On Earth Day Weekend (April 18-22), the Granby Land Trust is taking part in the Great Global Cleanup®, a worldwide campaign to remove 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 humans.

Here in Granby, we are asking GLT members and other residents of this beautiful town to help us clean up our roadsides. You can pick up trash in whatever neighborhood you like — please just let us know where you plan to go so we don’t send two squads to the same neighborhood and so we can track our reach (you can email us at info@granbylandtrust.org). Here’s how it works:

• Step 1: Get your family, community group, or friends involved.
• Step 2: Choose the street or neighborhood of your liking. Let us know where you plan to work (email us at info@granbylandtrust.org).
• Step 3: Put on some bright clothing, grab some trash bags and rubber gloves and a grabber if you have one, and get out there. Separate the trash from the clean recyclables (dirty recyclables can go in with the trash as they most likely are not recyclable). Take before and after pictures of the area you cleaned. PLEASE BE SMART AND STAY SAFE!
• Step 4: Take some more pictures — of you and your crew and the trash you bagged!
• Step 5: Bring your bags of trash to our dumpster, which will be located in the back lot at Holcomb Farm.
• Step 6: Send your pics to us so we can inspire others with pictures of people who care! We will share them on social media, on our website, and in our newsletter (so if you don’t want any of that to happen, you’ll want to keep those pics to yourself). If you do send in pics, please identify all the participants. And, if you haven’t done so already, please let us know where you worked. Finally, if you post your pics yourself, please tag @granbylandtrust and @earthday and use the hashtags #granbylandtrust and #trashtag! (Yes, that’s right: #trashtag!)

Get a free glass of wine and a 10 percent discount on bottles, courtesy of Lost Acres Vineyard!

Simply take a photo of yourself and the trash you’ve collected (a selfie will do!), show it to Rachel behind the tasting counter, and she will take care of you. What a fun way to wrap up a day out with friends, doing good in the world! The offer is good Friday, Saturday and Sunday (April 19, 20, 21). The GLT thanks Lost Acres Vineyard for their generous support of our Earth Day Roadside Cleanup!