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About Arlingtonians for a Clean Environment (ACE)

ACE was created in 1978 by local government in response to a national corporate public relations campaign. Specifically, ACE was founded by the Arlington Department of Public Works as a charter Clean Community System of the organization Keep America Beautiful. During the 1980s, the group started to address other issues beyond litter, and began focusing its efforts on recycling. Around that time, ACE also disaffiliated with Keep America Beautiful. Today, ACE is still a volunteer organization focusing on litter and recycling, with additional programs in the areas of community sustainability, watershed resources, and schoolyard education.