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Did a pandemic year mean more or less litter?
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Did a pandemic year mean more or less litter?

Suzy Hodgson, Contributor May 6, 2021June 30, 2021

On the one hand, curbside collection for take-out, extra packing for health and safety, and compulsion to drink away pandemic sorrow could have meant the gullies along Spear Street would have been overflowing with plastic, paper and beer cans.

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Charlotte Sustainable Living Network  joins Green Up Day again
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Charlotte Sustainable Living Network joins Green Up Day again

Ruah Swennerfelt, for the Charlotte Sustainable Living Network April 22, 2021June 30, 2021

Do you have old stereos, VCRs, boomboxes, etc. that are just cluttering your house? Are you wanting to be sure they don’t end up in the landfill? Then we have a solution for you!

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Gear up for Green Up Day 2021
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Gear up for Green Up Day 2021

Kim Findlay, Charlotte Green Up Day Co-Coordinator April 8, 2021June 30, 2021

Did you know that Vermont was the first state to designate a day of the year to clean up litter along the roadsides? And on that day in 1970, 51 years ago (!), participation and results far exceeded expectations.

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Electronic waste collection on Green Up Day
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Electronic waste collection on Green Up Day

Ruah Swennerfelt, Transition Town Charlotte May 28, 2020July 14, 2020

Do you have old stereos, VCRs, boomboxes, and other items that are just cluttering your house? Are you wanting to be sure they don’t end up in the landfill? Then we have a solution for you!

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Ken Spencer: Finding joy in keeping his town clean
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Ken Spencer: Finding joy in keeping his town clean

Phyl Newbeck May 28, 2020July 14, 2020

When he was interviewed by the Selectboard regarding his interest in being the town’s representative to the Chittenden Solid Waste District, Ken Spencer joked that he wanted the appointment because he was bored.

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Green Up Day 2020: 50th anniversary
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Green Up Day 2020: 50th anniversary

Kim Findlay May 14, 2020July 14, 2020

Did you know that Vermont was the first state to designate a day of the year to clean up litter along the roadsides? And on that day in 1970, 50 years ago (!), participation and results far exceeded expectations: 95 percent of the 2,400 miles of the interstate and state roads and 75 percent of the 8,300 miles of town roads were cleared of garbage.

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