Groups and individuals are cleaning up shared public spaces through Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful's Pick Up Pennsylvania program, supporting the Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Cleanup. The International Coastal Cleanup is an initiative to keep trash from reaching waterways and oceans.

Through Sunday, Nov. 30, while supplies last, volunteers will be provided with free trash bags, gloves, and safety vests when they register a cleanup with Pick Up Pennsylvania. Both waterway and land-based cleanups are eligible for the program since a significant portion of waterway pollution originates on land. Wind and rain wash litter into storm drains or directly into creeks and rivers that eventually flow to the ocean, where it impacts marine life, human health, and coastal economies.

Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful is also sponsoring the Before and After category of the 2025 Pennsylvania Resources Council Gene Capaldi Lens on Litter photo contest. There will be one adult winner and one student winner, and each will receive a cash prize. To qualify, submissions in this category must be from a Pick Up Pennsylvania registered and reported event. To enter the photo contest and view all rules and requirements, visit https://prc.org/what-we-do/lens-on-litter-contest/.

Cleanup events must be registered with Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful to receive the supplies, which will be provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, PennDOT, and the Ocean Conservancy. Members of the public may visit http://www.keeppabeautiful.org to join an existing cleanup event through the Calendar of Events or to register their own cleanup by clicking on Programs and then Pick Up PA.