It’s that time of year again. In what has become a Granby tradition, the Granby Land Trust will take part in the Great Global Cleanup® over Earth Day Weekend, April 23–26. This worldwide campaign removes billions of pieces of trash from neighborhoods, beaches, rivers, lakes, trails and parks—reducing waste and plastic pollution, improving habitats and preventing harm to wildlife and people.
Here in Granby, the GLT is asking residents to help clean up our roadsides. Choose any neighborhood you like—just drop an email to info@granbylandtrust.org to let them know where you plan to work so they can avoid overlap and track reach.
New this year: Participants should bring their filled trash bags to the dumpster located in the parking lot at 4 North Church Road (the old commuter lot and Granby Congregational Church overflow lot on the corner of North Granby Road and North Church Road).
Rally your family, friends or community group—stay safe and dress in bright clothing, grab trash bags, gloves and a grabber if you have one. Separate clean recyclables from trash (dirty recyclables can go in with trash). Take before-and-after photos and email us your photos so GLT can inspire others by sharing them on social media, their website, and in their newsletter (please identify participants when submitting).
After a day of doing good, head over to Lost Acres Vineyard! Show a photo of yourself with the trash you collected (a selfie works!) at the tasting counter and receive a free glass of wine and 10 percent off on bottles on April 24–26.
Many thanks to Lost Acres Vineyard for generously supporting the Earth Day Roadside Cleanup. What better way to celebrate caring for the planet than gathering with friends and neighbors to make a visible difference right here at home?
GLT also thanks USA Waste and Recycling and Granby Congregational Church, UCC for their support of this effort.