Ashton King and Haley Sirokman worked on the “Curb Your Waste” project in partnership with Mr. Tim Reed, superintendent at the Kirksville Wastewater Treatment Plant. Their project had several components: a) raising the public’s awareness about yard waste pollution; 2) educating 225 Ray Miller Elementary students about keeping streams and lakes clean; 3) collaborating with local lawn care companies to not blow yard clippings into the streets and storm drains; and labeling storm drains during April. With a team of volunteers, they worked on weekends in April to affix the labels to the storm drains in Kirksville. Although they were hampered by cool weather, they labeled nearly 1,000 storm drains during their project.
