Caiti Waks
Debris Free Ocean
Founder
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Caiti Waks, Esq. is a lawyer, surfer, and co-founder of Debris Free Oceans, a nonprofit dedicated to making Miami-Dade County zero waste. Under her leadership, DFO has educated over 15,000 students, mobilized 12,000 volunteers to remove 64,000+ pounds of trash, hosted 500+ zero-waste events, and eliminated over 2 million disposable items. Caiti and her Debris Free Oceans team spearheaded Zero Waste Miami, a coalition uniting businesses, government agencies, and the community to scale circular economy solutions. Her lifelong love for the ocean drives her mission to create systemic change for a cleaner future. When she’s not leading sustainability initiatives, she enjoys Biscayne Bay with her husband and their two young children.