Help keep the community looking sharp for Keep America Beautiful Month

OMAHA, Neb. (KPTM) — April is Keep America Beautiful Month, according to nationaldaycalendar.com.

The month-long celebration is not just about picking up trash, but that is a portion of it.

It is also about reducing waste by recycling, teaching about the damages of litter, and beautifying neighborhoods.

How to observe this dazzling holiday:

• Reduce your own waste by repurposing or reusing old items
• Recycle
• Teach kids the importance of not littering or picking up litter they find
• Join an adopt a highway, park, or street program
• Plant a tree or flowers
• Put a fresh coat of paint on your fence
• Pick up yard waste
• Use #KeepAmericaBeautifulMonth on social media to share how you celebrated and to help spread awareness of the month

Keep America Beautiful Month was created by the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts of America along with Keep America Beautiful Inc. in 1971, according to nationaldaycalendar.com.

The month-long observation was expanded across the country by 1984. Communities all around the U.S. began hosting events to Keep America Beautiful.