Green Up Day, observed annually on the first Saturday of May, is a statewide effort in the US state of Vermont to clean up roadside trash.
[2] 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 program[3] and instead continues the grassroots tradition of Green Up Day, in which people of all ages can take part.
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.
[4] Green trash bags are distributed throughout the state which are then used by volunteers to clean up the roads in their area.