Stacy Savage was born and raised under the hazy skies and rotten egg smells of the Texas oil and gass industry where both her parents worked at oil refineries for a collective 75 years. Her personal experience with air pollution and cancers in her family guided her professional career path to empower others to protect the planet. 
Mrs. Savage has been a “recycling nerd” for 22 years starting as a grassroots, door-to-door community organizer tackling local landfill expansion issues in Austin. She played a pivotal role in passing 2 key pieces of statewide legislation for the free and responsible recycling of toxic electronics known as the 2007 Texas Computer TakeBack Law (HB 2714 – Bonnen, R) and the 2011 Texas TV TakeBack Law (SB 329 – Watson, D).
As Co-founder and former Chair of the Austin Zero Waste Alliance, she helped pass Austin’s Universal Recycling Ordinance (URO), which requires business recycling and food waste diversion, as well as Austin’s Single-Use Bag Ordinance, Construction & Demolition Debris Recycling Ordinance, and Curbside Compost Collection Ordinance. She also served as a City Council appointee on the Austin Zero Waste Advisory Commission (ZWAC) for 2 years. 
In 2013, Mrs. Savage founded Zero Waste Strategies, an environmental consulting firm specializing in business waste reduction to drive increased revenue, deeper customer loyalty, employee empowerment, and a green marketing edge. Her client list includes Dell Technologies, AT&T, Apple, Nestle Purina, Kohler, Boston University, and the City of Austin, among others.
Stacy is an elected board member of the State of Texas Alliance for Recycling (STAR), a member of the Austin Green Business Leaders Program, and a certified TRUE Zero Waste Advisor (US Green Building Council).
She has lived in the Austin area for the past 25 years and has recently moved 30 miles east to the pine-forested area of Bastrop with her husband, Jon, and their fur baby, "Tex", the orange tabby rescue.