When the Queens of Green Gather to Talk Trash

GreenMary featured in Press Domocrat

Greening is a verb to Mary Munat. It’s also her profession as an eco-enforcer at concerts, festivals, weddings and other large gatherings.

Zero waste is her game. Green Mary is her name.

When she talks about “greening” an event she means erecting 12 foot tall sign posts identifying eco-stations with separate bins marked compost, landfill and recycle. She posts “earth tips” like one inside porta-potties that say you can save 523,900 trees by replacing one roll of regular toilet tissue with recycled paper. She leans on organizers to bring in water refill stations with paper cups in favor of selling one-time-use plastic water bottles and encourages vendors to use biodegradable plates and utensils.