"This project affected my view of learning very positively. It affected my view of life, too. It showed me that I can do things that make a difference in other's lives."

Keep America Beautiful

Date Added: 2009

Our Mission

Engaging individuals to take greater responsibility for improving their community environments.

Guiding Principles

As a recognized leader in community improvement, Keep America Beautiful is guided by the following principles:

Education: This is the key to encouraging positive behaviors toward community improvement.
Individual Responsibility: Improving communities, their environment, and quality of life all begins with personal responsibility -- individuals becoming more engaged as citizens and stewards of the environment
Public-Private Partnerships: Broad-based community alliances are essential to achieve sustainable community improvement.
Volunteer Action: By engaging volunteers we extend the reach of our education and multiply the impact of our actions.

Our Focus

Keep America Beautiful changes behaviors and improves communities through a focus on:

Litter Prevention: Defining litter, identifying the causes, and reducing it by organizing cleanups, and promoting proper handling of discarded waste in our communities. Learn more
Waste Minimization and Recycling: Reducing the impact of solid waste in our communities through integrated programs including responsible consumerism, source reduction and reuse, recycling and education about landfills, composting and waste-to-energy. Learn More
Beautification: Improving the visual aspects of our communities through programs that beautify and naturally clean our environment including community gardens, restoring vacant lots, highway and shoreline beautification, urban forests, native and wildflower plantings, and graffiti prevention and abatement. Learn More

Bradley:
Cleveland/Bradley KAB SYSTEM, Inc.
Ms. Joanne Maskew, Executive Director
474 2nd Street SE
Cleveland, TN 37311
Email: CleveBradKAB@aol.com
Phone: 423.559.3307
Fax: 423.559.9789

Monroe:
"Dedicated to promoting public awareness and interest in maintaining a clean and beautiful environment."
Keep Monroe County Beautiful, Inc.
Mrs. Nadine Mazienis, Executive Coordinator
292 Industrial Park Road
Madisonville, TN 37354
Email: wasteedu@yahoo.com
Phone: 423.442.3535
Fax: 423.442.3558.
Website: www.kmctnb.org

McMinn:
Keep McMinn Beautiful
Ms. Joy Rymer, Coordinator
110 North Jackson, Ste B
Athens TN 37303
Email: keepmcminnbeautiful@comcast.net
Phone: 423.745.2086
Fax: No Fax