JOHNSON, Vt. (WCAX) – Johnson resident Leonard Prive has always loved nature and keeping things clean.
He worked as a custodian for the Burlington School District for 39 years before retiring in 2015. During the early days of the pandemic, Prive decided to get off his couch and pick up trash along Routes 15, 100C and 100 between Underhill and Westfield. Over the last few years, he’s filled hundreds of bags with litter, which he leaves by the side of the road for the Vermont Agency of Transportation to collect.
Seven Days’ Eva Sollberger met up with Prive in Johnson to catch a ride in his truck and watch him in action.