Joe Garbarino Jr., Marin recycling pioneer, dies at 91
Joe Garbarino Jr., a pioneering figure in California’s recycling industry, died on Dec. 19. He was 91.
The San Rafael resident died from complications of T-cell lymphoma, his daughter Patty Garbarino said.
“He was a legend, an icon,” she said.
Mr. Garbarino was an owner of Marin Sanitary Service. The company established the first countywide curbside recycling program in the country in 1979. Mr. Garbarino was inducted into the National Waste & Recycling Association’s hall of fame in 2014.
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