Litter Bugs Me & Coastal Cleanup Day
September 16th-20th, 2025
Working together to support a Cleaner California Coast
Thank you to our wonderful community groups and individual volunteers for joining us for the
2025 Litter Bugs Me and Coastal Cleanup Day clean up effort in West Marin!
Check out our slideshow below!
We invited local businesses, clubs, village associations, and nonprofits to join us for Litter Bugs Me as a Team Up to Cleanup Crew! During the week on September 16-19, and culminating on Coastal Cleanup Day, Saturday the 20th, groups chose a roadside or beach in coastal Marin to clean up after the busy tourist summer season and before the first winter rains wash trash into waterways and the ocean.
Locations included roadsides and areas around Point Reyes Station, Olema, Inverness Park, Inverness, Marshall, Bolinas, and San Geronimo Valley. Trash was deposited in Recology's bins at Whitehouse Pool parking lot, donated for Litter Bugs Me and Coastal Cleanup Day week.
As usual, EAC provided bags, buckets, gloves, vests, and grabbers and roadsigns for safety.
Volunteers estimated and reported the weight of trash and recycling deposited during the week, and EAC weighed all incoming debris on Saturday, Coastal Cleanup Day when groups and EAC volunteers continued to clean up West Marin’s roadsides. Though more cleanup data from another participating group may be added later this week, we tallied over 940 pounds (7 cubic yards) of trash, and over 85 pounds (1/2 cubic yard) of recycling, plus a mattress and a couch, not included in the totals.
After the hard work was done, volunteers and staff enjoyed cold beverages and snacks at the Whitehouse Pool trash drop-off location.
Community Groups who participated:
This year, 12 community groups partnered with us in this effort including Audubon Canyon Ranch, California Coastal Commission, Cleaner California Coast, East Shore Planning Group, Nicasio Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary, Olema Village Association, Point Reyes Village Association, Tomales Bay Foundation, Tomales Bay State Parks, Turtle Island Restoration Network, West Marin School’s after school program, and West Marin Senior Services.
Become a Tide Turner Partner!
Be the force that turns the tide for our coast.
Take your stewardship to the next level and partner with us to protect the coast. By donating, you help support our efforts to protect and sustain the unique lands, waters, and biodiversity throughout the year, including programs like coastal cleanup events, which support our watersheds, wildlife, and community. Click here to donate, or contact us for help.
Here’s how your support makes waves:
Environmental Impact
Visible Results: Each cleanup directly removes hundreds of pounds of plastic and waste from coastlines - mostly microplastics!
Sustainable Action: Funding supports education, tools, and long-term coastal care programs.
Measurable Change: Receive reports on cleanup outcomes—trash removed, areas cleaned, volunteer hours, etc.
Brand Image & Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Boost Brand Reputation: Align with a cause that 80% of consumers care about—environmental protection.
Authentic CSR: Show your commitment to sustainability with real-world action, not just statements.
Recognition: Your brand featured on the website, social media, press releases, and in event materials.
Community Engagement
Local Goodwill: Support communities by preserving their beaches and livelihoods.
Volunteer Opportunities: Engage your employees, customers, or students as hands-on participants.
Tide Turner Partner Giving Levels
Tide Ripple $100: Name on EAC website for one year, and one social media posting thanking all partners.
Tide Shifter $250: Benefits list above, plus logo with a link to your business on the EAC website and one social media posting thanking your business.
Wave Maker $500: Benefits listed above, plus logo and link in attendee emails, and two media posts personally thanking your business.
Coastal Guardian $1,000: Benefits listed above, plus four media posts (one each quarter), and one Protect What You Love beanie!
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This event was founded over 20 years ago by Marin County residents, Rigdon Currie and Dennis Rodoni
(currently our District Four Marin County Supervisor) before the event was handed off to EAC in 2009.
Photos by Sarah Killingsworth
