Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
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Keep Prince George’s County Beautiful

Keep Prince George's County Beautiful (KPGCB) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation that partners with the Department of the Environment's Sustainable Waste Management Division (SWMD) to create cleaner, greener, litter-free communities. The organization’s mission is to empower County citizens and residents to take stewardship of their environment by promoting recycling, litter prevention, beautification, and cleanup programs.  

Benefiting from its association with the Keep America Beautiful, Inc. (KAB) network of over 700 affiliates and participating organizations and memberships with the Maryland Recycling Network and Prince George’s Chamber of Commerce, KPGCB supports the County through the development and implementation of waste management programs, which include:  
 

  • Green Team School Program (in partnership with Prince George’s County Public Schools)
  • KAB Cigarette Litter Prevention Program
  • KAB Great American Clean-Up
  • County-Wide Growing Green with Pride Initiative
  • Awards Ceremony

Citizens Concerned for a Cleaner County

The Prince George’s County Council created this volunteer-based outreach organization, Citizens Concerned for a Cleaner County (CCCC), in 1976. In 1995, CCCC became an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful and is currently a member of KAB’s prestigious President's Circle. A leader, Keep Prince George's County Beautiful, was the first in Maryland to obtain KAB affiliation. KPGCB welcomes your support.  

For more information on volunteering, please call (301) 883-5843 or email htregister@co.pg.md.us.

Waste Diversion and Recycling Awards

In honor of America Recycles Day/National Recycling Day on November 15 and the County's continued efforts to promote recycling and waste diversion, Prince George's County Department of the Environment (DoE), Sustainable Waste Management Division (SWMD) in partnership with Keep Prince George's County Beautiful (KPGCB) will host the annual Waste Diversion and Recycling Awards 2025 ceremony that will take place in person in one of Prince George's County Public Schools (PGCPS), Green Schools, in January 2026. This event recognizes Prince George's County commercial businesses, non-profit organizations, schools, individuals, and other entities that have demonstrated exceptional achievements in recycling and waste diversion to advance environmental betterment. 

List of Awardees for the 2025 Waste Diversion & Recycling Awards:

Commercial Business:

  • Tanger Outlets 

  • Yes! Organic Market

  • Megamart Adelphi

  • Atlantic Supermarket

  • BESTWAY

  • La Colonia International Supermarket

  • PEPCO Forestville Service Center - Sean Parran, Senior Manager

  • Value Village Commercial

  • IHOP at Rivertowne

  • Lunch Basket Café

  • Chido's Tex-Mex Grill

  • Largo Town Center

  • Sweetgreen

  • Watkins Park Plaza

Nonprofit Organization:

  • Community Forklift

  • Alice Ferguson Foundation

  • Laurel for the Patuxent 

  • ECO City Farms

Multi - Family:

  • Esplanade at National Harbor
  • Staybridge Suites
  • The Views at Laurel Lakes Apartment Homes
  • The Devon

  • Collington Life Plan Community

  • Evolution at Laurel Towne Centre

  • The Villages at Morgan Metro Apartments

  • Kings Square Apartments

  • Highland Ridge Apartments

  • The Haven Condominium

Individual:

  • Marikay Chaney

  • Regina Halper

  • Andrea Crooms

  • Bill Walmsley

  • Antoine Lanier

Schools:

  • PGCPS Green Schools:

    • Accokeek Academy

    • Allenwood Elementary

    • Ardmore ES

    • Bladensburg HS

    • Catherine T. Reed Elementary

    • Cool Spring ES

    • Cora L. Rice Elementary School

    • Deerfield Run Elementary

    • District Heights ES

    • Dodge Park Elementary

    • Dr. Henry A. Wise, Jr. High School

    • Edward M. Felegy Elementary School

    • Fairmont Heights High School

    • Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary

    • Gwynn Park High School

    • Hyattsville Elementary

    • Judith P. Hoyer Montesori

    • Largo High School

    • Laurel Elementary School

    • Laurel High School

    • Lewisdale Elementary School

    • Marlton Elementary

    • Martin Luther King Jr. MS

    • Maya Angelou French Immersion

    • Montpelier Elementary School

    • Non-Traditional Program - Middle at Edgar Allen Poe

    • Oxon Hill Middle School

    • Paint Branch Elementary

    • Potomac High School

    • Princeton Elementary School

    • William Beanes

    • William Paca ES

  • PGCPS Composting Programs at Schools:

    • Largo High School

    • Laurel Elementary

    • Bradbury Heights Elementary

    • Scotchtown Hills Elementary

    • C. Elizabeth Rieg Regional

    • Calverton Elementary

    • CMIT North Elementary

    • CMIT North High

    • Columbia Park Elementary

    • Francis Scott Key Elementary

    • Heather Hills Elementary

    • Hillcrest Heights Elementary

    • Judge Sylvania Woods Elementary

    • Judith P. Hoyer Montessori

    • Berwyn Heights Elementary

    • Bond Mill Elementary

    • Laurel High School

    • Lewisdale Elementary

    • Mattaponi Elementary

    • Montpelier Elementary

    • Mt Rainier Elementary

    • Northview Elementary

    • Oaklands Elementary

    • Phyllis E Williams Elementary

    • Pointer Ridge Elementary

    • Potomac High

    • Robert Goddard Montessori Middle

    • Brandywine Elementary

    • Sonia Sotomayor Middle School

    • Templeton Elementary

    • University Park Elementary

    • William Schmidt Center

Educational Institutions:

  • Charles Flowers High School

  • Sara Gillespie (PGCPS)

  • Jhanna Levin (PGCPS)

  • Dr. Lisa Lee Sang (PGCPS)

  • Leslie Marcus (PGCPS)

Congratulations to all of the 2025 winners. Stay tuned for information on the 2026 Waste Diversion and Recycling Awards program.

Nomination Form for 2025 Is Now Closed!

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Individuals can self-nominate or submit a nomination for a County resident, commercial business, school, or other entity that has demonstrated exceptional recycling and waste diversion achievements. A nomination form must be submitted on behalf of the nominee, including all relevant and supporting documentation, by midnight on Sunday, December 7, 2025. 

Send your completed nomination form and all supporting documentation online or via email to RecyclingEvents@co.pg.md.us. Questions can be directed to:

KPGCB Attn: Helen Register  -  RecyclingEvents@co.pg.md.us.
Awards Ceremony  
9200 Basil Court, Suite 300  
Largo, MD  20774

 

 
 
 

Waste Diversion and Recycling Awards 2025 Fillable Nomination Form | Prince George's County.

 List of Awardees for the 2025 Waste Diversion & Recycling Awards:

Commercial Business:

  • Tanger Outlets 

  • Yes! Organic Market

  • Megamart Adelphi

  • Atlantic Supermarket

  • BESTWAY

  • La Colonia International Supermarket

  • PEPCO Forestville Service Center - Sean Parran, Senior Manager

  • Value Village Commercial

  • IHOP at Rivertowne

  • Lunch Basket Café

  • Chido's Tex-Mex Grill

  • Largo Town Center

  • Sweetgreen

  • Watkins Park Plaza

Nonprofit Organization:

  • Community Forklift

  • Alice Ferguson Foundation

  • Laurel for the Patuxent 

  • ECO City Farms

Multi - Family:

  • Esplanade at National Harbor
  • Staybridge Suites
  • The Views at Laurel Lakes Apartment Homes
  • The Devon

  • Collington Life Plan Community

  • Evolution at Laurel Towne Centre

  • The Villages at Morgan Metro Apartments

  • Kings Square Apartments

  • Highland Ridge Apartments

  • The Haven Condominium

Individual:

  • Marikay Chaney

  • Regina Halper

  • Andrea Crooms

  • Bill Walmsley

  • Antoine Lanier

Schools:

  • PGCPS Green Schools:

    • Accokeek Academy

    • Allenwood Elementary

    • Ardmore ES

    • Bladensburg HS

    • Catherine T. Reed Elementary

    • Cool Spring ES

    • Cora L. Rice Elementary School

    • Deerfield Run Elementary

    • District Heights ES

    • Dodge Park Elementary

    • Dr. Henry A. Wise, Jr. High School

    • Edward M. Felegy Elementary School

    • Fairmont Heights High School

    • Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary

    • Gwynn Park High School

    • Hyattsville Elementary

    • Judith P. Hoyer Montesori

    • Largo High School

    • Laurel Elementary School

    • Laurel High School

    • Lewisdale Elementary School

    • Marlton Elementary

    • Martin Luther King Jr. MS

    • Maya Angelou French Immersion

    • Montpelier Elementary School

    • Non-Traditional Program - Middle at Edgar Allen Poe

    • Oxon Hill Middle School

    • Paint Branch Elementary

    • Potomac High School

    • Princeton Elementary School

    • William Beanes

    • William Paca ES

  • PGCPS Composting Programs at Schools:

  • Largo High School

  • Laurel Elementary

  • Bradbury Heights Elementary

  • Scotchtown Hills Elementary

  • C. Elizabeth Rieg Regional

  • Calverton Elementary

  • CMIT North Elementary

  • CMIT North High

  • Columbia Park Elementary

  • Francis Scott Key Elementary

  • Heather Hills Elementary

  • Hillcrest Heights Elementary

  • Judge Sylvania Woods Elementary

  • Judith P. Hoyer Montessori

  • Berwyn Heights Elementary

  • Bond Mill Elementary

  • Laurel High School

  • Lewisdale Elementary

  • Mattaponi Elementary

  • Montpelier Elementary

  • Mt Rainier Elementary

  • Northview Elementary

  • Oaklands Elementary

  • Phyllis E Williams Elementary

  • Pointer Ridge Elementary

  • Potomac High

  • Robert Goddard Montessori Middle

  • Brandywine Elementary

  • Sonia Sotomayor Middle School

  • Templeton Elementary

  • University Park Elementary

  • William Schmidt Center

Educational Institutions:

  • Charles Flowers High School

  • Sara Gillespie (PGCPS)

  • Jhanna Levin (PGCPS)

  • Dr. Lisa Lee Sang (PGCPS)

  • Leslie Marcus (PGCPS)

Congratulations to all of the 2025 winners. Stay tuned for information on the 2026 Waste Diversion and Recycling Awards program.

 

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