FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 30, 2015
Contact: Mike Kanarick
802.735.7962
Mayor Miro Weinberger Encourages Community Participation in Green Up Day Efforts
Burlington, VT – Mayor Miro Weinberger today encouraged community participation in the City of Burlington’s Green Up Day efforts on Saturday, May 2. This year marks the state’s 45th annual Green Up Day, during which Vermonters collect litter and debris left behind by the spring snow melts.
“This year and every year, Green Up Day is a great example of how our community rolls up its sleeves and joins together to do important work to keep our City vibrant and clean,” said Mayor Weinberger.
To participate, City residents and other Burlington community members can pick up collection bags and other clean up supplies on Saturday, May 2 between 8:00 am – 12:00 pm at the following Green Up Day hubs:
- Sustainability Academy – 123 North Street
- Robert E. Miller Community Center – 130 Gosse Court
- Burlington Subaru – 351 Shelburne Road
- Salmon Hole Park – Riverside Avenue before the Winooski Bridge
Bags are also available on Thursday, April 30 and Friday, May 1 during regular business hours at the following locations around the City:
- Sustainability Academy – 123 North Street
- Robert E. Miller Community Center – 130 Gosse Court
- Burlington Subaru – 351 Shelburne Road
- Department of Public Works – 645 Pine Street
- ReSOURCE Center – 266 Pine Street
- Burlington City Hall, CEDO Office – 149 Church Street, third floor
On Green Up Day, the Departments of Public Works and Parks, Recreation & Waterfront will have trucks circling the City’s major thoroughfares, picking up full, tied bags of collected trash throughout the day. All trash should be collected in the provided Green Up Day trash bags. Scrap metal and tires should be kept separate, not in bags, and placed in a pile at the same drop-off sites; this material will be collected and recycled.
Mayor Weinberger thanks Burlington's Green Up Day partners, including the Chittenden Solid Waste District, Myers Container Service Corp., and Burlington Subaru, as well as the hundreds of volunteers who come out every year to make Burlington's streets and parks clean and green.
Mayor Weinberger will participate in a pre-Green Up Day effort on Friday, May 1 at 3:30 pm at the Intervale parking area across from the Tommy Thompson Community Garden. The Mayor will be joined by a team of nine Army National Guard members and Reserves from all over the East Coast, currently participating in an advanced leadership program based at Camp Johnson in Colchester. Members of the City AmeriCorps program have been invited to participate.
In addition to Saturday’s Green Up Day event, community members are welcome to join the Mayor at the Intervale on Friday.
Please see the City website for more information about this year’s Green Up Day efforts.
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