Saturday, May 30—VERMONT—Vermont is believed to have the oldest statewide yearly clean up event in the country and will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of Green Up Day with various events leading up to Saturday, May 30, 2020. In celebration of 50 years of success and 50 more to come, Green Up Vermont is introducing some fun new ways to reinvigorate Green Up including plogging, a Green Scuba Team in Lake Champlain and to intrigue younger generations, an app to track clean up and connect with teams.
“We will be ramping up our communications around coronavirus safety, wearing gloves, protection from ticks and sharp objects, and other things for the next eight weeks. We will be getting information out to the VPA so that school personnel can communicate with students virtually about Green Up Day and their participation in this community service. We will also be launching an updated app that will aid in building virtual teams, instant communication, and tracking routes/bags all over Vermont to help grow participation.” said Green Up Executive Director Kate Alberghini. “Communication will be an imperative component to handling this community service safely while keeping everyone connected to giving back by Greening Up.”
Green Up Day, by nature, is an activity of social distancing as citizens of all ages get outside and clean up miles of Vermont roads. Trash drop off locations can be managed with little to no close contact in keeping with CDC guidelines. Standing the test of 50 years, the essence of Green Up Day, however, is far more than that. It is a sense of commitment to where we live and each other, it is about healthy surroundings, and it is about connecting our communities with a goal for common greatness.
Green Up is a well-loved event that will bring some normalcy to our communities and will help contribute to the physical, social and mental health of Vermonters as much as their Green Up activities will help beautify our state. More information can be found on greenupvermont.org.
Green Up Vermont activities by town
Benson – Bags available at the two stores, town office, and transfer station. Leave bags along roadside.
Brandon – Pick up bags at the gazebo. Bring bags to transfer station or leave on roadsides.
Bridgewater – Pick up bags at the town clerk’s office prior to Green Up Day or at 8 a.m. the day of. Leave bags along roadsides or bring to Fast Trash 8-11 a.m.
Castleton – Bags available on Green Up Day in front of the Castleton Free Library. Prior to Green Up Day bags will be in a bin marked Green Up Day Bags at the Castleton town office. Leave bags by the side of the road during the weekend of Green Up Day. Green Up Day items will not be accepted at the transfer station at any time. Contact Liz (802-273-3472) if you know the road that you will be greening up.
Chittenden – Pick up bags at the Church of the Wildwood from 8-11:30 a.m. Leave bags along roadsides for pick up.
Clarendon – Bags available at Town Hall, Chippenhook ballfield and Clarendon Post Office. Leave full bags along roadsides for pick up or bring to the dumpster behind Town Hall.
Danby – Bags available on Green Up Day at Smokey House Farm Stand the week of Green Up Day. Leave bags along roadsides for pick up.
Fair Haven – Bags are distributed on Green Up Day at the north end of of the town green from 8 a.m.-12 p.m. Bags can be left along the roadsides or returned to the town green.
Hartford – Bags available at the Hartford Town Hall M-F 8 a.m.-5 p.m. On Green Up Day meet at 9 a.m. at the municipal building for Conservation Commission Clean up project. Bring bags to municipal building, Quechee green, or White River Subaru at 429 Sykes Mountain Ave. in White River Junction.
Hubbardton – Pick up bags at town clerk’s office and town garage. Drop off at Town Hall on Monument Hill or leave on roadsides.
Killington – Bags available at the town clerk’s office. Bring bags to the River road transfer station.
Ludlow – Volunteers meet at 9:30 a.m. at Ludlow Community Center in the morning for coffee and donuts. Afternoon BBQ for all volunteers. Let coordinator know what roadsides you will be leaving bags on or bring to the transfer station.
Mendon – Bags available at the town office. Bags can be left on the roadsides of any town highway. They welcome early participation the week before, as well as an ongoing effort throughout the year.
Middletown Springs – Pick up bags at the town green 8 a.m.-12 p.m. on GU Day or call the coordinator (802-235-1406) for bags to be delivered to your house. Drop off bags at transfer station. Refreshments provided.
Mount Holly – Bags will be available the week of Green Up at school and in front of the general store. Please call Marianne McGee with any questions.
Pawlet – Bags are distributed through Mettawee School and town clerk’s office, with extra bags left on town clerk porch on GUD. Leave bags at intersections or bring to town shed. Visit pawletfire.org for more info.
Pittsfield – Pick up bags starting at 8 a.m. at town clerk’s office. Drop off there when you are done. Refreshments provided.
Pittsford – Bags available at the town clerk’s office. Please bring full bags back to the town offices.
Pomfret – Bags pickup and drop off at town garage on LaBounty Rd. from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. No roadside pick up! Bring all materials to the town garage by Sunday afternoon.
Poultney – Bags available at the town clerk’s office. Bring bags to the transfer station.
Proctor – A map and bags will be left in the town [Proctor, contin.] gazebo. Cross off the section you are covering on Green Up Day. Town road crew will pick up bags left on roadsides.
Rochester – Green Up Vermont bags available at the Rochester Town Office before May 30, and at the Rochester Elementary School parking lot on Green Up Day. Bring your bags to the school parking lot Saturday on Green Up Day, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Rutland City – Bags will be available at the city office on Green Up Day morning and by request. Drop bags off at Kinney Subaru. Refreshments provided for all volunteers!
Downtown Rutland – Pick up bags in Depot Park. Pick your quadrant on the map; check the description first to find out which spots are already claimed. More information: facebook.com/events/s/green-up-downtown-2020/3692648747476709/
Rutland Town – Bags available on a table at transfer station. Filled bags may be left beside the road for the highway crew to pick up. Call and leave a message at 802-773-8128 with what road you left bags on.
Shrewsbury – 8 a.m. – Gather at the town hall. Pick up bags and get road assignments. 10 a.m. -12 p.m. – Drop off bags at transfer station.
Sudbury – Bags available at the town office. Bring full bags to the recycling center on or before Green Up Day.
Tinmouth – Family-friendly Green Up event from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. on May 30. Coffee (compliments of VT Coffee Co.) at the beginning and free ice cream and a gala awards ceremony at the conclusion. The event starts and finishes at the transfer station. Bring bags to the transfer station. Contact Doug Fontein 802-446-2928 with questions.
Wallingford – Pick up bags at the Wallingford Rotary from 9-11:30 a.m. Drop full bags off at transfer station on Saturday until noon. Transfer station will accept bags if dropped off within one week of Green Up Day.
Wells – Meet at the town hall at 9 a.m. on GU Day for bags; coffee, and donuts provided. After pick up, come back to the town hall at noon for hot dogs and drinks. Leave bags along roadsides.
West Haven – Call Linda (802-265-4131) for bags, then leave on the roadside for pick up or bring to the dump, free of charge.
West Rutland – Pick up bags at the town hall at 9 a.m. Leave bags along roadsides for town pick-up. Refreshments for volunteers at noon at the town hall.
West Windsor – Bags available at town office or at Albert Bridge School on Green Up Day. Drop full bags off at the school from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. or bring to Weathersfield transfer station at no charge.
Weston – Bags available at the town clerk’s office. Bring Green Up bags to the town truck at the Weston Recreation area.
Woodstock – Bags available at town office. Bring bags to the town garage, West Woodstock, on Route 4 on Green Up Day.
For more Vermont town info, find the complete list at greenupvermont.org/town-contact-list.
