Keep Chester County Beautiful — Year in Review
February 2025
Volunteers really stepped up to keep Chester County beautiful in 2024: according to Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful, there were over 40 registered volunteer events in Chester County this past year, with more than 1,400 volunteers, and over 4,500 bags of trash removed across 100 separate locations throughout the county.
Some of the highlights from 2024 include:
- Local clean ups throughout the county, including those held by Valley Forge Trout Unlimited, East Fallowfield Parks and Recreation Board, Save the Schuylkill, Angels of A3D, Families of Fellowship Farm, Hillendale Elementary School, Green Valleys Watershed Association, and many others
- Welcoming a new Keep PA Beautiful affiliate group — Keep Coatesville Beautiful
- Partnering with the Octoraro Watershed Association, Brandywine Battlefield Task Force and Chester County Water Resources Authority, to remove 50 bags of trash from our roads, waterways and trails
- Hosting our first campaign sign recycling event that collected over 1,000 pounds of metal and hundreds of pounds of plastic for recycling
- The Litter Lifters of West Vincent, under the guidance of Beth Intoccia, hosted a dozen events, including over 250 volunteers and removed almost 600 bags of litter from Chester County roads
Thank you volunteers for helping to keep Chester County a beautiful place to live!
Keep an eye out for upcoming events this spring, during Pick Up PA, which begins on March 1, for opportunities to lend a hand and make a difference throughout the county, OR, register to host your own event! If you have questions about hosting an event, finding an existing event, or joining a working group for the coming year to help expand the group's reach, email sustainability@chesco.org for more information.
Photo credit: Beth Intoccia, Litter Lifters of West Vincent