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DEP Invites Schools, Students to Join Fight Against Litter

Posted by: Barb Smerkar on 4/13/2012
PR Newswire - HARRISBURG, Pa., April 13, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The Department of Environmental Protection and Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful invite all Pennsylvania schools and school districts to join the Pennsylvania Litter-Free School Zone Program.

"Learning during childhood how to keep schools and neighborhoods clean and litter-free is a lifelong skill and value," DEP Secretary Mike Krancer said. "Participating schools provide an example everyone can follow in making Pennsylvania a more beautiful place to live, work, play and learn."

The program encourages students to keep their campuses and neighborhoods free of litter while boosting public awareness by displaying a Litter-Free School Zone sign outside the school. Participating schools will be eligible for a random drawing for one of two $250 cash prizes from the Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association.

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