# Green Up Day

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{{short description|Vermont, United States holiday}}
{{use mdy dates|date=January 2021}}
'''Green Up Day''', observed annually on the first Saturday of May, is a statewide effort in the US state of [Vermont](/source/Vermont) to clean up [roadside trash](/source/litter).  

== History ==
The first official Green Up Day was held on April 18, 1970, after having been formalized by Governor [Deane C. Davis](/source/Deane_C._Davis).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.reformer.com/stories/letter-keep-green-up-day-alive,506544|title=Letter: Keep Green Up Day alive|last=Hill|first=Will|date=2017-05-05|work=The Brattleboro Reformer|access-date=2018-04-12|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.greenupvermont.org/?page_id=1137|title=History {{!}} Green Up Vermont|website=www.greenupvermont.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-04-12}}</ref>  In 1979, Green Up Vermont became a [non-profit organization](/source/non-profit_organization).<ref name=":0" />  A small portion of the funding for the event comes from a state appropriation, with Green Up Vermont making up the remainder through individual donations and corporate sponsors. Vermont is the lone exception nationwide without an [Adopt-A-Highway](/source/Adopt-a-Highway) program<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.txdot.gov/inside-txdot/get-involved/volunteer/adopt-a-highway/faq.html|title=Adopt-a-Highway - FAQ|last=State of Texas|first=Texas Department of Transportation|website=www.txdot.gov|access-date=2018-04-11}}</ref> and instead continues the grassroots tradition of Green Up Day, in which people of all ages can take part.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/vermont/articles/2017-05-04/vermonters-green-up-their-state-each-spring|title=Green up Day a Nearly 50-Year-Old Tradition in Vermont|last=Rathke|first=Lisa|date=2017-05-04|work=U.S. News & World Report|access-date=2018-04-12}}</ref> The [State of Vermont](/source/Government_of_Vermont) cleans up the State Highways, and Green Up Day volunteers clean up all the town roads. Green Up Day has the double-effect of encouraging community involvement with environmental protection as well as maintaining compliance within the state's strict laws against sponsorship and advertising along roadways.<ref name=":1" />

==Process==
Green trash bags are distributed throughout the state which are then used by volunteers to clean up the roads in their area.  Citizens can pick up bags at the local [town hall](/source/town_hall) or other community location. The volunteers are often asked to pick a location that they will be responsible for which is often the road on which they live. The bags are often left on the road side for pick up by town road crews or volunteers will be asked to bring bags to a specific location.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.stowetoday.com/news_and_citizen/news/local_news/green-up-vermont-this-saturday/article_da9dcfda-30e1-11e7-97ee-2bdda472dfad.html|title=Green Up Vermont this Saturday|last=Cross|first=Caleigh|date=2017-05-04|work=Stowe Today|access-date=2018-04-13|last2=Martin|first2=Andrew|language=en}}</ref> All towns have a coordinator who can be contacted with questions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.greenupvermont.org/?page_id=41|title=Get Involved {{!}} Green Up Vermont|website=www.greenupvermont.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-04-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.subaruvt.com/community/green-up-day-vermont.htm|title=Green Up Day|last=Subaru|first=Burlington|website=www.subaruvt.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-04-13}}</ref>

==See also==
* [Act 250 (Vermont law)](/source/Act_250_(Vermont_law))
* [Earth Day](/source/Earth_Day)
* [National Cleanup Day](/source/National_Cleanup_Day)

==References==
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==External links==
*{{official|http://www.greenupvermont.org}}

Category:May observances 
Category:Organizations based in Vermont
Category:Environment of Vermont
Category:Environmental organizations based in Vermont
Category:Environmental awareness days
Category:Culture of Vermont
Category:1970 establishments in Vermont

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