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Clayton honors local restaurateurs for organics recycling as city reports Climate Tech permit progress
Summary
At its April 15 meeting, the Clayton City Council and Republic Services presented the 2025 Sustainability Award to restaurateurs Ed and Stephanie Moreci for strong organics diversion; City Manager Chris Loftus said the Climate Tech project cleared a county permit hurdle and staff will give a community update in May.
Republic Services presented the City of Clayton’s 2025 Sustainability Award to Ed and Stephanie Moreci on April 15, recognizing the restaurateurs for comprehensive organics diversion and recycling at Moreci’s Chop House and Mudville Grill.
"I'm so excited to be presenting this award to such deserving recipients," said Claire Doclia, sustainability advisor for Republic Services serving Clayton, as she noted the businesses trained staff and diverted food scraps into an organics cart to produce compost. Doclia tied the effort to the state organics recycling requirements mentioned in the meeting transcript.
Ed Moreci accepted the award on behalf of his and Stephanie’s businesses and described the adjustments the restaurants made to comply. "We all have a responsibility out there to reduce our carbon footprint and take care of this big globe," he said, adding that the early learning curve around new recycling routines paid off with staff engagement and cleaner diversion bins.
City Manager Chris Loftus used his staff report to highlight progress on the Climate Tech project, saying the effort "finally got over the last hurdle from the county," that structural steel is being ordered, and that staff expects to host a community update in May with more timeline details. Loftus also announced the city’s Art & Wine weekend scheduled for May 26–27.
Regina, a city staff member, introduced new management analyst Dennis Buzanich, who started April 14 and will help address contract management issues; additional new hires are expected to be introduced at the first May meeting.
The recognition and status updates reflect a mix of local sustainability work, economic development activity, and routine municipal staffing changes. The council did not take formal policy action on the Climate Tech project at this meeting; staff said the project remains on a construction timeline and that a public update is planned.
