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Marcia is a garbage expert and team lead at Washington Green Schools, a program schools can use to reduce their environmental footprint.

Marcia is a garbage expert and team lead at Washington Green Schools, a program schools can use to reduce their environmental footprint.

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Marcia Rutan

“Garbage has been my game for 20 years this June: recycling, waste prevention, and compost. Plus I stir up climate change issues where possible. All this needs the ballast of humor. I love Grist for bringing humor as well as rigorous reporting to the hard environmental issues of our time. Makes me smile!”

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