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Litter is Solvable. Indianapolis is Proving it.

Posted by: Nicole Hornyak
Posted: May 13, 2026
Categories: Adopt-A-Block, Busy Roads and Waterways, Clean Neighborhoods, Great Indy Cleanup, Neighborhood & economy, News & Features, Partners, Plogging, Research & Data

Today, our national partner Keep America Beautiful released their 2026 National Litter Study. The headline is encouraging: litter on America’s roadways and waterways is down 34% since 2020. Down a third in five years across the entire country. That is a measurable shift in how Americans treat the places they share. The National Picture Waterway […]

What Do You Value?

Posted by: Jeremy Kranowitz
Posted: September 3, 2025
Categories: Air quality & health, Children, Climate, Community health, Green infrastructure, Neighborhood & economy, Public safety, Research & Data

For almost 50 years, Keep Indianapolis Beautiful has been working with tens of thousands of volunteers to make our city a “beautiful” place to live. But what does that mean? It may be surprising to learn that we care about – and are working to address – many of the same issues that matter to […]