{"id":27273,"date":"2026-03-20T15:27:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T15:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/?p=27273"},"modified":"2026-03-20T15:27:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T15:27:36","slug":"reminder-sign-up-for-the-2026-conservation-district-trash-champion-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/?p=27273","title":{"rendered":"Reminder: Sign Up for the 2026 Conservation District Trash Champion Contest!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27133\" src=\"http:\/\/pacd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2026Trashflyer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"458\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pacd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2026Trashflyer.jpg 458w, https:\/\/pacd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2026Trashflyer-232x300.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 458px) 100vw, 458px\" \/>PACD is again partnering with Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful for the annual Conservation District Trash Champion Contest. To participate in the contest, PA\u2019s conservation districts are invited to register and pick up trash between April 1 and May 31, 2026.<\/p>\r\n<p>Register for your event now and report your results, upon completing your trash pick-up efforts, at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.keeppabeautiful.org\/programs\/pick-up-pa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful<\/a>. Receive free bags, gloves, and safety vests as supplies last. Free or reduced disposal is available at participating landfills during the month of April.<\/p>\r\n<p>The winning district will receive $500 from Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful. New for 2026, an additional prize will be awarded for the most volunteer hours!<\/p>\r\n<p>Click <a href=\"http:\/\/pacd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ConDistrictTrashChal2026noweb.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> to view the flyer. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.keeppabeautiful.org\/programs\/pick-up-pa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> to register.\u00a0Questions? Contact Michelle Dunn at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:mdunn@keeppabeautiful.org\">mdunn@keeppabeautiful.org<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PACD is again partnering with Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful for the annual Conservation District Trash Champion Contest. To participate in the contest, PA\u2019s conservation districts are invited to register and pick up trash between April 1 and May 31, 2026. Register for your event now and report your results, upon completing your trash pick-up efforts, at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-awards"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27273"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27273\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}