The City of Essex Junction is excited to announce that Green Up Day 2024 will take place on Saturday, May 4. This annual event encourages community members to come together and clean up their neighborhood roads, parks, and waterways.
To support this effort, the City has Green Up Day bags available at Essex Junction Recreation and Parks (EJRP), the Brownell Library, and the City Office at 2 Lincoln Street. Volunteers can pick up bags during EJRP and City Office hours from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
On Green Up Day, volunteers can bring their full Green Up Day bags to the Brownell Library parking lot and put them in a Public Works dump truck from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. If volunteers can't make it to the Brownell Library, they can also leave their bags on the side of the road.
This year, the City is encouraging volunteers to share their plans for Green Up Day and the good work they accomplish with the City. The City will share where and when groups will pick up to encourage others to join their clean-up efforts. The City is also asking groups to share their collection stats on the number of volunteers, miles of roads, and bags of trash picked up to help report progress to the Green Up Day organizers.
In addition to the local efforts, the State Green Up Day is attempting a Guinness World Record of "The Most Pledges Received for Trash Clean Up in 24 Hours." To obtain the record, they need a minimum of 5,000 pledges (non-monetary) - just names and emails of all ages. The City is collecting names and emails at the City Office at 2 Lincoln Street and Brownell Library until Friday, May 3, 2024.
Volunteers are reminded to tie their Green Up Day bag closed when full, wear long pants and boots, and bug spray. Always work facing oncoming traffic and wear gloves. Do not pick up needles or hazardous waste. If volunteers come across any needles, they should contact the Essex Police Department at 878-8331, and they will pick them up. If volunteers have hazardous materials, they can contact the Chittenden Solid Waste District Facilities at 872-8100 for information on where they can be dropped off.
Volunteers can contact Ashley Snellenberger at asnellenberger@essexjunction.org or 802-878-6944 to provide their plans for Green Up Day, collect stats, or request more information. More information can also be found on the City’s Green Up Day webpage.
Let's make Green Up Day 2024 a success and work together to keep our community clean and beautiful!