Category: Conservation
Water Wednesdays Recap – DIY Beeswax Food Wraps
September 21, 2020
Water Wednesdays in September will feature Microplastics. Microplastics include plastic particles with an upper size limit of 5 mm (0.2 inch). They come from a variety of sources. If you missed the talk on Sept. 9, here is your ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, UF/IFAS Extension, WaterTags: Beeswax, Food Wraps, Microplastics, Plastic, UF IFAS Extension Water Agents, Water, Water RSA, Water Wednesday, Yilin Zhuang
Create your own “Coastal Cleanup” event
September 21, 2020
In a normal year, this post would be a highlight of the scope and scale of work completed by volunteers during the International Coastal Cleanup, originally scheduled for this past weekend. We'd laud the number of volunteers who turned out locally ... READ MORE
Category: Community Volunteers, Conservation, Natural ResourcesTags: Coastal Cleanup, Pgm_Waste, Recycling, Volunteer, Water
Water Wednesdays Recap – What Are Microplastics
September 14, 2020
We live in a world where we are surrounded by plastics. We can find plastics from packaging materials to appliances and medical devices. Plastics have brought many societal benefits, but our current approach to plastic use and disposal have ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, UF/IFAS Extension, WaterTags: Florida Water, Microbeads, Microplastics, Wastewater, Water Wednesdays, Yilin Zhuang