Help us kick off Earth Month with Asheville GreenWorks and WNC For the Planet for our first Haywood Road Clean Up Day of 2020!

Join us on SUNDAY, March 29, 2020 as we focus on the east end of Haywood Road.

Date: SUNDAY, March 29, 2020
Time: 10am breakfast – 10:30am clean up starts
Starting Location: Zia Taqueria, 521 Haywood Road
Ending Location: New Belgium Brewing, 21 Craven Street

Please RSVP by clicking the ticket link, so we have a count for breakfast.

Breakfast provided by: Zia Taqueria Asheville, Sunny Point Café, Biscuit Head. Coffee provided by: West End Bakery.

Post Clean Up Rewards: Choose a post Clean Up beer (21 and up) from New Belgium Brewing or an ice cream coupon from The Hop West available for those who are too young or don’t wish to have a beer!

After the cleanup, New Belgium will be hosting the 2020 Launch Party for #WNCforThePlanet from 12:00-2:00pm. There will live music by the Bona Fide Band, lawn games, a community art project, a food truck, and lots of ways for you to get involved with WNC for the Planet throughout the month of April.

What is a Clean Up Day? How do you participate? Is this a family-friendly event? How long is the clean up? What is for breakfast? Should you bring anything? What happens at the end?

Read on for answers to these questions below.

What is a Haywood Road Clean Up Day?
A morning where volunteers work to pick up trash and recycling along the Haywood Road corridor with the support of Asheville GreenWorks. We alternate between the east end and west end of the road. (Clean Up Days this year are on March 29, June 6, September 5, and November 7, 2020.)

How do you participate?

1-RSVP, especially if you are bringing multiple people with you
2-Show up at 10am at Zia Taqueria
3-Eat some breakfast
4-Gear up with gloves, safety vest, bags, and tools
5-Head out to pick up trash and recycling along the corridor and side streets
6-Finish at New Belgium Brewing to return gloves, vests, tools and pick up your ice cream coupon or free beer (21 and up)!

Is this a family-friendly event?
Yes, although not recommended for very small children. Haywood Road is a busy street and it is important that you and your children stay alert and safe throughout the clean up. An adult signature on the Asheville GreenWorks waiver form is required.

How long is the clean up?
Generally volunteers are out about 1.5 hours, so you should expect to finish up about noon. Just in time for the festivities at New Belgium Brewing!

What is for breakfast?
Zia Taqueria, Sunny Point Café, Biscuit Head, and West End Bakery are donating delicious breakfast items for volunteers including scrambled eggs, potatoes, breakfast meats and veggie options, biscuits, juice, and coffee. WABA will also be proving fresh fruit.

Should you bring anything?
Asheville GreenWorks will supply gloves (adult size), safety vests, and trash bags for everyone. They’ll also have a limited supply of tools. With the support of Madden’s Ace Hardware, WABA has a collection of trash grabbers and a few brooms available for volunteers to use.

If you have your own grabber, a flat-headed shovel, or industrial broom, we recommend you bring it.

What happens at the end?
Finish up at New Belgium Brewing and return items you borrowed from Asheville GreenWorks or WABA to receive a coupon good for a scoop of ice cream at The Hop West or a New Belgium beer (21 and up)!

We look forward to seeing you! Remember to RSVP by clicking through on the ticket link.

Additional support for 2020 Clean Up Days is provided by Image 420 Screen Printing

Your support of the businesses that support these clean up days is greatly appreciated.