Improving Your Community

Looking for ways to reduce waste? Learn about littering issues and how to help improve your community through litter prevention, waste reduction, recycling, and overall beautification.

It takes an entire community to make change in the areas of litter, waste reduction and recycling, and beautification.

Successful improvement efforts are organized by communities every day, including individuals from business and industry, nonprofit organizations, churches and schools, and city and county government, growing sustainable efforts that involve a representative cross-section of your community.

Organizing a movement for change may seem overwhelming, but don't be daunted! Keep Arkansas Beautiful has tools and resources available to help you along the way.

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Community Action Network

First and foremost, stay connected to us by joining the Community Action Network. This statewide network will connect you with others working on community improvement and open up a wealth of new ideas, tools and resources.

Toolbox for Community Change

Second, we encourage you to use the Toolbox for Community Change. This resource from Keep America Beautiful is a step-by-step guide on how to change attitudes and behavior about litter - from cigarette butts to misplaced trash to abandoned cars. From city ordinances to enforcement to volunteerism, the ideas in the Toolbox are effective and can help turn your community around.

Litter Hotline

You don't have to address littering issues alone. The statewide, toll-free Litter Hotline empowers individuals to anonymously report incidences of littering they observe along Arkansas roadways, effectively teaching litterers that their behavior will not be tolerated in The Natural State.

Businesses, Families and Individuals

Empowering businesses, families and individuals to effect change is at the heart of community improvement. For businesses, changing behavior about litter and recycling can impact both the business' bottom line and the community's economy. The good behaviors and habits families encourage at home, especially in the area of waste reduction and recycling, are a valuable contribution to community improvement.

Law Enforcement

The state's law-enforcement officers play an important role as well, and many have creatively and effectively enforced Arkansas' litter laws on our state's roadsides, waterways and public lands.

Volunteer

It truly takes an entire community to prevent litter, encourage recycling and promote scenic beautification. By volunteering your time and using the tools and resources available from Keep America Beautiful, you can be the change that makes Arkansas a cleaner place to live, work and play!

Looking for ways to stop people from littering the environment? Reporting littering in Arkansas is easy with the toll-free Litter Hotline; it's quick and simple and anonymous.

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