{"id":93,"date":"2025-01-29T15:23:39","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T15:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keepthemidlandsbeautiful.org\/?page_id=93"},"modified":"2025-03-20T18:40:54","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T18:40:54","slug":"about-the-great-american-cleanup","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/keepthemidlandsbeautiful.org\/?page_id=93","title":{"rendered":"About The Great American Cleanup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background fusion-parallax-fixed nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:100px;--awb-padding-bottom:100px;--awb-margin-top:-60px;--awb-background-image:url(&quot;https:\/\/keepthemidlandsbeautiful.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/EQI-SHealy-2019-scaled.jpg&quot;);--awb-background-size:cover;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;background-attachment:fixed;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color1);\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Akatab&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;margin:0;text-shadow:3px 3px 3px var(--awb-color8);\">About The Great American Cleanup<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:30px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-double\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-color4);border-color:var(--awb-color4);border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h4 class=\"\" style=\"--fontsize: 24; line-height: 1.2;\" data-fontsize=\"24\" data-lineheight=\"28.8px\"><strong style=\"color: var(--awb-custom_color_1); font-size: 18px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">WHAT is the Great American Cleanup?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">The Great American Cleanup (GAC) is an annual nationwide litter cleanup program initiated by Keep America Beautiful (KAB). As a KAB affiliate, Keep the Midlands Beautiful (KMB) promotes and participates in the Great American Cleanup.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"\" style=\"--fontsize: 24; line-height: 1.2;\" data-fontsize=\"24\" data-lineheight=\"28.8px\"><strong style=\"color: var(--awb-custom_color_1); font-size: 18px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">WHEN is it?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: var(--awb-text-color); font-family: var(--awb-text-font-family); font-size: 12px; font-style: var(--awb-text-font-style); font-weight: var(--awb-text-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--awb-letter-spacing); text-align: var(--awb-content-alignment); text-transform: var(--awb-text-transform); background-color: var(--awb-bg-color);\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">The GAC begins on <\/span><strong style=\"color: var(--awb-text-color); font-family: var(--awb-text-font-family); font-size: 12px; font-style: var(--awb-text-font-style); letter-spacing: var(--awb-letter-spacing); text-align: var(--awb-content-alignment); text-transform: var(--awb-text-transform); background-color: var(--awb-bg-color);\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">the first day of spring (mid-March) and ends on the first day of summer (mid-June)<\/strong><span style=\"color: var(--awb-text-color); font-family: var(--awb-text-font-family); font-size: 12px; font-style: var(--awb-text-font-style); font-weight: var(--awb-text-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--awb-letter-spacing); text-align: var(--awb-content-alignment); text-transform: var(--awb-text-transform); background-color: var(--awb-bg-color);\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"\" style=\"--fontsize: 24; line-height: 1.2;\" data-fontsize=\"24\" data-lineheight=\"28.8px\"><strong style=\"color: var(--awb-custom_color_1);\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">HOW Can You Help?<\/span> <\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><b style=\"font-size: 12px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">Sign up for our events.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: var(--awb-text-color); font-family: var(--awb-text-font-family); font-size: 12px; font-style: var(--awb-text-font-style); letter-spacing: var(--awb-letter-spacing); text-align: var(--awb-content-alignment); text-transform: var(--awb-text-transform); background-color: var(--awb-bg-color-hover);\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"><span style=\"font-weight: var(--awb-text-font-weight);\">Join members of the community and our staff as we remove litter from areas in need of attention. Sign up to participate now on our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/keepthemidlandsbeautiful.org\/?page_id=195\" style=\"color: var(--awb-color5);\"><u><b>Upcoming Events<\/b><\/u><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: var(--awb-text-font-weight);\"> page.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b style=\"font-size: 12px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">Remove litter on your own.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">Have your own group or prefer to remove litter alone? No problem!<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">Select any public littered area in Lexington or Richland County or select an area on this <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/keepthemidlandsbeautiful.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Litter-Hot-Spots-Both-Counties.docx\"><b><u><span style=\"color: var(--awb-color5); font-size: 12px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">Litter Hot Spots<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> list.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">Request to borrow our free supplies (litter grabbers, safety vests, cloth gloves, bags, and safety signs) using this <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=VbabjG0-v0mYrquQ4cXqnue_a-WcXBNDqeL8hgJv0F1UQzFKODBEQkFIUlRGQU8zRFdPSzlPWkQyTSQlQCN0PWcu\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: var(--awb-color5); font-size: 12px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">Supply Request Form<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><b><u> <\/u><\/b><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">at least one week before you need them. They will be placed on our office porch at 1305 Augusta Rd., West Columbia for your to pick up at your convenience.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: var(--awb-text-color); font-family: var(--awb-text-font-family); font-size: 12px; font-style: var(--awb-text-font-style); letter-spacing: var(--awb-letter-spacing); text-align: var(--awb-content-alignment); text-transform: var(--awb-text-transform); background-color: var(--awb-bg-color-hover);\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">Dispose of the litter you collect.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: var(--awb-text-color); font-family: var(--awb-text-font-family); font-size: 12px; font-style: var(--awb-text-font-style); letter-spacing: var(--awb-letter-spacing); text-align: var(--awb-content-alignment); text-transform: var(--awb-text-transform); background-color: var(--awb-bg-color-hover);\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">Volunteers participating in our &#8216;One-Time Cleanup&#8217; program are responsible for properly disposing of the litter collected. <\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">See options on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.richlandcountysc.gov\/Government\/Departments\/Public-Works\/Solid-Waste-Recycling\"><strong style=\"color: var(--awb-color5);\"><u>R<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: var(--awb-text-color); font-family: var(--awb-text-font-family); font-size: 12px; font-style: var(--awb-text-font-style); font-weight: var(--awb-text-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--awb-letter-spacing); text-align: var(--awb-content-alignment); text-transform: var(--awb-text-transform); background-color: var(--awb-bg-color-hover);\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.richlandcountysc.gov\/Government\/Departments\/Public-Works\/Solid-Waste-Recycling\"><strong style=\"color: var(--awb-color5);\"><u>ichland County Website<\/u><\/strong><\/a> or call the Ombudsman&#8217;s Office at 803-929-6000 to ask if they can pick up your bags. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: var(--awb-text-color); font-family: var(--awb-text-font-family); font-size: 12px; font-style: var(--awb-text-font-style); font-weight: var(--awb-text-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--awb-letter-spacing); text-align: var(--awb-content-alignment); text-transform: var(--awb-text-transform); background-color: var(--awb-bg-color-hover);\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">See options on the <\/span><span style=\"color: var(--awb-text-color); font-family: var(--awb-text-font-family); font-size: 12px; font-style: var(--awb-text-font-style); font-weight: var(--awb-text-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--awb-letter-spacing); text-align: var(--awb-content-alignment); text-transform: var(--awb-text-transform); background-color: var(--awb-bg-color-hover);\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lex-co.sc.gov\/departments\/swm\"><strong><u><span style=\"color: var(--awb-color5);\">Lexington County Website<\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/a>. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: var(--awb-text-color); font-family: var(--awb-text-font-family); font-size: 12px; font-style: var(--awb-text-font-style); font-weight: var(--awb-text-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--awb-letter-spacing); text-align: var(--awb-content-alignment); text-transform: var(--awb-text-transform); background-color: var(--awb-bg-color-hover);\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">Some groups choose to take bags home to their curbside bins. We can provide tarps if needed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: var(--awb-text-color); font-family: var(--awb-text-font-family); font-size: 12px; font-style: var(--awb-text-font-style); font-weight: var(--awb-text-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--awb-letter-spacing); text-align: var(--awb-content-alignment); text-transform: var(--awb-text-transform); background-color: var(--awb-bg-color-hover);\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">Some groups ask nearby businesses for permission to use their dumpsters.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">Return supplies to our porch within one week of your cleanup.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">Complete our short <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=VbabjG0-v0mYrquQ4cXqnue_a-WcXBNDqeL8hgJv0F1UQ0dOTEFHVEtFSTRBNFUzTTJYSjRFNUZOQSQlQCN0PWcu\"><b><u><span style=\"color: var(--awb-color5); font-size: 12px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">Report Card<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"> to let us know how many people participated, how long you spent removing litter, and how many bags you collected. This is our only requirement in return for use of the free supplies. It helps to ensure that we continue to receive funding for the supplies.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b style=\"font-size: 12px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">NOTE: We provide free supplies throughout the year for other volunteer-initiated one-time cleanups.<\/b><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"\" style=\"--fontsize: 24; line-height: 1.2;\" data-fontsize=\"24\" data-lineheight=\"28.8px\"><strong style=\"color: var(--awb-custom_color_1); font-size: 18px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">Safety Tips<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: var(--awb-text-color); font-family: var(--awb-text-font-family); font-size: 12px; font-style: var(--awb-text-font-style); font-weight: var(--awb-text-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--awb-letter-spacing); text-align: var(--awb-content-alignment); text-transform: var(--awb-text-transform); background-color: var(--awb-bg-color-hover);\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">For information about how to stay safe while removing litter, click <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/keepthemidlandsbeautiful.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Safety-Reminders-for-Litter-Cleanups.pdf\"><em style=\"color: var(--awb-text-color); font-family: var(--awb-text-font-family); font-size: var(--awb-font-size); font-weight: var(--awb-text-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--awb-letter-spacing); text-align: var(--awb-content-alignment); text-transform: var(--awb-text-transform); background-color: var(--awb-bg-color-hover);\"><strong><u><span style=\"color: var(--awb-color5);\">here<\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/em><\/a><span style=\"color: var(--awb-text-color); font-family: var(--awb-text-font-family); font-size: 12px; font-style: var(--awb-text-font-style); font-weight: var(--awb-text-font-weight); letter-spacing: var(--awb-letter-spacing); text-align: var(--awb-content-alignment); text-transform: var(--awb-text-transform); background-color: var(--awb-bg-color-hover);\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">. Please review these with all volunteers prior to each litter cleanup.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-93","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"campaignId":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/keepthemidlandsbeautiful.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/93","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/keepthemidlandsbeautiful.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/keepthemidlandsbeautiful.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/keepthemidlandsbeautiful.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/keepthemidlandsbeautiful.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=93"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/keepthemidlandsbeautiful.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/93\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/keepthemidlandsbeautiful.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=93"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}