The 16th annual Clean Sweep wil
l run the week of
Earth Day 2023.
Begins: Saturday, April 15, 2023
Ends: Sunday, April 23,
2023
The 2023 iron-on patch features Red Trillium, a
spring wildflower that grows at Birchbank Mountain and Indian Well. Request free patches after completing a cleanup on public property by
email: conservation@cityofshelton.org.
How to participate in Shelton Clean Sweep:
1. Join a cleanup or plan a cleanup in your
neighborhood to remove litter from public spaces or waterways.
We encourage Sheltonites to organize cleanups in their neighborhoods.
There are plenty of open space properties, waterways, roadways, and
schools with litter problems. Clean-up event examples: one person
cleaning up their roadway, a neighborhood group cleaning up an open
space property where litter blows in from the street, a Scouting group
cleaning up a park or school, and a business cleaning up a roadway.
Two groups have been organizing events open to the general public:
Shelton Clean Up Project (Facebook Group organizes clean-ups
throughout the year).
Housatonic River Clean
Up (regional project each Spring).
2.
Organize some volunteers to clean that location, or work alone,
whatever works best for you. We have a
neighborhood flyer that can
help.
3.
Register your cleanup
event as early as possible so others can see what you
plan to clean up and we avoid multiple groups cleaning up the same spot.
See what other people have already signed up to clean
so there's no
conflict with clean-ups (if you want to clean up the same location as
someone else, please choose a date AFTER the clean-up that was already
scheduled).
Note that we are very flexible about dates chosen.
4. Pick up
bags and gloves from
City Hall, Conservation office Room 102. Contact the Natural Resource
Manager Teresa Gallaghe to ensure she is in the office when you come
(conservation@cityofshelton.org or 203-924-1555 x1315).
5. Clean up litter
anytime the week of Earth Day
(April 22). If another time works better for you, that's OK.
You still qualify for free bags, gloves, and Clean Sweep patches.
6. If necessary,
call
Highways and Bridges to pick up the
accumulated litter 203-924-9277 during business hours. Do not
bring the trash home if you plan for Highways and Bridges to make a
special trip - leave it along the nearest roadway.
7.
File a
Cleanup report that lets everyone know how much you
picked up. This gives us a better picture of how many people have picked
up litter throughout the city. If you didn't register, you can
still file a cleanup report. We encourage it.
8. For free iron-on patches (supplies are limited), please send an email to
conservation@cityofshelton.org. Include the area you cleaned and the
number of patches requested.
Patches can be mailed or picked up directly by arrangement.