
WASTE REDUCTION
The Solid Waste Reduction Program teaches and employs innovative, waste-limiting strategies and programs, creating a healthier, more sustainable county.
Latest Waste Reduction program blog posts
![photo illustration of resource conservation, with green earth globe set against backdrop of lush, green vegetation. [credit: pixabay.com, satheesh sankaran]](https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/sarasotaco/files/2024/07/2024_Waste_gbpBannerGreenEarthVegn_pixabaySatheeshSankaranCROP1650x470TINY-640x357.png)
James Griffith Salon Becomes a Sarasota County Green Business Partner
The James Griffith Salon opened Aug. 1, 1988, in Venice as an AVEDA Concept...
![assorted microplastics shown resting on two fingertips, with a pile of microplastics in the background. [credit: uf/ifas, tyler jones]](https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/sarasotaco/files/2025/02/2017_Waste_microplasticCloseupFingers01_ifasTylerJonesCROP1650x470TINY-640x357.png)
Ways to Reduce Plastics at Home
You might have heard about "microplastics," a term that has been in the news in...

UF/IFAS Launches First “Green Sports” Management Certificate
In today’s world of sports, managers must be aware of all components of their...