News & Events
Upcoming Cleanups
Earth Day Events – Join us for CoVid appropriate trash cleanups or removing invasive plants. Click here for more information.
Join the San Rafael Clean Coalition at Our Next Meeting!
Volunteer with a group of like minded individuals that clean-up in their neighborhoods and at hot spots in San Rafael. We plan cleanups, outreach campaigns and events. Join us via Zoom every second Tuesday of the month from 2pm – 3pm. Please Contact us to RSVP. We welcome new ideas and members!
Press Releases & News Articles
Cigarette Eater Meter in the News
“Hungry for cigarette butts: The most fun sculpture educates and generates money for charity” Fall 2013, Positive News
“Keeping cigarette butt litter out of the bay,” 10/15/13, Bay Nature Magazine blog
“No ‘butts’ about it: San Rafael Clean campaign reaches goal of collecting 100,000, discarded cigarettes from downtown area,” 10/02/13, San Rafael News Pointer
“Coastal Cleanup Day targets cigarette butts,” 09/19/13, San Francisco Chronicle
“Cigarette Eater Meter in San Rafael collects 50,000 cigarette butts,” 08/28/13, Marin Independent Journal
“San Rafael’s Cigarette Eater Meter raises awareness of the dangers of cigarette litter,” 07/09/13, Save SF Bay Blog
“Smokers asked to feed the meter: New installation aimed at reducing littered cigarette butts,” 06/05/13, San Rafael News Pointer
“San Rafael unveils ‘cigarette eater meter’” 05/31/13, The Pacific Sun
“Cigarette Eater Meter installed in downtown San Rafael, set to collect ash,” 05/30/13, Marin Independent Journal
“Campaign begins to rid streets of cigarette butts,” 12/14/11, San Rafael News Pointer
“Butts off the streets: San Rafael signals smokers with humor, direct questioning to stop littering,” 01/26/11, North Bay Bohemian
Television: KTVU
Litterati
FastForward, a newspaper written by and for Marin County youth, Fall 2014