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Some small business owners fear Gainesville's new zero-waste policies will add to already rising costs, while others say the change is minimal.

Gainesville City Commissioners vote to end the Pay-As-You-Throw program The 27-year-old system is coming to an end in Gainesville May 17, 2021 | 6:10am EDT Plastic bottles and cartons were placed inside of orange and blue bins for recycling on Southwest 23rd Drive in Gainesville on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. With a newborn baby in her house, Nina Bhattacharyya finds it increasingly important to save money and cut down on waste. However, with the Gainesville City Commission’s May 6 decision to remove the Pay-As-You-Throw program,...

Local environmental centers collaborate for Zero Waste Week Three Gainesville organizations are joining forces to teach the community how to reduce waste The storefront of Life Unplastic offers information about the second annual Zero Waste Week. No leftovers in Brittany Boyer’s home get thrown away.  Onion skins, turmeric, avocado pits and flowers are the dye for her art, stained onto cotton canvases from The Repurpose Project. The scraps are discarded in the compost setup in her backyard, which is fenced in by reused chicken wire and wood pieces.   Her susta...