Spring is associated with cleaning, sure, but the East Hampton Town Litter Action Committee sees no problem with celebrating the first day of autumn with a good once-over. On Saturday, as part of National CleanUp Day, committee members will hit the roadsides for this year’s sprucing.
The focus will be on four areas: Montauk (the meeting place is the office of Concerned Citizens of Montauk), Springs (Ashawagh Hall), East Hampton (the senior citizens center on Springs-Fireplace Road), and Wainscott (the rest stop on Montauk Highway at Georgica Pond). The cleanups will start at 10 a.m. and end at noon, with the exception of East Hampton’s, which will run from 9 to noon. Equipment will be provided while supplies last.
Residents can also organize independent cleanups, and then email [email protected] with information including what section of town the group worked, how many garbage bags of litter were collected, and the number of participants.
National CleanUp Day started in 2017, according to its website, and is now “the largest single-day cleanup event in the United States,” boasting over two million participants.
“Roadside litter is not only a blight but it is an environmental threat to our wildlife and aquatic resources,” according to a release from the litter action committee, which, appointed by the town board, meets monthly.
