… Beau was an avid recycler who coordinated recycling centers throughout Kansas City for a local environmental non-profit.  He had a creative mind for community activism and education regarding the environment.  Meanwhile, Laura Sterchi had just moved back to Kansas City after living in the environmentally pro-active states, California and Colorado.  In hopes of connecting with other environmentally-minded people in KC, she started a small group that met at a tea shop in Westport.  That same year, …