April – Upcoming Events

ORANGE – April 4, 2026 – 9:00am – 12:00pm – Paper Shredding, Mattress Recycling& Much More. Hosted by Orange Recycling Committee. Orange. Free, for Orange residents only. More information here.

NORTH HAVEN – April 11, 2026 – 9:00am – 12:00pm – Community Paper Shred Event. Hosted by North Haven Land Trust. North Haven. Accepting donations. More information here.

NEW HAVEN – April 13, 2026 – 4:00pm – 7:00pm – Microplastics & Public Health. Hosted by the Greater New Haven Green Fund & SCSU School of Public Health-Health Equity & AntiRacism Committee. 10 Wintergreen Avenue, New Haven. Free. More information here.

GREENWICH – April 18, 2026 – 11:00am – 3:00pm – Rethink Waste Fair. Hosted by Waste Free Greenwich. Christ Church Parish Hall, Greenwich. More information soon.

ANSONIA – April 18, 2026 – 10:00am – 3:00pm – Earth Day Celebration. Hosted by Ansonia Nature Center, 10 Deerfield Lane, Ansonia. More information here.

GREENWICH – April 18, 2026 – Time TBA – Paper Shredding Day. Hosted by Greenwich Green & Clean. Greenwich. Free. More information here.

GREENWICH – April 18, 2026 – 9:00am – 12:00pm – 4th Annual Earth Day Clean up & Beautification. Hosted by Town of Greenwich Parks and Recreation Foundation. Mianus River Park, Cognewaugh Street entrance, Greenwich. Free. More information here.

NEW FAIRFIELD – April 25, 2026 – 9:00am – 12:00pm – Community Paper Shred Event. Hosted by New Fairfield/Sherman Animal Welfare. New Fairfield Senior Center. Accepting donations. More information here.

FARMINGTON – April 21, 2026 – 9:00am – 12:00pm – Community Paper Shred Event. Hosted by New Fairfield/Sherman Animal Welfare. New Fairfield Senior Center. Accepting donations. More information here.

EAST LYME/NIANTIC – April 25, 2026 – 11:00am – 3:00pm – Earth Day Celebration at Brookside Farm Museum. Hosted by Brookside Farm Museum and Swamp Yankee Earthcare. 33 Society Road, Niantic. Free. More information here.

GROTON – April 25, 2026 – 11:00am – 4:00pm – Fourth Annual Earth Day Expo. Hosted by Groton Public Library, 52 Newtown Road, Groton. Free. More information here.

BRIDGEPORT – April 25, 2026 – 11:00am – 4:00pm – Party for the Planet. Hosted by Junkluggers. Includes River cleanup in Beardsley Park and E-waste Recycling. Beardsley Zoo, 1875 Noble Avenue, Bridgeport. Free. More information here.

ELLINGTON – April 25, 2026 – 10:00am – 2:00pm – Annual Earth Day Celebration. Hosted by Town of Ellington. Includes Textile Recycling. Town Green & Nellie McKnight Museum, Ellington. Free. More information here.

HAMDEN – April 25, 2026 – 11:00am – 3:00pm – Annual Earth Day Celebration. Hosted by Town of Hamden’s Earth Day Committee. Thornton Wilder Hall & by the Barn at the Miller Cultural Complex, 2901 Dixwell Ave, Hamden. Free. More information here.

NEW HAVEN – April 25, 2026  Rock to Rock Earth Day Bike Ride & Green Faire. Hosted by Rock to Rock Community Partners. Green Faire, East Rock Park, New Haven. Note, bike ride starts in different location and ends at East Rock Park, 41 Cold Spring St., New Haven. Bike ride has registration fee, but Green Faire is Free. More information here.

WASHINGTON – April 25, 2026 – 11:00am – 4:00pm – Earth Day with Washington Environmental Council. Hosted by Washington Environmental Council. Judy Black Memorial Park and Gardens, 1 Green Hill Rd., Washington Depot. Free. More information here.

WOODBRIDGE – April 25, 2026 – 11:00am – 4:00pm – Woodbridge Earth Day 2026. Hosted by Woodbridge Ad Hoc Sustainability Committee. Woodbridge Town Campus, 11 Meetinghouse Lane, Woodbridge. Free. More information here.

WOODBURY – April 25, 2026 – 11:00am – 4:00pm – Woodbury’s 32nd Earth Day. Hosted by Woodbury Parks and Recreation. Hollow Park, 43 Hollow Road, Woodbury. Free. More information here.