Press Release Archives

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Press Releases - 2011

• Keep Michigan Beautiful Joins Forces with Keep America Beautiful to Address Litter, Recycling and Community Greening
  December 20, 2011
  
  
• Elicia Fritsch of Marietta, Ga. Receives Keep America Beautiful’s Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson Award
  December 5, 2011
  
  
• Bakersfield Mayor Harvey Hall Receives Keep America Beautiful's Iron Eyes Cody Award
  December 5, 2011
  
  
• Oakland Civic Leader Receives Keep America Beautiful’s Professional Leadership Award
  December 5, 2011
  
  
• Keep West Baton Rouge Beautiful Awarded Keep America Beautiful’s William Nash Award
  December 5, 2011
  
  
• Hundreds of Community Leaders to Attend Keep America Beautiful's 58th Annual National Conference in New Orleans
  November 28, 2011
  
  
• Keep America Beautiful Announces Winners of America Recycles Day 2011 “Recycling is No Joke!” Video Contest
  November 22, 2011
  
  
• I Recycle. Do You? Pledge to Recycle for America Recycles Day
  November 15, 2011
  
  
• Keep America Beautiful Announces 2011 Great American Cleanup Results
  November 10, 2011
  
  
• Thousands of Events Planned Nationwide to Celebrate America Recycles Day
  November 9, 2011
  
  
• America Recycles Day Celebrates Environmental Stewardship
  November 2, 2011
  
  
• Keep America Beautiful’s Newly Expanded Graffiti Prevention Grants Awarded to Eight Outstanding Local Organizations
  October 31, 2011
  
  
• Calling All Recyclers! America Recycles Day 2011 Announces Open Registration for Local Events
  October 3, 2011
  
  
• Connecticut's First Nature Explore Classroom Opens in Stamford
  September 30, 2011
  
  
• Will Your School Be America’s Recycling Champion? 12 days left to register for the first-ever national “Recycle-Bowl” competition
  September 28, 2011
  
  
• “Recycling is No Joke!” on America Recycles Day (or Any Other Day!)
  September 23, 2011
  
  
• Anheuser-Busch Foundation and Keep America Beautiful Support 76 Community Recycling Programs through Lend-A-Bin Grants
  September 21, 2011
  
  
• Keep America Beautiful Teams with College and University Recycling Coalition for Recycling and “Zero Waste” at NCAA Football Games
  September 16, 2011
  
  
• Waste Management Helps Keep America Beautiful, Inc. Improve Community Environments
  August 18, 2011
  
  
• Keep America Beautiful Launches Nationwide K-12 School Recycling Competition
  August 16, 2011
  
  
• Keep America Beautiful Endorses Congressional Resolution Supporting National Improvements in Recycling
  August 5, 2011
  
  
• Keep America Beautiful Affiliates to Participate in “City Partner Immersion Program”
  August 2, 2011
  
  
• Keep America Beautiful Affiliates Receive “Power of Green” Grants
  July 21, 2011
  
  
• The UPS Foundation Awards Keep America Beautiful Affiliates with Community Grants
  June 14, 2011
  
  
• Keep America Beautiful Launches New Litter Prevention Campaign for this Generation
  June 7, 2011
  
  
• Unifi and REPREVE^® Award Grants to Four Keep America Beautiful Affiliates
  May 31, 2011
  
  
• Anheuser-Busch Foundation and Keep America Beautiful Provide Recycling Bins for Special Event Initiatives
  May 26, 2011
  
  
• Yankees Partner with Keep America Beautiful to Help Celebrate Earth Day
  April 21, 2011
  
  
• Grants Program Awards Nearly 4,000 Recycling Bins to 70 Communities Nationwide: Bin Grants from Coca-Cola, Keep America Beautiful, Fill Important Niche for Recycling On-the-Go
  April 20, 2011
  
  
• 630 Colleges and Universities Nationwide Recover 91 Million Pounds of Organic and Recyclable Materials During RecycleMania
  April 18, 2011
  
  
• Keep New York City Beautiful, Miss America 2011 Teresa Scanlan and the Great American Cleanup™ Celebrate National Volunteer Week
  April 13, 2011
  
  
• Keep America Beautiful Announces 2011 Graffiti Hurts^® Grant Program
  April 4, 2011
  
  
• Millions of Volunteers to Lend a Helping Hand for Keep America Beautiful's Great American Cleanup 2011
  March 4, 2011
  
  
• America Recycles Day 2010 Raised Awareness and Encouraged Action
  February 28, 2011
  
  
• Coca-Cola and Keep America Beautiful Announce 2011 Recycling Bin Grant Program
  February 14, 2011
  
  
• Keep America Beautiful Reports 42% Cigarette Litter Reduction in National Grassroots Program
  February 10, 2011
  
  
• RecycleMania Kicks Off 2011 Collegiate Recycling Competition
  February 9, 2011
  
  
• Tom Waldeck Elected to Keep America Beautiful's Board of Directors
  February 8, 2011
  
  
• Curbside Value Partnership Forms Independent Organization
  February 8, 2011
  
  
• Alcoa Foundation Partners with Keep America Beautiful in Campus Recycling Challenge RecycleMania
  February 2, 2011
  
  
• Recycling, Sustainability Executives Elected to Keep America Beautiful’s Board of Directors
  January 24, 2011
  
  
• Competition Inspires Cities to Recycle 107 Million Aluminum Cans
  January 20, 2011
  
  
• Keep America Beautiful, Inc. to Receive Donation from Lowe's, and YOU Can Help Determine the Amount
  January 7, 2011 

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