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Gainesville is one of 13 cities nationwide to receive a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that will help fund a food waste and composting pilot program.
Read More »Composting Business Sees Rapid Growth In Gainesville
Stay-At-Home Coronavirus Order Pushed Gainesville Residential Recycling Up About 40% In One Month
Despite the added vigilance, handling waste continues to prove risky in terms of germ exposure.
Read More »Zero Waste Week Aims To Promote A Lifestyle That Produces No Waste
Zero waste is defined for people as living in a way that produces little to no waste.
Read More »Repurpose Project Unveils New Gallery As Part Of Community Center Initiative
When Sarah Goff walks along Calf Pond Creek near her home in Gainesville, she isn’t looking for pretty stones or exotic plants. She’s looking for garbage to turn into art.
Read More »In Photos: The Big Event Works To Build A Better Gainesville
The Gainesville community held two neighborhood clean-ups as part of a community-wide service project called The Big Event Saturday.
Read More »In Photos: Satchel’s Pizza Reopens After Fire Destroys Salvage Shop
Well-known Gainesville pizza restaurant, Satchel's Pizza, reopened Friday after a fire destroyed it's salvage shop. The store opened at 11 a.m. and sold salvageable souvenirs and accepted donations for charred T-shirts and bandannas that had survived the fire.
Read More »In Photos: ‘Green Santa’ Makes Stop At Gainesville’s Repurpose Project
Friends and families gathered around an array of mismatched chairs and tables, sat back and enjoyed food and drinks provided by local restaurants and breweries for the Repurpose Project's Winter Festival on Saturday.
Read More »The Repurpose Project to Hold a Trash Fashion Show on Earth Day
In honor of Earth Day, Repurpose Project Runway will host a fashion show on Friday featuring all recycled outfits and jewelry.
Read More »In Alachua County, Trash Might Be Your New Office Supplies
Alachua County is looking to show that one person’s trash can be another’s coffee table. To educate residents about how useful repurposing can be, Alachua County’s Office of Sustainability is set to host a lunch-and-learn workshop focused on the benefits of reusing what might otherwise become household trash. Attendees will learn how to make a …
Read More »Gainesville’s Repurpose Project Spreads Reuse Mission
Founders Mike Myers and Sarah Goff created an environmental cooperative, The Repurpose Project, three years ago to help alleviate reusable trash from entering landfills. Today, Goff and Myer's efforts are widely celebrated throughout the Gainesville community with local residents joining in the festival of saving the planet through shared responsibility.
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