Reuse, Recycle, Renew, Repurpose from A to Z

Our secretary, Mickey Fraser, gave us an outstanding presentation on recycling from A to Z.  There isn't a letter of the alphabet that she can't cover.  Unfortunately, an hour was not enough time to get through all the ideas she had.  Her presentation will be posted soon.

Dianne told the members about the dangers of microplastics, tiny beads of plastic that are too small to be filtered out by water sanitation facilities.  These microplastics our found in our oceans (and drinking water) and pollute it and the creatures living in it, to their (and our) detriment.  September was microplastics awareness month at IFAS UF.  Be aware by looking at the ingredients in the products you buy, from toothpaste to body scrub.  If you see polyethelene in the list, do not buy the product.  Dianne brought two tubes of toothpaste in, one with and one without the ingredient.  The "named" brand was the one WITH polyethylene.  Bottom line:  read the labels.

And switch to an environmentally-friendly cat litter.  Healthier for you, the cat, and the environment.