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Marlborough's Annual Citywide Litter Pickup Marks 20 Years
The 20th annual Marlborough Project Clean Sweep happens Saturday, and residents, businesses and community groups can sign up now.
MARLBOROUGH, MA — With Earth Day on Monday, Marlborough's annual citywide litter pickup will happen this weekend.
The 20th annual Project Clean Sweep will be a focal point for residents, businesses owners and community groups to fan out across the city and pick up litter. The city will provide bags to collect trash, and gloves on the day of the event.
The event will begin Saturday at 9 a.m. at the Department of Public Works headquarters, 135 Neil Street. Groups that have registered to do a pickup can pick up gloves and bags there.
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Anyone interested in registering for a pickup should email dpw-dispatch@marlborough-ma.gov to let the city know where are you're going to clean. The city is also allowing volunteers to do litter pickups on different days, but will need to know when to be able to collect bags of litter. Volunteers can also call DPW at 508-624-6910 with questions.
The annual Earth Day (April 22) holiday is typically when volunteers across Massachusetts conduct litter pickups.
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