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Learn How to Go Water-, Carbon-Neutral

Floridians will have a chance to learn how to create water-neutral landscaping, reduce their carbon footprints and develop green businesses and jobs during a Climate Action Summit on Friday, March 28, in Tallahassee.

The event is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center, and online registration is available. The summit is being hosted by Leon County and the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives.

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Florida Agencies Team Up to Recycle

Recycling bins. (Photo courtesy of Terence Ong via Wikimedia Commons.)

Three Florida agencies have recently begun working together to improve recycling in state buildings. The partnership is also expected to provide employment to people with developmental disabilities.

The agenices working together are the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), the Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD) and the Florida Department of Management Services (DMS).

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