May the fourth be green with you at Charlotte Cental School

On Saturday, May 4, the state of Vermont will celebrate its 54th Green Up Day.

As in years past, Charlotte’s effort will be based in the parking lot of Charlotte Central School from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Green bags for trash that is picked up from town roadsides will be available starting April 27 at the Charlotte Library, Old Brick Store and Spear’s Corner Store.

Photo by Kim Findlay. A truck is loaded with the harvest from the 2023 Green Up Day.
Photo by Kim Findlay.
A truck is loaded with the harvest from the 2023 Green Up Day.

You can sign up for a route to “green up” at charlottevtgreenupday.com through May 3. Or you can sign up the morning of May at Charlotte Central School.

Junior and Tyler Lewis will have trucks at the school for the trash that is collected, and Sustainable Charlotte will also be holding its annual electronics recycling collection.

May the fourth be green with youat Charlotte Cental School

On Saturday, May 4, the state of Vermont will celebrate its 54th Green Up Day.

As in years past, Charlotte’s effort will be based in the parking lot of Charlotte Central School from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Green bags for trash that is picked up from town roadsides will be available starting April 27 at the Charlotte Library, Old Brick Store and Spear’s Corner Store.

You can sign up for a route to “green up” at charlottevtgreenupday.com through May 3. Or you can sign up the morning of May at Charlotte Central School.

Junior and Tyler Lewis will have trucks at the school for the trash that is collected, and Sustainable Charlotte will also be holding its annual electronics recycling collection.

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