Molly Reeves

As a Senior Environmental Specialist with the City of Carlsbad’s Sustainable Materials Management Division, Molly Reeves leads and contributes to the outreach, education, monitoring, and inspection of regulations related to solid waste and recycling measures. Some of her main projects include implementing school recycling programming, organizing and facilitating educational events for residents, and developing the city’s edible food recovery programming. Through her work at the City of Carlsbad, she focuses on creating edible food recovery programs that recognize the intersectionality of food recovery efforts and prioritize sustainable solutions that are responsive to the needs of both food generating businesses and food recovery organizations. She is passionate about creating outreach and education for both residents and businesses that highlight small steps lead to big changes, recognizing that it takes time to adjust to new programs, but if we work together, habits will form. Molly received her bachelor’s in environmental studies and business administration from the University of San Diego and is currently working towards her Master of Public Administration at the National University.