Solana Center For Environmental Innovation

Education: solana center, a san diego county-wide resource for environmental education, focused on composting, watershed management, recycling, and zero waste, reached over 12,500 san diegans through educational events, school workshops, and business instruction. Our education program trained 52 master composters and 777 new composters at workshops, webinars, and five-week courses and answered more than 712 compost and zero-waste related questions over the phone, by email, and at the office. Solana center extended our education and information through our weekly newsletters, website, blog, social media accounts, and media coverage, reaching more than 20,000 san diego area residents.

Climate solutions: we offer practical solutions for local residents to reduce their climate footprint, including; waste reduction education; green living tours of our headquarters; e/u-waste - 2,159 drop-offs from residents of electronic waste, light bulbs, & batteries, kept 9,757 items from the landfill; rain barrels - sold 478 rain barrels, collecting 89,000 gallons of rainwater; green convene dinnerware loan program rented 850 place settings at 28 events, diverting 343 lbs. Of landfill waste; textile waste education event that offered textile repair and repurposing options, as well as a clothing swap collected 718 pounds of textiles & diverted 99% from landfill.