litter resources in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Resources Council
PA Litter

If You...

Own a Home
Own a Home

Drive a Car
Drive a Car

Ride a Bicycle
Ride a Bicycle

Pay Taxes
Pay Taxes

Care About Good Health
Care About Good Health

You Should Know That...

Litter is...
MORE THAN AN EYESORE
More than an eyesore...

Litter is... A FIRE HAZARD
A Fire Hazard
Every 12 minutes
a fire starts in litter.
A SAFETY HAZARD
A Safety Hazard
Litter causes thousands of
auto accidents each year,
and as many bicycle accidents,
with damage to tires and tubes costing millions of dollars.

and as many bicycle accidents
A HEALTH HAZARD
A Health Hazard
Rats thrive in litter.
Rats have fleas that carry disease.
A THREAT TO WILDLIFE
A Threat to Wildlife
Each year thousands of animals
strangle or choke from litter.

YOU CAN

Cover Your Eyes
Cover your eyes
And Pretend It's Not There
and pretend it's not there

Or Do Something About It
Do something about it!

Here's How...

Fighting Litter is Everyone's Job

To do your part:

Take the Pledge NOT to Litter - and keep it!

Always keep a litterbag in your car and use it.

Help organize and support community cleanup efforts.

Join with your neighbors to make certain laws against littering, illegal dumping and uncovered vehicles are enforced.

Encourage your schools to conduct on-going anti-litter and recycling programs.

Who is PRC (Pennsylvania Resources Council)?

PRC is recognized for….

  • A half century of fighting litter
     
  • Introducing the Litterbug
     
  • Its efforts to bring recycling to Pennsylvania
     
  • Recycling and Waste reduction expertise
     
  • Information and technical assistance on waste management, litter control and beautification
     
  • Award winning, easy-to-understand books and programs for educators, civic and government leaders
     
  • Sixty years of work to preserve scenic beauty and open space

What PRC Does For You

  • Keeps you informed and up-to-date through newsletters and publications
     
  • Provides training sessions and networking opportunities
     
  • Brings environmental programs and educational material to your schools on litter, recycling, energy conservation, and environmental shopping
     
  • Represents your interests in Harrisburg and in Washington
     
  • Seeks answers to environmental problems by initiating dialogue among government, industry, labor, private citizens and environmental groups
     
  • Offers a website which links you to hundreds of other sources of environmental information

Please help us win this critical war against waste.
Send your tax deductible membership contribution to PRC today.

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