“I started getting calls very early, people wanting bags and wanting to get out, they are very committed,” said Kate Alberghini, Green Up Vermont’s executive director.
“We are still under that same realm of caution with social distance and masks and not doing the whole celebratory things we normally get to do on Green Up Day,” said Alberghini.
A common concern of Vermonters though is materials like recyclables that aren’t getting disposed of correctly.
“There is a specific exemption for litter clean-ups like Green Up Day,” said Josh Kelly, the materials management section chief with the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation.
He says towns can set up cleaning and recycling stations and if a can or bottle is in good shape, people are encouraged to seek a recycling option.
Woodsy the Owl, whose slogan is “give a hoot, don’t pollute,” is now a part of the ranks in Vermont to attract younger Vermonters.
For just our way of life here in Vermont, it’s something that we really cherish, I know I do living here all my life, and we live we work we play outside and in our environment, so it’s really important,” she said.
They will be available at the St Josephs School, Miller Center, Burlington Subaru, or Salmon Hole Park from 8 a.m.