America Recycles Day® (ARD), a Keep America Beautiful® program observed on November 15, is the only nationally recognized day dedicated to promoting and celebrating recycling in the United States.
ARD educates people about the importance of recycling to our economy and environmental well-being, and helps to motivate occasional recyclers to become everyday recyclers.
Keep America Beautiful also urges people to pledge to reduce, reuse, re-purpose, and recycle in every aspect of their lives. Available online and via paper pledges at ARD events across the country, the #BeRecycled Pledge is a promise you’re making to actively live a more sustainable lifestyle, by: