Sheli Smith was a student of foundational garbologist Bill Rathje. She helped expand upon his work, focusing particularly on education and public awareness through a school program that started local but quickly expanded to other schools. Smith demonstrated how solving the U.S. trash crisis is a job that will get passed down through the generations—at least until a real solution is found.
Sheli Smith Quotes in Garbology
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Chapter 8
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Garbology makes it possible for a student to go beyond thinking about saving the world, and actually doing it. It’s within their power to make a difference.
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Sheli Smith Quotes in Garbology
The Garbology quotes below are all either spoken by Sheli Smith or refer to Sheli Smith. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 8
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Garbology makes it possible for a student to go beyond thinking about saving the world, and actually doing it. It’s within their power to make a difference.
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