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2022 Reflections
2022 Reflections By Colbie Jones, Keep Arkansas Beautiful director For Keep Arkansas Beautiful (KAB), the theme for 2022 could easily be one word: new. As we move into the new year, we are excited to briefly reflect on the positive impact our volun [...]
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Keep Arkansas Beautiful Releases 2022 Wrap-Up Report
Keep Arkansas Beautiful Releases 2022 Wrap-Up Report 17,794 Arkansans volunteer to remove more than 457 tons of litter in 2022 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Jan. 17, 2023) — The Keep Arkansas Beautiful Commission (KAB) has released its 2022 Wrap-Up Report de [...]
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Keep Arkansas Beautiful Hires New Education Coordinator
(LITTLE ROCK) – Michael Barger has joined the Keep Arkansas Beautiful Commission (KAB) as education coordinator. In this role, he will be working with educators across the state to teach students the importance of environmental stewardship. Barger [...]
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All 75 Counties Register Cleanups During the Great Arkansas Cleanup
The Keep Arkansas Beautiful Commission (KAB) announced that all 75 counties registered cleanups during its annual Great Arkansas Cleanup (GAC) event. From Sept. 10 through Oct. 31, 8,724 Arkansans volunteered and collected 298 tons of litter during t [...]
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The Unwanted Holiday Gift: Waste
The smell of turkey roasting in the oven waiting to be carved at the dinner table fills the house. Children anxiously await shredding the wrapping paper to see if their wish list was fulfilled. Trash inches closer and closer to the trash can rim unti [...]
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Keep Arkansas Beautiful Launches Eats & Clean Streets Initiative to Reduce Littered Food Packaging
Information Contact: Colbie Jones, Director 501.682.3507 • Colbie.Jones@arkansas.gov Hi-Res photos are available here. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Nov. 21, 2022) — The Keep Arkansas Beautiful Commission (KAB) announces today the launch of Eats & Cle [...]
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Sustainability leaders provide recycling options for Arkansas State Fair
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Colbie Jones, Executive Director October 13, 2022 501-682-3507| colbie.jones@arkansas.gov LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Oct.13, 2022) — The Keep Arkansas Beautiful Commission (KAB), in collaboration with local partner Keep Litt [...]
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Keep Arkansas Beautiful Kicks Off Annual Great Arkansas Cleanup
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Aug. 29, 2022) — The Keep Arkansas Beautiful Commission (KAB) announces that its annual fall cleanup, the Great Arkansas Cleanup (GAC), will kick off on Sept. 1, 2022, and run until Oct. 31. Arkansans across the state are encoura [...]
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Keep Arkansas Beautiful Issues Cigarette Litter Warning as Extreme Weather Increases Fire Risk
More than 90% of Arkansas counties enact burn bans LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (July 28, 2022) — Keep Arkansas Beautiful (KAB) has issued a cigarette litter warning due to the extreme heat and dry conditions in the state. Cigarette litter, the most common k [...]
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Keep Arkansas Beautiful announces 2022 Great American Cleanup results
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (July 18, 2022) — The Keep Arkansas Beautiful Commission (KAB) announced the end-of-campaign results for its spring cleanup initiative, the Great American Cleanup® in Arkansas (GamC). In 2022, more than 9,000 Arkansans volunteere [...]
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Keep Arkansas Beautiful Commission Director Retires
Mark Camp, director of the Keep Arkansas Beautiful Commission, is retiring today after nearly five years leading the agency. Camp was appointed by Governor Asa Hutchinson in August of 2017 to lead the commission that promotes litter prevention, recyc [...]
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Keep Arkansas Beautiful Kicks off the Great American Cleanup in Arkansas
The Keep Arkansas Beautiful Commission (KAB) announced today that the Keep America Beautiful™ Great American Cleanup® in Arkansas has kicked off for the 2022 spring season. During the country’s largest cleanup initiative, Arkansans are encourage [...]