Green Up 2020

Green Up Day happened later than usual this year, the last Saturday in May rather than the first due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak. Main Street construction is well under way. Photo by Lisa Scagliotti.

Half-full near closing time, the Green Up collection weighed in at .89 tons this year, down from the typical 1.6 tons collected in a normal year. Photo by Lisa Scagliotti

Jake Elliott from SunCommon drops off a load of Green Up trash. Photo by Lisa Scagliotti.

Yes, it fit. The Suncommon crew brought in an old, dirty sofa long past its prime "free" days on Union Street. Photo by Lisa Scagliotti.

Anyone missing a battery pack that likely powers a bicycle? Found on Howard Avenue. Photo by Lisa Scagliotti.

Caitlin Hollister delivers the rusted bistro table pulled from Thatcher Brook. Photo by Lisa Scagliotti.

Duane Peterson (left) and Jake Elliot (right) Green-ed Up with co-workers from SunCommon on Rt. 2 and in the village before hitting the drop-off to unload. Photo by Lisa Scagliotti.

Green Up drop off volunteer Bill Minter did a quick repair to straighten out one special find that's ready to use again. Photo by Lisa Scagliotti.

Veteran Green Up volunteers Chuck Kletecka (left) and Robert Dostis (right) found the first tire. Photo by Lisa Scagliotti.

Debra Utton shares an interesting find from her Green Up travels. Photo by Lisa Scagliotti.

Left to right: Tessa and Sadie McKibben and their dad, Dan McKibben, deliver a heavy haul to the Green Up collection. Photo by Lisa Scagliotti.

SunCommon staffers worked along U.S. Route 2 on Green Up day. Photo courtesy Suncommon.

first in series... A bistro table lodged in Thatcher Brook became a Green Up quest. Photo by Dani Kehlmann.

Strongman CrossFit volunteer Colin Pomer strikes a pose once the offending table is on dry land. Photo by Dani Kehlmann.

Mission accomplished. CrossFit coach Dani Kehlmann snaps a selfie after retrieving the stuck table from Thatcher Brook along with Colin Pomer and their canine helpers. Photo by Dani Kehlmann.

Although Green Up Day came nearly a month later than usual this year, more than 200 volunteers in Waterbury stepped up last weekend to fan out along most town roads to pick up nearly a ton of trash and junk from roadsides, ditches, streambeds and more.