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Keep America Beautiful: How Will You Keep America Beautiful? WebsiteKeep America Beautiful: How Will You Keep America Beautiful? Website
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Keep America Beautiful: How Will You Keep America Beautiful?

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An umbrella organization with hundreds of affiliate groups across the United States, whose goal is to educate and motivate people to reduce their litter by recycling, reusing, disposing of things properly, and by changing their consumer habits. Has suggestions for litter prevention and waste management, and a map with links to affiliate groups.

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ecology, litter, recycling, waste management

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litter prevention, litter reduction, waste recycling, waste reduction

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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