SPOTLITE ON… Jeff Hvid

In the past three years, Jeff Hvid, a San Anselmo resident, has organized over 130 cleanups, resulting in several TONS of garbage being removed from the beaches and open spaces of Marin County.  About one-third of the debris that Jeff finds is recycable, which he sometimes turns into unique and whimsical art pieces.

Always on the alert for litter, Jeff often walks the trails in the open spaces of Marin where he finds and collects trash left on the side of the road. Many of his cleanups occur at Point Reyes where, since the area dump was closed years ago, people have taken to using the nearby cliffs as a dumping ground for mattresses, car engines, water heaters, camper shells, tires, tools and an assortment of other articles that blight the beauty of the area. In addition, Jeff cleans up beach areas in San Rafael that many people don’t even know about – but that get littered up significantly due to wind and surf patterns as well as illegal dumpers and litterbugs.

San Rafael salutes Jeff Vidd for his cleanup and recycling efforts, his attention to our environment and his creative spirit!