Tag: recycle

September 14: Learn science-based composting basics from UF/IFAS experts, industry leaders at workshop

by Lourdes Mederos
May 15, 2026

There are plenty of environmental and economic benefits of composting. It is gaining ground among consumers and industries because it helps keep food and yard debris from landfills thereby cutting methane gas emissions. Compost may also ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Climate Change, Compost, Container Plants, Crop, Food Waste, Kenaf, Media, Mica McMillan, Organic Waste, Peat, Plant, Plant Nutrition, Recycle, Soil, Soil Erosion, Substrate, Sustainable, Turf, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research Education Center, Water Conservation

Recycle Your Blue Jeans

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 15, 2026

By Shelley Swenson, Extension Agent III, Family and Consumer Sciences UF-IFAS Wakulla County Extension Give old denim new purpose by recycling. The journey from cotton to denim insulation is a new initiative to transform an old ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources
Tags: Blue Jeans Go Green, Bluejean Insulation, Conservation, Educational, Family, Family & Consumer Sciences, Family Youth & Community Sciences, Green Living, Insulation, Recycle, Recycle Blue Jeans, Shelley Swenson, Sustainable Living, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, Women

Let’s Donate and Recycle Our Electronics

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 15, 2026

Did you know that Floridians throw away 8 pounds of garbage per day? That is double the national average. This is not something to be proud of but it leaves a lot of room for improvement! Many times when I frequent my housing facility’s dumpster, ... READ MORE

Category: Work & Life
Tags: Donate, Electronics, Let’s, Living Well In The Panhandle, Recycle

CAMPS AT WAKULLA EXTENSION

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 15, 2026

[portfolio_slideshow] By Shelley Swenson and Sherri Kraeft, UF IFAS/Wakulla Extension Campers are having a great week at Project Runway. They had hat day, they made duct tape art and lots of other fun things. These hands-on-learning experiences ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp
Tags: 4-H, 4-H Youth Development, Camp, Community, Environmentally Friendly, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family And Consumer Sciences, FCS, Fun, General Information, Recycle, Reduce, Repair, Sewing, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension

SAVE THE DATE FOR “GREEN” EVENTS

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 15, 2026

By Shelley Swenson, Family & Consumer Sciences Agent, Wakulla County Extension 850-926-3931 Plan to attend two important Green Events: Interested in Green Cleaning products. UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension and Sustainable Big Bend will ... READ MORE

Category: Work & Life
Tags: Cleaning Products, Energy, Energy Saving, Environment, Environmentally Friendly, Event, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family And Consumer Sciences, Green Living, Green Living Expo, Recycle, Sustainable, Sustainable Big Bend, Sustainable Cleaning Solutions, Sustainable Living, Wakulla, Watts