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Green Up Vermont’s Tax form checkoff helps keep Vermont Beautiful

Posted: February 13, 2025

MONTPELIER - For 55 years, the first Saturday in May – Green Up Day – has been all about gathering family and neighbors outside to clean up litter and debris from roadsides and waterways. Green Up Day is a much-loved, prideful tradition that continues to make our natural landscapes clean and healthy, and that instills a sense of community care in every Vermonter from the smallest of hands to the oldest of hearts.

Green Up Vermont is the private nonprofit behind Green Up Day that works year-round to ensure stewardship for Vermont’s environment and teaches about waste reduction habits to remove trash altogether.

“With two consecutive years of catastrophic flooding here in Vermont and with massive climate events in other areas of the country, we simply can’t turn a blind eye to our climate. Our intent, along with taking action to clean up trash, is to empower every person to reduce waste and reuse whenever possible.” states Executive Director Kate Alberghini. “Studies show that litter and microplastics cause climate damage. Together, simply by picking up trash and changing a few habits, we can edit the direction of our climate, but we must work together.”

To help in this mission, Vermonters can support Green Up Vermont Checkoff on Line 23 of the Vermont Income Tax Form. Together, Vermonters accomplish big things, including a Guinness World Records title last Green Up Day for the most pledges to pick up trash in 24 hours.

Green Up Vermont checkoff donations keep Vermont clean, green, and a beautiful place to live, work, and play. Contact greenup@greenupvermont.org to get involved.


Posted/Author: Green Up Vermont

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