Keep America Beautiful

Keep America Beautiful, founded in 1953, is an organization best known for the famous "Crying Indian" public service advertisement (PSA) which launched on the first , public education and the fostering of public/private partnerships.

Today, Keep America Beautiful is the nation's largest community improvement organization, with 560 affiliate organizations (similar to local chapters) and over 15, 000 participating communities in their signature annual event - the Great American Cleanup. In 2004, their accomplishments included:

Cleanups

Litter & debris collected: 150,000,000 lb (68,000,000 kg)

Roads, streets & highways cleaned: 97,000 miles (156,000 km)

RR tracksides cleaned: 900 miles (1400 km)

Area of parks cleaned: 32,300 acres (131 km²)

Hiking/biking/nature trails cleaned: 2,000 miles (3,000 km)

Playgrounds & community recreation areas cleaned, restored, constructed: 4,000

Rivers, lakes & shoreline cleaned: 6,500 miles (10,000 km)

Underwater cleanups conducted: 80

Wetlands restored: 8,200 acres (33 km²)

Illegal dumpsites cleaned: 2,600

Junk cars removed: 7,200

Reduce, reuse, recycle

Clothing collected for reuse: 5,800,000 lb (2,600,000 kg)

Bags of aluminum/steel recycled: 645,000

Bags of newspaper recycled: 691,000

Tires collected for recycling: 1,220,000

Batteries collected for recycling: 21,000

Beautification

Trees planted: 131,000

Flowers and bulbs planted: 5,000,000

Homes & commercial buildings painted: 1,300

Graffiti sites abated: 6,000

Education

Educational workshops held: 4,400

Educational workshop attendees: 393,000

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