ARE YOU PITCHING IN?
WAYS TO GET INVOLVED
Volunteers across Mississippi are transforming their communities by cleaning up litter, improving the environment and beautifying their hometowns.
What You Can Do
What You Can Do
Changing a common behavior, like littering, starts with you. Each person must accept responsibility for their actions and influence those around them at home, school, work, and in the community.
Choose not to litter – join with thousands of other Americans in making the commitment.
Say “no thanks” to plastic bags and bring your own reusable shopping bag.
Educate friends and family on Mississippi’s litter laws.
Get a litter bag or portable ash receptacles to share.
Remind others not to litter and why.
Volunteer in your community to help prevent and clean up litter—from cigarette butts to illegal dumps.
“We are inspired by the volunteers who power Keep Mississippi Beautiful and its affiliates across the state. Your commitment, creativity, and willingness to roll up your sleeves make a visible difference in every community you touch. I am deeply grateful for the energy you bring to this mission and proud of what we’ve accomplished together. Thank you for showing, year after year, that a more beautiful Mississippi begins with dedicated people like you.”
- Sandy Powlett, Board Member
WAYS TO HELP:
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For motorists
Carry and use a car litterbag: empty them into a trash and/or recycling receptacle when full.
Use a car ashtray or portable ashtray to dispose of cigarette butts.
Never throw litter out of a vehicle window.
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For smokers:
Identify where you will dispose of your cigarette waste before you light up.
Carry a pocket ashtray all the time or have a portable ashtray with you.
Encourage fellow smokers to be responsible for their cigarette litter, too.
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For Pet Owners:
Pick up after your dog as you walk through your neighborhood.
Put pet waste in trash receptacles, not recycling bins.
Take responsibility for your pet and its actions.
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For Government and Community Leaders:
Provide litter bags for all government-owned vehicles.
Identify transition points at all government-owned buildings and place ash and trash receptacles there.
Use Keep America Beautiful resources to launch education programs.
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For Event Organizers:
Make your event “waste-wise” or “litter free” from the initial planning stages.
Give out litter bags and portable or pocket ashtrays at the entrance.
Place large, well-marked trash and recycling receptacles near food venues.
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For Marina Operators:
Pass out litter bags and portable or pocket ashtrays to boaters and guests.
Provide ash, trash, recycling and bulk waste receptacles dockside.
Install fishing line collection receptacles with signage to collect broken and used line. Keep fishing line out of the water.
