Now, residential water use in Gainesville is 59 gallons per person per day, which is a remarkable decrease compared to 25 years ago, when it was about 87 to 89 gallons per person per day.

The pandemic had a great impact on these events. All the events had to be quickly turned into a virtual program when the pandemic came, but people who worked on the program still tried to make it impact on the community.

In 2008, the Florida Legislature passed a statewide weight-based recycling goal of 75% by 2020 for municipal solid waste.