The inaugural community cleanup for the “Nip It in the Bin!” initiative took place at Norwalk’s Veterans Memorial Park on October 20. Volunteers from the wine and spirits industry spent an afternoon cleaning up litter and beautifying the landscape of the park as part of efforts to reduce waste, including that from 50ml “nip” bottles. Don’t Trash Connecticut – Nip it in the Bin! is a five-year initiative between Three Tiers for Connecticut, a new not-for-profit organization representing the three tiers of the wine and spirits industry including suppliers, wholesalers and Connecticut’s package store retailers, in collaboration with nonprofit Live Green Connecticut.
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- The inaugural Nip It in the Bin! community cleanup initiative took place at Norwalk’s Veterans Memorial Park on October 20.
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- Rachel McLoughlin, Program Manager, Live Green Connecticut and Larry Cafero, Executive Director, Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Connecticut (WSWC) and Three Tiers for Connecticut.
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- Mallory Daley, Program Director, Connecticut Package Stores Association (CPSA).
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- Duane Kratt, Senior Director Government Affairs, Diageo and Larry Cafero, Executive Director, WSWC.
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- All of Eder Bros., Inc.: Michelle Mauro, District Sales Manager; Andrew Clement, Sales Manager; Marisa Mayo, Sales Representative; and Stacy Gogarty, Sales Manager.
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- Rachel McLoughlin, Program Manager, Live Green Connecticut and Daphne Dixon, Executive Director and Co-founder, Live Green Connecticut.
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- Jamie Schwartz, Financial Advisor, Prudential.
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- Kelly Daniels, Senior Compliance Manager, Corporate Relations and Legal, Diageo.
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- Derrick Martinez, Director of Operations, The Junkluggers and Omar DeJesus, Account Manager, The Junkluggers.
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- Industry volunteers along the waterway.
Photos by Andrew Dominick.
