G r eat A m er ica n Cle a nu p // 201 2 Re p ort
National Sponsors and Partners Make it Happen
Wrigley
LG Electronics USA
The Glad Products Company
As a 13-year sponsor, Wrigley, a subsidiary of Mars, Inc., provided in-kind product donations to attendees of litter prevention education workshops in connection with the Great American Cleanup events.
LG Electronics USA helped bolster the Great American Cleanup’s electronics recycling results through LG’s nationwide e-cycling program, including innovative programs during March Madness® and the NCAA® Final Four® in New Orleans, in partnership with WM Recycle America.
From the dawn of Keep America Beautiful’s national cleanup events, The Glad Products Company has continued its support of KAB’s mission. For 27 years, Glad has supported cleanups by donating over 2.5 million GLAD® trash bags to organizations nationwide. Our volunteers could not clean up their communities without them.
Troy-Bilt® Lawn and Garden Equipment
PepsiCo’s Pepsi-Cola and Gatorade companies
Waste Management
Troy-Bilt® Lawn and Garden Equipment, for the 14th year, continued its in-kind support by donating equipment upon request to local organizations for their community improvement activities. The donated equipment will continue to be used in the selected communities long after the cleanups and green-ups have ended.
In its 14 year of sponsorship, Pepsi-Cola Company once again donated soft drinks to help quench the thirst of volunteers at hundreds of events nationwide. The company also played an invaluable role in rallying volunteers, producing and distributing event posters promoting the “Green Starts Here” campaign. Program posters for organizations nationwide were graciously shipped by the Pepsi-Cola Company as well.
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Waste Management (WM) has supported the GAC for the past 10 years. More than 100 local KAB affiliates have benefited from WM volunteer efforts. WM also provides essential environmental services such as recycling and waste disposal that helps communities remain clean and beautiful across the nation. In 2012, WM supported community improvement projects for 15 KAB affiliates through the WM/GAC Think Green® Community Improvement Grants.