The Town of Mansfield and UConn are pleased to team up against litter in our town. Join in to meet others in the Mansfield community and do good for our people and planet.
| UConn & Vicinity | Town Wide | |
| Date & Time: | Saturday, November 8
Cleanup Check In Stations will be open Noon to 4pm |
Saturday, November 8
At your leisure throughout the day or 10am-Noon for Pleasant Valley. |
| Where: | Volunteer to clean up in the core of campus, Hunting Lodge Rd, Separatist Rd, North Eagleville Rd, or Eastwood/Westwood Rds.
Litter pickup supplies will be provided at check in stations. |
Oak Grove Montessori: Park at the school between 10am-noon to clean up Pleasant Valley Road. Bags, gloves and grabbers will be provided.
Otherwise you’re welcome to go anywhere you feel safe collecting roadside litter. Roads that are especially littered include Browns Rd, Chaffeeville Rd, Maple Rd, Pleasant Valley Rd, Mansfield City Rd, Stearns Rd, White Oak Rd and Gurleyville Rd. Consider making a commitment to pick up litter on a section of road throughout the year by joining Adopt A Road. |
| What To Do With Full Trash/Recycling Bags: | Bring your litter bag to your Check In station once you are finished. UConn Facilities trucks will be making rounds to pick up bags from the stations. | If you’re participating in the Oak Grove Montessori clean up on Pleasant Valley, bring your full bags back to the school by noon.
Bags of litter from clean ups elsewhere may be placed out with household trash for those with collection service or taken to the Mansfield Transfer Station for no charge. The Transfer Station is located on Rte 89, one mile from the intersection of Routes 195 and 89 in Mansfield Center at 221 Warrenville Rd. The Transfer Station is open Tuesdays, 8:30 am to 4:00 pm, Thursdays, 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm and Saturdays, 8:30 am to 4:00 pm. |
Litter is an unsightly blight on our roadways, and hurts the environment. It can be especially dangerous for wildlife. Small animals may crawl into bottles and get stuck, and litter can blow into storm drains and streams and may eventually make its way to the ocean. When litter gets eaten by animals and sea life, they can starve to death or suffocate. Litter also attracts pests. Be part of the solution, not the pollution!
Since starting this program in 2024, we have collected over 300 bags of litter!
Read last spring’s story about Don’t Mess with Mansfield in UConn Today.
