Keep Peoria Beautiful

Keep Peoria Beautiful is a volunteer, not-for-profit organization established to improve the environment of the Peoria area through beautification, litter prevention, waste reduction and education. Keep Peoria Beautiful is the local affiliate of the national Keep America Beautiful organization.

Events and Activities

Great American Cleanup

 

Annual Awards

 

Upgrade 74

  • Saturday, April 18, 2009
  • Spring litter cleanup
  • Over 1,400 volunteers
  • Over 130,000 pounds of litter collected
  • Citywide participation

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  • Orchid and Onion Awards
  • Beautification Awards
  • Building Beautification Awards
  • Continued Maintenance Awards
  • Rhodell Owens Award

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  • Collaborate with IDOT on design elements of I-74 Upgrade reconstruction
  • Initiate/develop landscape enhancements along new interstate

Iris Awards

 

Education

 

Orchid & Onion Awards

Iris Awards recognize neighborhood associations and homeowners for outstanding landscaping and beautification of their homes and gardens


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School presentations on litter awareness/prevention and recycling to primary school children in Peoria

 
  • Orchid Awards recognize local businesses for outstanding beautification
  • Onion Awards for visually unappealing properties in the community

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