The Florida School Nutrition Association has awarded the Alachua County Food and Nutrition Services an Innovative Idea Award for a waste reduction project that started at Stephen Foster Elementary School. The school launched the pilot program of its Waste Reduction Project in May and has recycled 2,500 pounds of food waste so far this year.
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With Sanibel’s causeway bridge still out of commission from damage during Hurricane Ian, many islanders in southwest Florida scrambled to secure transport by boat this weekend, the first time they were allowed home.
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Items that can be recycled are cans, cartons, plastic bottles and tubs, but all must have their lids removed and thrown away.
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Since the initial shutdown of non-essential businesses in March, museum directors and educators have been implementing creative solutions.
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Registered voters who live in the city's District 2 will decide between incumbent Harvey Ward and challenger David Walle.
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The Alachua County Library Headquarters Branch hosted an event to educate on local sustainability to reduce plastic waste after the repeal of the plastic bag ban.
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Gainesville got a little cleaner this past weekend as about 160 volunteers collected 19,121 pounds of trash during the fifth annual Clean Creek Revival, according to Megan Black, executive director of Current Problems, a nonprofit environmental group.
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Joy Hughes recently opened Life Unplastic in the Thornebrook Village Shopping Center as the first plastic-free shop in Gainesville.
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The City of Gainesville passed a plastic ban earlier this year. Some local scientists see this ordinance as a good first step, but don't think it goes far enough. Here are their proposals:
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