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!

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.

NO E-WASTE COLLECTION AT SOLANA CENTER.

Be a responsible consumer by seeking out e-waste, battery, light bulb, and household hazardous waste recycling instead of adding to the landfill.

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.

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.

Zero waste is not an all-or-nothing game. 100% no waste is a great goal but the journey to get there is just as important. Zero waste is building awareness and implementing actions one step at a time. Solana Center offers practical solutions to implement no matter where you are on your environmental journey.

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.

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.

Our staff of composting experts are standing by to troubleshoot your manure composting and management issues. Unincorporated San Diego County residents, contact (760) 436-7986 ×700 or [email protected] to see if you’re eligible and schedule your call.

As beautiful as they are, there are few ways to turn money into manure faster than having a horse. Horses can create up to 50 pounds of manure per day! Horse owners have the unique problem of having to dispose of this manure and composting is an easy and economical way to do it.