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Deadline to Participate in Keep Arkansas Beautiful’s Annual Spring Cleanup Campaign is May 31
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (May 3, 2023) — The Keep Arkansas Beautiful Commission (KAB) announced today there is still time to volunteer during the 2023 Keep America Beautiful™ Great American Cleanup® (GAmC) in Arkansas. Arkansans must register their cle [...]
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Talkin’ Trash: The Importance of Recycling and Litter Prevention in Arkansas’s Communities
by Colbie Jones, director of Keep Arkansas Beautiful Earth Day happens just once a year, but the choices we make every day affect Arkansas’s well-being. In 2022, Keep Arkansas Beautiful had more than 17,000 volunteers statewide, picked up 457 tons [...]
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Keep Arkansas Beautiful Announces Kick Off of the 2023 Great American Cleanup
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (March 1, 2023) — The Keep Arkansas Beautiful Commission (KAB) announced today the kickoff of the 2023 Keep America Beautiful™ Great American Cleanup® (GAmC) in Arkansas. This year's GAmC runs from March 1 through May 31. Arkan [...]
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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 [...]