RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS

From water stewardship and waste reduction, to composting and gardening, our sustainable living programs focus on practical actions you can take in your daily routine. Whether you live in an apartment, rent, or own a home, there are sustainable practices to incorporate  into your lifestyle no matter where you are on your environmental journey.

Ways to Get involved

  • Two young girls in colorful summer clothes with dirt on their hands, smiling and playing against a bright mural painted on a corrugated metal wall.

    Learn

    Join a low or no cost workshop, event, or webinar to learn more about how to live a greener lifestyle. We offer a variety of topics including food waste prevention, composting, gardening, chicken keeping, watershed pollution prevention and more!

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    Climate Solutions Hub and Sustainability Shop

    Visit us at our headquarters in Encinitas to engage in our Climate Solutions Hub programs and shop for eco-friendly supplies in our Sustainability Shop.

  • A family enjoying preparing a salad together in their kitchen.

    Food Waste Prevention

    Individual actions matter in the global fight to end food waste. If every San Diegan saved just one pound of food from going to waste each month, in one year, San Diego County would save 40 million pounds of food from going to landfill.

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    Composting

    Composting is an easy way to convert kitchen and yard waste into a nutrient-rich soil amendment and water-retaining mulch for your garden. Organic materials such as yard trimmings and food scraps make up a large portion of residential discarded resources.

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    Water Conservation

    We all play a part in the ongoing health of San Diego's oceans, beaches, rivers, lakes, and lagoons through responsible use of water. This can be done by preventing polluted rainwater runoff from entering our natural waterways, and instead, redirecting fresh rainwater to our plants that need it most.

  • Young woman with curly hair in a red vest smiling at camera, holding a tablet and a cable, in a storage shed with boxes and electronic equipment.

    Divert Household Hazardous Materials from the Landfill

    Electronic waste represents about 2% of the waste in America's landfills but equals around 70% of the overall toxic waste which can eventually pollute our groundwater supply. Be a responsible consumer by seeking out e-waste, battery, lightbulb, and household hazardous waste recycling instead of adding to the landfill.

  • Multiple jars filled with crumpled fabric pieces in various colors arranged in a grid on a wall.

    Textile Waste Reduction

    Learn more about ways to reduce your textile waste. From buying sustainable apparel and choosing natural fibers, to mending and upcycling we can all be part of the solution.

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    Schedule a free consultation

    Our staff of composting experts are standing by to troubleshoot your compost issues. Unincorporated County of San Diego residents can easily book a 1:1 meeting with the link below.

Call us on the Climate Solutions Hotline

(760) 436-7986 x700, or info@solanacenter.org

We can help you with:

  • Manure management

  • Rainwater harvesting

  • Solana Center programs & events

  • Composting

  • Food waste diversion

  • Household hazardous waste disposal resources

  • We are equipped to serve residents throughout San Diego County.

A flyer for the Solana Center's Climate Solutions Hotline, featuring a green phone illustration and a green earth with leaves, providing a contact number and listing topics like composting, manure management, rainwater harvesting, food waste diversion, and programs and resources at the Solana Center.