Keep Delco Beautiful
In 2023, Keep Delco Beautiful was formed by the Delaware County Office of Sustainability in affiliation with Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful to keep our community clean and beautiful.
Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful, a state affiliate of Keep America Beautiful, Inc., has worked over the past 30 years with hundreds of thousands of volunteers to pick up over 152 million pounds of trash from roads, waterways, forests, and other community spaces to meet the shared vision of a clean and beautiful Pennsylvania.
To further support this mission 23+ local affiliates or chapters have been created across the Commonwealth to make an even greater impact in local communities.
Keep Delco Beautiful was formed in 2023 by the Delaware County Office of Sustainability to amplify the local impact of Keep PA Beautiful. The mission of Keep Delco Beautiful is to bring people together to empower Delaware County to keep our communities clean and beautiful. To do this, Keep Delco Beautiful serves as a partnership or collaborative, bringing together the many groups, organizations, and individuals in Delaware County which are tirelessly working to make our community safe, clean, and beautiful.
Keep Delco Beautiful currently has representation from several County departments and community organizations, working toward this shared mission, including:
KEEP DELCO BEAUTIFUL PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS
Delaware County Departments:
- Office of Sustainability
- Planning Department
- Office of Housing and Community Development
- Conservation District
- Mapping and Data Innovation
Community Organizations or Partners:
- Chester Economic Development Authority
- Chester, Ridley, Crum Watersheds (CRC)
- Concord Township
- City of Chester
- Darby Creek Valley Association (DCVA)
- Delaware County Riverfront Alliance
- Delaware County Solid Waste Authority
- Eastern Delaware County Stormwater Alliance
- Friends of John Heinz
- NMS Watershed Alliance
- PennDOT
- Penn State Extension Master Gardeners
- Penn State Extension Master Watershed Stewards
- PA Sea Grant
- Pennsylvania Resources Council
- Yeadon Borough Public Works
As well as passionate Delaware County community members.
Together, these participants have identified several goals for working together to Keep Delco Beautiful, including:
KEEP DELCO BEAUTIFUL GOALS
The Mission of Keep Delco Beautiful is to bring people together to empower Delaware County to keep our communities clean and beautiful. To do this, the following goals have been identified:
- Education and Awareness
Increase community awareness and education surrounding litter abatement, illegal dumping, the waste stream, recycling, difficult to dispose of materials, and watershed health. - Research and Advocacy
Increasing understanding about waste and beautification needs in Delaware County through increased citizen-science opportunities, data collection, and research, and advocate for change on a local level. - Consortium and Collaboration
Supporting and empowering existing community beautification organizations through collaboration, technical assistance, and resource sharing. - Zero Waste Solutions and Beautification
Participating in boots-on-the-ground initiatives to reduce waste from local communities and increasing community beautification.
Those interested in getting involved in this work are encouraged to email affiliate coordinator, Rebecca Yurkovich, at yurkovichr@co.delaware.pa.us.
