discover rewarding VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES!
Join us in making a difference to protect local nature and to create a cleaner, greener more environmentally responsible Burlington. Explore volunteer opportunities below for individuals, families, teams, businesses, schools and other community groups.
UPCOMING VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES!
- Saturday, May 3rd – Litter Clean Up at the Beach – learn more here
- Saturday, May 24th – Help collect electronic waste at our Zero Waste event – save the date
- Canada Day, July 1st – We’ll need a big crew to help as Event Greening Ambassadors at Burlington’s huge Canada Day event – save the date
- More Event Greening dates throughout the Summer and Fall
STUDENT PLACEMENTS & SPECIALIZED VOLUNTEER ROLES
If you live or work in the Burlington or Halton area and are searching for the ideal, rewarding volunteer opportunity, then you very well may have found what you’re looking for right here at BurlingtonGreen (BG)!
Join our dynamic team of Board of Directors serving as our new Treasurer!
We welcome student co-op and internship placements as well as passionate community volunteers to help with administration, outreach, research, video/graphic design, communications, data, special projects, advocacy, and more. Contact us to share your skills and interests, so we can discuss opportunities to make a difference together!
The following opportunities are also eligible for high school volunteer hours (restrictions may apply).
LITTER CLEAN UPS
Join with 12,000+ community members cleaning up litter across Burlington March through October. Great free activity for schools, workplace teams, neighbourhoods, faith and other community groups. Optional guided team offering (financial contributions may apply). Eligible for high school volunteer hours. Find all the information to organize your activity on our Clean Up Green Up program page.
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The Burlington Butt Blitz for participants over the age of 19 is an opportunity to help achieve a goal of collecting 1 million cigarette butts nationally with our friends at A Greener Future
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Double your impact! Participate in the Litter League Challenge, raising funds to help power BurlingtonGreen’s work all year long, while having fun cleaning up litter in the community! We would love for you to take part. Details here.
ZERO WASTE EVENTS
Help the planet and protect people and nature from toxic substances while contributing to the circular economy, when you participate in our popular Zero Waste Drop-Off events each Spring and Fall.
Organize a mini-collection with your friends, co-workers, neighbourhood, school, club or other community group. You can help generate funds to power our work throughout the year! Contact us for tips and more information about this opportunity.
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As part of the event day support crew you’ll help with set up, take down, welcoming community members ensuring a pleasant visit, providing directions, unloading, carrying and sorting electronic and other items, and other tasks as needed. Eligible for high school volunteer hours. For notice of upcoming volunteer opportunities, sign up for our Volunteer news email list.
YOUTH NETWORK
Our Youth Network (ages 14-24) is an open and inclusive space connecting you to volunteer opportunities and eco-actions with BG and other community groups, including hikes, clean ups, invasive plant removals, event greening, social media and research opportunities, guest speakers, and more! Eligible for volunteer hours (restrictions may apply).
EVENT GREENING AMBASSADORS
Help attendees at local festivals and events get their waste into the correct containers. Most opportunities are outdoors in the Summer and Fall.
Individual and team volunteers are welcome!
Join our Volunteer email list to receive alerts of this and other volunteer opportunities. Contact us about team volunteering at Burlington’s huge Canada Day event.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
If you enjoy speaking with the community, working outdoors, and helping out with a variety of tasks, consider volunteering to provide information, resources and educational, hands-on activities to community members at our Burlington Beach Eco Hub and other locations, primarily in late Spring, Summer and early Fall.
We are looking for a small diverse team to accompany our team members providing information, resources and educational, hands-on activities at our Burlington Beach Eco Hub and other locations, primarily in late Spring, Summer and early Fall.
This opportunity is suitable for adults of all ages, and for post-secondary and older high school students with communication skills, lots of energy, reliability, passion for the environment, responsibility and a willingness to learn. Formal related experience or education is not required.
If you are selected for this opportunity, we will ask you to commit to a schedule of weekday and/or weekend shifts for a two-month period. Training will be provided.
Apply here for this and other volunteer roles or Contact us with questions.
TREE PLANTING & HABITAT RESTORATION
Community members of all ages join us in the Spring for our popular hands-on community tree planting where we plant 500 trees in a local park, and also in our Fall Tree Loving Care workshop to care for formerly planted trees.
We also have opportunities for community members, Youth Network participants and teams from community groups and businesses to help with invasive plant removals and beach grass plantings.
Be sure to subscribe to our monthly Eco News and follow us on social media for event announcements and sign up links.
We also have special opportunities for community members subscribing to volunteer opportunity and Youth Network updates.
Also please see more information on engagements geared to businesses and community groups.
Please note that many BurlingtonGreen volunteer opportunities are available to those 14+ years of age. And a signed BurlingtonGreen waiver is required before most volunteer opportunities.
Questions? Please contact us.
Join our volunteer news mailing list to be alerted to new opportunities (includes an option to join our Youth Network mailing list for those between ages 14 and 24).
Stay informed on all BurlingtonGreen news, events, activities and resources: sign up for our monthly Eco-News.
Discover a variety of rewarding Team Engagement and Sustainability Resources and grow local impact by sponsoring our programs, raising funds to power our work, and contributing through other ways to give.
Check out some fun and educational resources for schools and educators, and discover more handy tips and resources here.
Help grow local impact while empowering your students to support the community by raising funds to power our work all year long.
For a deep dive into advocacy on local issues, discover the Burlington Community Climate Action Hub
Help grow local impact by raising funds to power our work all year long.
Please follow Halton COVID-19 safety guidelines to ensure your personal safety and those around you prior to joining us for volunteer activities. BurlingtonGreen is a mask-friendly space and welcomes masks at our activities.
BurlingtonGreen’s work with volunteers and the community is possible with financial support from the community. Thank you to everyone who has donated to protect local nature, amplify local voices and empower local youth – for a cleaner, greener and more sustainable future together!
Funding to strengthen our volunteer program during 2024/2025 has been provided by the Ontario Trillium Foundation
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