Fellow Story
Summers noted for her commitment to reducing household waste
Islander Marcy Summers takes her trash to the transfer station, but not to cut her bills. The environmentally conscious mom and director of a Vashon-based conservation organization says that by recycling, composting and considering packaging when she shops, her family only generates about one can of trash a month. She and a friend share a trip to the transfer station every few months, and she thinks splitting the entrance fee also makes self-hauling a little cheaper.
“That’s a huge plus as well, but I would do it this way even if I didn’t save money,” she said.
Summers said she isn’t against landfills but wants to keep as much as she can out of them.
“It’s not like compost where it turns into something useful. It just mummifies it,” she said.