reece new director at welcome center http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/010409/bus_373645883.shtml 2009-01-03 RGJ.com Tree-recycling program depends on volunteers Now that the Christmas holiday season is truly over you might still be wondering what to do with that tree of yours. Volunteers in Reno and Sparks gladly will take those trees off your... 2009-01-03 TimesFreePress.com Bradley, McMinn chip in on tree recycling Recycling centers in Bradley and McMinn counties are ringing in the New Year by turning those dried out, live-cut Christmas trees into mulch for spring... 2009-01-03 Online Athens Chip in, help the environment http://onlineathens.com/stories/010309/new_373466627.shtml 2009-01-03 Gainesville Times Hall offers seedlings for recycled Christmas trees Christmas has come and gone, and its time for the tree to come down. If you opt for the live variety, you have an opportunity to recycle your Christmas tree and, if youre fast enough, get a seedling to plant in your own... 2009-01-03 13 Rockford's News Leader Going Green: Recycling Christmas Trees Now that Christmas is over many people are looking for ways to get rid of their real trees. 36,000, that's the number of trees Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful collected during its Christmas tree recycling program last... 2009-01-03 WBIR.com Christmas trees meet final fate Hundreds of Christmas trees met their final fate - the wood chipper - on Saturday as East Tennesseans dropped off their conifers for "tree-cycling." "There was just this wall of Christmas trees, just hundreds, so many, so many trees," said Travis Williams with Keep Knox Beautiful. 2009-01-03 The Augusta Chronicle Take out the tree Hundreds of Christmas trees will be ground into mulch today during Columbia County's annual recycling event. Also, the Army Corps of Engineers plans to gather its own stockpile for use as fish and wildlife attractors at Thurmond... 2009-01-02 TribStar.com A look back at 2008: September-October: Campaign stops and Victory Days Sept. 2 Jill Long Thompson, Democratic candidate for governor; and Brad Ellsworth, incumbent U.S. representative from District 8; speak at the Wabash Valley Central Labor Council awards... 2009-01-02 ajc.com DeKalb offers sapling to encourage Christmas tree recycling DeKalb County residents who haul their Christmas trees to the landfill to be recycled next week will get a dogwood sapling for their efforts. Keep DeKalb Beautiful and the county sanitation division are joining forces for the Bring one for the chipper program, which runs from... 2009-01-02 RGJ.com Tree recycling program depends on volunteers Now that the Christmas holiday season is truly over you might still be wondering what to do with that tree of yours. Volunteers in Reno and Sparks gladly will take those trees off your... 2009-01-02 WRAL.com Carpooling's social network: The idea is gaining traction Editor's note: The "Innovation Exchange," a regular feature in Local Tech Wire, is written by Noah Garrett, former director of communications for the North Carolina Technology Association, is a creative spirit, from writing music to news stories, who owns and operates NGC... 2009-01-02 Islandpacket.com Recycle your tree and get free mulch Keep Beaufort County Beautiful coordinator Veronica Miller is asking residents to recycle their Christmas trees this year instead of dumping them into the... 2009-01-02 Forsythnews.com Hopes on rise for '09 Economy tops officials' wish lists Government Reporter The new year has Forsyth County residents making resolutions and looking forward to a brighter future. Local officials have a few wishes for 2009 as... 2009-01-02 KTBS 3 Weather helping tree recycling efforts One Deisel Driving Academy trailer is packed and ready to go. A second trailer is being loaded with Christmas trees now. ShreveCORPS is collecting Christmas trees for the preservation of Louisiana's coastal... 2009-01-01 Bangordailynews.com Bangor Recycling Committee offers help with New Years resolutions The Bangor Recycling Committee offer New Years Resolutions for recyclers: 1. Put reusable grocery bags in the front seat of your car to remind you to take them in to the... 2009-01-01 DodgeCity.com CREW hazardous waste schedule announced DODGE CITY The city of Dodge City will accept household hazardous waste from its sanitation customers from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. Saturday. Customers may take their household hazardous waste items to the Community Recycling Environmental Waste/Keep Dodge City Beautiful recycling center, located at... 2009-01-01 Nonpareil Online Clarinda, United States witness history in 2008 THE CLARINDA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT helped battle a fire in January of 2008 that destroyed the offices of the Valley News Today in Shenandoah. During the year the department responded to six major... 2009-01-01 The State Grinding of the greens Get ready for the Grinding of the Greens. Keep the Midlands Beautiful is encouraging residents to recycle their Christmas trees through Saturday, Jan. 9, at any of nine drop-off... 2009-01-01 Ruston Daily Leader Parish must work hard, smart in 2009 With the new year upon us, we all look ahead with the feeling we have a lot to do. More often than not, we can t ever keep up with it all and the list gets whittled down to something much less robust but much more... 2009-01-01 American Recycler Another successful annual Great American Cleanup Three million volunteers across the United States contributed their time and effort this year during the annual Great American Cleanup. Volunteers created over 48,000 gardens, xeriscapes and green spaces and removed over 86 million pounds of litter and debris from Americas... 2008-12-31 The Item Welcome the new year with special events, a traditional meal Numerous clubs and restaurants will be having New Year s Eve events tonight, including the Sumter Elks Lodge, which has The Tempests entertaining for its big... 2008-12-31 CrossRoads News Recycling program seeks green end for Christmas trees Now that Christmas is over, don't just trash your tree. Instead recycle it at the 19th annual "Bring One For the Chipper" hosted by the non-profit Keep DeKalb Beautiful,... 2008-12-31 My Fox Phoenix AZ AM: Find It Here Looking for more information on a segment or about a recent guest? Check here daily for links and information from Arizona morning! December 31: Insight Fiesta Bowl Block Party... 2008-12-31 Rock River Times 21st Annual Christmas tree recycling Jan. 1-15 LOVES PARK Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful is proud to announce that its 21st annual Christmas Tree Recycling program is scheduled for Jan. 2008-12-31 Maine Antique Digest New Forum: Speaking from the Heart The 28th annual Heart of Country Antiques Show, to be held March 12-14 at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee, will introduce a new event, designed to reemphasize the need to learn and grow as a collector and dedicated to... 2008-12-31 Killeen Daily Herald Killeen urges recycling Christmas trees into mulch Out with the old, in with the new ? tree, that is. Each year, the city of Killeen operates a Christmas tree recycling program, and this year is no...

Great American Cleanup Launches in Sacramento Keep California Beautiful brought together executives from the government, nonprofit and private sectors together to launch the national Great American Cleanup™ campaign. Read More > Philly Spring Cleanup Record-Setting Keep America Beautiful President & CEO Matt McKenna (left) shakes hands with Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter during the Philly Spring Cleanup, part of Keep America Beautiful's Great American Cleanup. The Philly Spring Cleanup has been recognized as the largest single-day, citywide cleanup on record. Read More >   New York City Kicks Off Great American Cleanup in Times Square Katie Loovis (left), director of external affairs U.S. Department of the Interior and executive director of Take Pride in America, and NYC Commissioner of Sanitation John Doherty present a President's Volunteer Service Award to Malinda Futrell (center) during the kickoff of the Keep New York City Beautiful Coalition's Great American Cleanup. Read More >

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