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PA Resources Council Offers Ideas To Go Green On Earth Day And Every Day!

PA Environment Daily

Environmental Protection Agency estimates that the average American produces 4.4 pounds of waste each day – that’s 1,600 pounds a year. Environmental Protection Agency estimates that the average American produces 4.4 pounds of waste each day – that’s 1,600 pounds a year.

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Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful: Communities Celebrate Earth Day By Joining Pick Up Pennsylvania

PA Environment Daily

In celebration of Earth Day, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful , whose vision is a clean and beautiful Pennsylvania, encourages residents to join the 2022 Pick Up Pennsylvania initiative. This year we hope even more people find the time to help improve their communities and make every day Earth Day.”

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Keep PA Beautiful’s Fayette County Affiliate Transitions From All Volunteer Led To County Recycling Office

PA Environment Daily

Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful’s Fayette County affiliate formed in 1995 by a group of local volunteers, with support from the Fayette County Recycling Office. With continued support from the County Recycling Office, the affiliate responsibilities will migrate to a shared staffed position.

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PA Resources Council Hosts Household Chemical Collection Events In Allegheny, Cambria Counties During May

PA Environment Daily

Upcoming Events Upcoming 2022 PRC household chemical collections will take place June 18 in Fayette County; June 25 in Washington County; Aug. PRC has worked to protect resources for future generations through environmental education, recycling, waste diversion programs, anti-litter campaigns and other initiatives.

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Keep PA Beautiful Young Ambassadors Conducting Pick Up Pennsylvania Community Improvement Events

PA Environment Daily

CJ, a Junior from Swarthmore, Delaware County, will celebrate Earth Day on April 22 by leading a walk throughout Little Crum Creek Park while discussing aquatic macroinvertebrates and water quality. In 2022, 65,988 Pennsylvanians picked up 3.4 PA Food Merchants Association and Professional Recyclers of Pennsylvania.

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PA Resources Council Celebrates Three Pioneering Women - Hilda Fox, Cynthia Calhoun, Ruth Becker

PA Environment Daily

They did this though the 1940s, ’50s, and ’60s, long before the first Earth Day. Like Hilda and Cynthia, she is a passionate advocate for waste reduction, recycling, and the preservation of a quality environment. Ruth led PRC through the 1970s and 1980s when the modern environmental movement was beginning.

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In Memoriam: Walt Pomeroy, Environmental, Wildlife & Wilderness Advocate

PA Environment Daily

Walt Pomeroy, 74, of Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County passed away peacefully and painlessly on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at UPMC Shadyside in Pittsburgh, PA. Student concern and action did not stop on Earth Day. Born December 12, 1947, he is also survived by his two younger sisters Mary and Annie, and five grandchildren.

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