Plastics Project
Pollution from single-use plastics harms our planet, our wildlife, and our own health. Much of this pollution comes from plastic items we don't need in our lives at all - from plastic grocery bags to polystyrene (aka Styrofoam) takeout food containers. The plastics project aims to push forward both local and statewide legislation to ban single-use plastic bags. Currently, we are focused on forming key partnerships with other organizations, such as ANJEC and the Plastic Pollution Coalition, & taking action for a state plastics bill to pass through the state Assembly.
Project Coordinator: Purva Bommireddy
Outreach
*To get involved with any of our projects and/or campaigns make sure to join the coalition by filling out our interest form!
Overview: The Outreach Team works on supporting NJSSC in many ways such as recruitment efforts, membership engagement, and most importantly, keeping website & social media platforms up to date. Specifically, the Outreach Team works to build partnerships with other organizations, find opportunities to collaborate, organize events, and reach out to communities and schools to recruit new members. They are also in charge of our social media and contribute to the NJSSC newsletter. In the upcoming year, the Outreach Team looks to increase general member recruitment, constantly updating our website and social media, and increasing exposure of NJSSC and our case!
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Meet Our Team Leaders!
Neha Kulkarni (She/Her)
John P Steven's High School Class of 2025
Neha is a senior at JP Stevens High School. She co-leads the outreach team for NJSSC. Outside of that, she does outreach work for a biofuel company in India. She has also helped local organic sanitary pad businesses, and aims to continue her work! Apart from environmental work, Neha is a part of her school's chamber choir ensemble and the photography editor of her school's newspaper.
Shriya Surti
​Morris Hills High School Class of 2026
Shriya is a junior at Morris Hills High School. She co-leads the outreach team for NJSSC! Outside of NJSSC, she is an intern for an environmental q&a column as well as a social media marketing intern for her school. She is also the cofounder of a tutoring nonprofit which donates all proceeds towards food insecurity!
Clara Risso (She/Her)
Watchung Hills Regional High School Class of 2026
Clara is a junior at Watchung Hills Regional High School, and goes by she/her. She is now part of the outreach team here at NJSSC. She is a part of several organizations outside of NJSSC including the volunteering program at her local library where she also helps to plan community events, the charity organization GameChanger that she is a co-founder of, 4-H Chinese Culture Club in her area which she is student president of, and her school's ALS Alliance club which she is the social media/marketing chair for. She is also very interested in music especially with singing as well as the arts in regards to drawing.