This month’s Sustainable Westport Superstar is the Staples Zero Waste Committee!

The Co-Chairs of the committee are Jenn Cirino and Kayla Iannetta (pictured here), and members include Marcia Moore, a Staples custodian in charge of food scraps collection, as well as students, Jack Foster and Skylar Newman, who serve as Zero Waste Ambassadors for the Staples community.

• The purpose of the committee is to move Staples and the Westport community towards being more sustainable and zero waste. Although the work can be demanding at times, with numerous community events, producing educational material, and educating staff and students, that never stops the team from doing what they’re passionate about: sustainability!
• A big congrats to the team for earning the RecycleCT grant for the second year in a row! Last year, the committee used the grant to build the structure at the cafe that houses the compost, recycling, and trash bins. Each bin is clearly marked to indicate what belongs where. Their goal is to have a uniformed structure and signage in place so it becomes second nature to the students around the cafe when getting rid of waste.

Thank you to the Staples Zero Waste Committee for being a Sustainable Westport Superstar!